Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96398 total results. Showing results 35741 to 35760 «178417851786178717881789179017911792Next ›Last » ‘Disturbing:’ Calls to axe secret police counter-corruption guidance on links with journalists “Freedom of the media is a bedrock of our democracy and the tendency to see reporters as a threat rather than an asset is something we are more used to seeing with our work in authoritarian regimes around the world rather than advanced democracies.” The London Economic 29/8/2022 News Police officer due in court on Sheffield rape charge Former police constable Rowan Horrocks, 26, is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Tuesday accused of raping a woman in South Yorkshire. BBC 29/8/2022 News Calls to axe secret police counter-corruption guidance on links with journalists The Society of Editors and the Crime Reporters Association have written to the College of Policing. Perspective Magazine 29/8/2022 Feature Police rules tell officers to put media on a par with criminals Police chiefs have been treating journalists as equivalent to criminals and extremists with secret guidance that orders officers to declare any relationship with a reporter as a corruption risk. Most of the police forces in England and Wales have adopted rules that include journalists in officer lists of “notifiable associations” that could supposedly lead to corruption and operational compromise. Other notifiable associations include convicted criminals, individuals under investigation, extremists and sex workers. The Times - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 News US must take a closer look at nonfatal police violence USA: The federal government does not require state and local agencies to collect, let alone submit, statistics on violent officer misconduct. That has to change. Boston Globe (USA) 29/8/2022 Feature, Opinion Met Police patrols for firms ‘risk neglecting local residents’ The force has contracts with several companies to provide a full-time dedicated team of officers The Telegraph - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 News The Times view on police and the press: Threat to Freedom The police have weighty responsibilities. If they fail to carry out their functions conscientiously and competently, innocent people may come to grave harm. They also have wide powers, including the use of force. The boundary between use of those powers for the public good, and their abuse by unscrupulous individuals, can never be too well guarded. It is obviously of the highest importance that the police discharge their duties and use their powers transparently, opening themselves up to public scrutiny wherever they can. The Times - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 Feature, Opinion Liverpool organised crime: Merseyside Police confirm 170 arrests in ‘relentless’ clampdown Merseyside Police announced it had arrested 170 people and seized a significant amount of vehicles, drugs and firearms in a statement yesterday. England's seventh largest force conducted the clampdown over the past week. Express 29/8/2022 News Chief constable’s urgent plea to arm every police officer in UK with 50,000 volt stun guns The first chief constable to arm all his officers with a Taser has insisted 50,000-volt stun guns should be standard issue police kit. Express 29/8/2022 News Dr Seán Columb: ‘Some people are selling their kidneys as a way of funding their migration’ In the latest in a series of interviews with leading figures involved in the research and investigation of organised crime, Policing Insight’s Chris Allen spoke to Dr Seán Columb, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool, about tackling the trafficking of human organs, the importance of labour protection and better healthcare, and the development of illicit trade around migrant routes. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/8/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion Black and Asian people more likely to get Covid fines in Sussex. Black and Asian people in Sussex were more likely to be given fines for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules than white people, new figures suggest. The Argus 29/8/2022 News NSPCC calls on Government to tackle court backlog. For children who have experienced child sexual abuse, the delay between the defendant being charged and the criminal trial starting can be an unimaginably challenging period. Telegraph and Argus 29/8/2022 News Police corruption: Editors fear police guidance on links with journalists. Editors have questioned police guidance which they say links journalists with corruption, and "equates them with the wrongdoing they work to uncover". BBC 29/8/2022 News UK police asking officers to disclose any personal ties with news reporters. Freedom of speech groups raise over clampdown, which only came to light by accident. The Guardian 29/8/2022 News Thames Valley Police receives Menopause Employer Friendly accreditation. Thames Valley Police (TVP) is the first police force in the UK to receive accreditation as a menopause friendly employer. The accreditation comes from Menopause Friendly, an independent organisation set up to change mindsets and attitudes towards menopause. Emergency Services Times 28/8/2022 News Thames Valley Police receives Menopause Employer Friendly accreditation Thames Valley Police (TVP) is the first police force in the UK to receive accreditation as a menopause friendly employer. Emergency Services Times 28/8/2022 News Met Futures scheme for young people The Metropolitan Police Services has partnered with the EY Foundation to provide a three week paid internship scheme for young people in the capital. Around 65 teenagers from low-income backgrounds applied for the Met Futures internship and 10-month follow-on mentoring scheme. Emergency Services Times 28/8/2022 News Policemen with beards ordered to shave them off before they start their shift Traffic officers in Scotland have been warned to shave their beards before starting work after bosses reimposed a rule meant to ensure they can wear face masks for certain jobs Mirror 28/8/2022 News Germany: Police accused of wiping footage of violent arrest GERMANY: A case in which a man died following a police intervention has become even more troubling after new revelations. Investigators are hoping to restore any of the allegedly deleted videos. Deutsche Welle (DW) (Germany) 28/8/2022 News Policing Authority clashes with Garda commissioner over anti-spit hoods REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Policing Authority and Garda commissioner Drew Harris have clashed over his decision to continue the Garda’s use of anti-spit hoods, which were introduced during the Covid-19 crisis. The authority is particularly critical of the commissioner’s refusal to supply the authority with the views of the Garda’s new human rights adviser regarding the hoods, saying this breached a previous commitment to do so. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 28/8/2022 News «178417851786178717881789179017911792Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
