Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98786 total results. Showing results 35861 to 35880 «179017911792179317941795179617971798Next ›Last » The toll of police work CANADA: Police officers will always be required to engage in high pressure, traumatic situations. But in recent years, we’ve asked police for much more than they’re able to give. Toronto Star (Canada) 23/10/2022 Feature, Opinion Top rated Wales police force outlines updates to its drugs strategy South Wales Police has launched its Substance Misuse and Harm Reduction Strategy 2022 – 2025, outlining what the Force is doing to reduce and prevent the harmful effects that drugs have on our communities. The force says: "No drug use is minor. Drug users build their tolerance and the impact on their lives gets greater. It needs to be stopped early. "Research shows that prolonged use can significantly affect overall health and wellbeing, and short-term use can have fatal consequences." The latest national data ranked South Wales Police as 1st out of 43 police forces across the UK for its reduction in drug offences. Penarth Hub News 23/10/2022 News Police force struggles with staff shortage of 1,600 NETHERLANDS: The police force is facing a shortage of 1,641 officers. The dip represents a "low point" and has added pressure to officers, according to WNL. In January, the police force was already struggling with 1,400 too few officers on staff. This represented around 3 percent of the total 47,000 jobs at the police. Now, the number of open positions has climbed even higher. NL Times (Netherlands) 23/10/2022 News Public safety concern as Scots police chiefs warn thousands of jobs at risk through budget ‘cuts’ Police chiefs have warned up to 4,500 jobs could be lost in Scotland to deal with tough budget 'cuts'. Force chiefs claim they could be forced to make savings of up to £300m if ministers forge ahead with plans to fund policing with a flat-cash settlement over the next four to five years. The Herald (Scotland) 23/10/2022 News Line of Duty: Police Scotland investigated by ex-officers at watchdog Exclusive: Pending Police Scotland misconduct investigations are being carried out by former serving investigating Police officers from all over the United Kingdom in a real-life Line of Duty Scottish Daily Express 23/10/2022 News ‘We just don’t have enough women of colour in policing’, says Lincolnshire Police chief ahead of retirement A retiring police chief has said that the force still has “a huge way to go” when it comes to inclusivity. [AUDIO] Grantham Journal 23/10/2022 News Meet the police dog who is changing the way sex crimes are investigated A sniffer dog that can provide crucial evidence in sex crime cases has been brought into a police force that covers the Llangollen and Chirk areas. Shropshire Star 23/10/2022 News The many sinister forms of modern slavery and the police team tasked with tackling them A team of officers at Humberside Police this week launched a clampdown on pop-up brothels across the region but sexual exploitation is just one part of their work tackling the harrowing world of modern slavery. Hull Live 23/10/2022 News Police Scotland warn they could lose 4,500 jobs over Government funding deal Thousands of policing jobs could be lost as a result of Scottish Government spending plans, the single force has warned. Daily Record 23/10/2022 News Tough new laws introduced to crack down on child sex offenders AUSTRALIA: The Palaszczuk Government will introduce even tougher measures to hunt down child sex offenders. Queensland Government (Australia) 23/10/2022 News When Is The Pursuit Policy Changing? NEW ZEALAND: “Police Minister Chris Hipkins needs to start backing the Police to do their job,” says ACT’s Police spokesperson Chris Baillie. Scoop (New Zealand) 23/10/2022 News ‘An amoeba’: Calgary police working to keep up with city’s ever-changing gang scene CANADA: Two vehicles speed through a southeast Calgary neighbourhood in a high-speed pursuit as a man opens fire from one of the cars on a busy thoroughfare. Calgary Herald (Canada) 23/10/2022 News Killing of RCMP officer has Victoria Police Department rethinking how it patrols camps CANADA: The murder of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby park is a “call for action” to deal with significant gaps in mental-health and addiction care, Victoria Police Chief Del Manak says. Times Colonist (Canada) 23/10/2022 News, Video Recently-retired Garda Inspector says Operation Citizen ‘under resourced and failing Dublin’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Operation Citizen – The Garda operation aimed at preventing anti-social behaviour and violence on the streets of Dublin city centre – is failing to meet its aims because it is not adequately staffed, a former Garda Inspector has said. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 23/10/2022 News Queensland police to get new powers to search child sex offenders’ digital devices AUSTRALIA: Police officers will be able to enter the home of a child sex offender to search their digital devices without a warrant under new laws to be introduced in Queensland. In an effort to crack down on rising child sex offences, police will be able to require reportable offenders to disclose their use of hidden application devices and their media access control (MAC) address, the unique identifiers assigned to electronic devices. Police are currently required to ask for an offender's consent to inspect their devices. ABC News (Australia) 23/10/2022 News Cuts put up to 4,500 Police Scotland jobs at risk Police chiefs have warned that up to 4,500 jobs could be lost in Scotland to meet tough budget cuts imposed by Holyrood. The dire prediction emerged on Friday in papers submitted by Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) to the Scottish parliament’s criminal justice committee. The Times - Subscription at source 23/10/2022 News Police warn of ‘extremely concerning’ reduction due to spending plans MSPs have been warned by police chiefs of challenges following the Scottish Government’s resource spending review. STV News 22/10/2022 News PSNI to lose one in seven officers, leaving it ‘on its knees’ warns Police Federation The Policing Federation has warned that cuts will see the loss of one in seven officers over the next three years and leave the service "on its knees". News Letter (Northern Ireland) 22/10/2022 News Wiltshire Police: Restorative Justice Team takes innovative approach for victims and offenders A prestigious award has been given to Wiltshire’s Restorative Justice team for their work reducing reoffending. Salisbury Journal 22/10/2022 News Police warnings over impact of Scottish Government’s resource spending review Scottish Government spending plans could result in a “fundamental reduction” in policing, MSPs have been warned, with police chiefs claiming they could be forced to make savings of up to £300 million over the next few years. Yahoo! 22/10/2022 News «179017911792179317941795179617971798Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
