Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114960 total results. Showing results 3601 to 3620 «177178179180181182183184185Next ›Last » Group set up to support UK forces looking at Epstein files The group, which is not an investigative team, will draw upon relevant expertise from across policing and wider law enforcement. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/2/2026 News British Transport Police start using live facial recognition British Transport Police will deploy facial recognition for six months despite calls for the government to halt its rapid expansion of the technology. The British Transport Police (BTP) will deploy live facial recognition (LFR) technology at key transport hubs across London as part of a six-month “trial”. Computer Weekly 17/2/2026 News Former chief constable appointed as chair of the SIA The former chief constable of Staffordshire Police has been appointed as chair of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). Police Professional 17/2/2026 News Police arresting 1,000 paedophile suspects a month across UK National Crime Agency says rise in child sexual abuse being driven by technology and online forums The Guardian 17/2/2026 News Forensic science system is a national scandal for policing, new report warns The assessment was delivered by forensic scientist Professor Angela Gallop, and has been reinforced today by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, which found “little to contradict it”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/2/2026 News Police ‘restrained man’ who died in attempted stop A man who died when he fell off his bike and hit a stationary police van was restrained on the ground by officers before they realised he needed medical attention, the police watchdog has said. BBC 17/2/2026 News MPS wins legal challenge over Freemasons declaration The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has won a legal challenge to require officers and staff to declare if they are Freemasons or members of a similar organisation. Police Professional 17/2/2026 News B.C. police watchdog considering investigation of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting CANADA: Eight people were killed by a shooter in the small town on Feb. 10. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) says it is considering whether to investigate police action connected to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. CBC News (Canada) 17/2/2026 News Legal challenge to Met’s Freemasons policy thrown out An attempt by Freemasons to stop the Metropolitan Police from forcing staff to declare whether they are or have been members of the organisation has been thrown out by the High Court despite claims it breaches human rights. BBC 17/2/2026 News Freemasons’ legal challenge attempt against Met fails High court judge rules in favour of police force’s decision to compel staff to declare membership of organisation The Guardian 17/2/2026 News “Significant bodily intrusions”: A theoretical exploration of law enforcement phlebotomy and the creation of the patient/suspect In at least 18 states in the USA, law enforcement officers draw blood from motorists they suspect of driving while impaired. This article presents a conceptual and theoretical investigation of law enforcement phlebotomy, a novel example of the blurred boundaries between healthcare and policing in the medico-legal borderland. As law enforcement's logics of security collide with healthcare's logics of care, the impaired driver becomes the patient/suspect, a fraught subject position produced by the coalescence of two dissimilar professional dispositions in the law enforcement phlebotomist. The vulnerability of the patient/suspect subject position demands from the law enforcement phlebotomist the same level of care provided by clinicians in healthcare settings. Although curbing impaired driving should continue to be a national priority, this tool of police power deserves scrutiny. Theoretical Criminology - Subscription at source 17/2/2026 Research article Child sexual abuse is increasing in severity, complexity and accessibility, say policing leads The UK’s policing leads for child sexual abuse (CSA) are today warning that despite unprecedented levels of law enforcement action to tackle offending, advances in technology and the reliance on online platforms to communicate are significantly increasing the opportunities for offenders to engage with and sexually abuse children. Developments in technology such as generative AI image creation tools and the continued rollout of end-to-end encryption, combined with the significant increase in reports into law enforcement of alleged online abuse, mean that the protection and safeguarding of children is now at a critical level. National Crime Agency (NCA) 17/2/2026 News Police officer made to feel ‘like walking disease’ after HIV diagnosis awarded £40,000 A police officer who said he was made to feel like a "walking disease" at work after being diagnosed with HIV has been awarded more than £40,000 in compensation. BBC 17/2/2026 News Prevention, not incarceration, key to ending violence against women in Ottawa, advocacy group says More money should be invested in community-based programs and not incarceration, the Ottawa Coalition To End Violence Against Women says. Ottawa Citizen (Canada) - Subscription at source 17/2/2026 News Has the government delivered 13,000 additional neighbourhood police? Pledge: “We will [...] put 13,000 additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables into neighbourhood policing roles.” Our Verdict: In the first six months following the launch of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee the number of FTE police personnel in neighbourhood policing roles increased by 2,383—equivalent to 18% of the total target and 80% of the planned first year increase. Full Fact 17/2/2026 Analysis, Feature Victoria Police writes to 300 former officers in bid to get them to rejoin the force AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police has written to 300 former officers in a bid to lure them back to work in a bid to address staff shortages, with sources saying there has been a strong response. Herald Sun (Australia) 17/2/2026 News Thames Valley Police launches new Roads Policing Unit Tasking Team Thames Valley Police has launched a new dedicated team aimed at bolstering its response to risk of harm on the roads through targeted work. Operating across all three Thames Valley counties–Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire–the Roads Policing Unit Tasking Team will take an evidence‑based approach to identifying and addressing the areas of greatest risk. Each month, the team will be responding to emerging threats across the roads that are causing the most harm within the region. Reading Today 17/2/2026 News Current police response to domestic abuse not fit for purpose, academics conclude Radical changes are needed in how police respond to domestic abuse cases, analysis shows. Academics from Cardiff University’s Security, Crime and Intelligence Innovation Institute were part of a UK-wide team tasked with assessing Avon and Somerset Police’s approach to domestic abuse. Project Bright Light was funded by Avon & Somerset’s Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner after domestic abuse was identified as an area of priority by the force’s Chief Constable Sarah Crew. Leading on Pillar One of the report, which focused on investigation and safeguarding, the Cardiff University team concludes that the statutory definition of domestic abuse is too broad for effective operational policing. Cardiff University 17/2/2026 News Garda used Pulse to find ‘concealed’ file in partner’s court case REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A serving garda used the Pulse computer system to find and print documents that he alleged were being concealed from the High Court and from his partner, who is taking a case against the force alleging a breach of her Constitutional rights. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 17/2/2026 News Assistant Commissioner Tim Anderson on Mauao slip response and leadership NEW ZEALAND: Newly appointed Assistant Commissioner Tim Anderson should have been cleaning out his desk and preparing for his next big career move in his final two weeks of working as Bay of Plenty’s police district commander. Instead, he found himself fronting a major New Zealand tragedy. 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