Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100054 total results. Showing results 37121 to 37140 «185318541855185618571858185918601861Next ›Last » As the officer Uplift continues, ‘austerity 2.0’ could mean damaging cuts to PCSOs and support staff In this second article in our latest series focusing on police workforce development in England and Wales, Policing Insight’s Ian Wiggett looks at police staff and police community support officer numbers, and the overall resource picture; while the public and politicians focus on the amount of police officers, forces are complex organisations, and overall capacity and capability depends on the combined staffing picture. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 24/10/2022 Analysis, Feature Bristol police officer suspended for assault allegations. A police officer has been suspended after reports he assaulted a member of the public and told a colleague to "go back to your own country". BBC 24/10/2022 News Sex assault victim hits out at police over ‘double standards’. A Police Scotland officer who quit after being sexually assaulted by a colleague says the force’s new anti-misogyny campaign is a “masterclass in double standards”. The Times - Subscription at source 24/10/2022 News Post-Brexit proposals mean 2,400 laws could disappear, lawyers warn. Laws from EU era, including equal pay and workers’ rights, may be poorly redrafted or accidentally repealed. The Guardian 24/10/2022 News ‘Everyone wants to get involved’: inside a new police approach to tackling rape. Operation Bluestone aims to put suspects at centre of investigations while better supporting victims. The Guardian 24/10/2022 News Hundreds of convicted criminals including sex offenders and paedophiles are working for police forces across the UK, data shows. The staggering scale of criminality in police forces can today be laid bare as figures show hundreds of serving officers and staff have convictions. Mail Online 23/10/2022 News The child sexual abuse inquiry did not go far enough. Boarding schools have escaped real reform, says one victim of abuse, while Dr Bernard Gallagher calls out the austerity-driven crisis in child protection, and Emily Aklan calls for a ban on harmful handcuffing. The Guardian 23/10/2022 Feature, Opinion Giant ‘Knife Angel’ sculpture is coming to Wales as part of national anti-violence tour The 27ft sculpture will be on display at a Welsh shopping centre throughout November Wales Online 23/10/2022 News 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 «185318541855185618571858185918601861Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
