Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115802 total results. Showing results 37501 to 37520 «187218731874187518761877187818791880Next ›Last » Restrict boat motor sales to hit smugglers, says NCA The head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has called for import restrictions on the motors used on small boats to reduce people smuggling. Graeme Biggar said cheap outboard motors commonly used on the makeshift vessels are made in China and bought by criminal gangs in Europe. BBC 31/10/2023 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 31/10/2023 News Anger as Met police officers pull down posters of Hamas hostages Police have been criticised after officers removed posters of missing Israelis from a shop in north London over fears of an “escalation” of tensions within the community. The Metropolitan Police said it received calls from residents after the posters were placed on a business’s shutters late on Saturday evening. According to reports, the posters were placed on a chemist in Edgware after some employees posted anti-Israel statements on social media, which have since been taken down. A staff member has since posted a message on social media apologising for the posts. The Times - Subscription at source 31/10/2023 News ‘It’s a great place to come and work!’: Humberside DCC’s Executive Assistant, Stacey Hubbard Stacey Hubbard, Executive Assistant to the Humberside Police Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) - and former Hull City Ladies captain and England Women's Football team triallist - took time recently to talk to PolicingTV's Bernard Rix about the work that she and fellow Executive Assistants do, in supporting the work of their officers and of the Force. PolicingTV 31/10/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video West Mercia Police revisit: service to victims cause of concern Between 6 September 2021 and 1 October 2021, we inspected West Mercia Police as part of our police efficiency, effectiveness and legitimacy (PEEL) programme. During the inspection, we identified a cause of concern. Between 3 and 8 July 2023, we revisited the force to review progress against this cause of concern by repeating our victim service assessment. This letter provides an update on our findings. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 31/10/2023 Report Police force told improvements still needed after watchdog assessment A police force must improve how quickly it answers 999 calls and attends incidents, but has made improvements in the way it supports victims, a watchdog has said. West Mercia Police was told it needed to improve how it investigates crimes, supervises investigations and updates victims, by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies and Fire and Rescue Services, (HMICFRS) in 2021. The Independent 31/10/2023 News Police ‘fail to investigate hate speech against white people’ Free speech being stifled amid ‘rising censorship’ as laws are only partially applied, warns study by Institute of Economic Affairs The Telegraph 31/10/2023 News Chris Minns rules out compensation for young people affected by ‘discriminatory’ police scheme AUSTRALIA: NSW premier says complaints procedures already exist after Greens call for redress for people harmed by scrapped potentially unlawful policy The Guardian 31/10/2023 News NSW student police officers will be paid $30,984 to study AUSTRALIA: In an effort to keep police recruits in the state, student officers will be paid while they complete their 16 weeks of study. News.com.au (Australia) 31/10/2023 News Christchurch terror attack inquest: ‘Panicked’ radio transmission wasted time during response, AOS member says NEW ZEALAND: One of the first police officers who arrived at Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque after reports of shots being fired says he had just one day of active shooter training before the terror attack on 15 March 2019. The inquest into the 51 people murdered at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre today heard from several police officers who detailed the chaos and horror they were confronted with that day. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 31/10/2023 News West Mercia Police too slow answering 999 calls A police force has been told to improve the speed it answers 999 calls and attends incidents. BBC 31/10/2023 News Leicestershire’s Street Outreach Project: Making city centres safer through police tasking of street guardians Ahead of next week’s UK Society of Evidenced-Based Policing (SEBP) Conference, Simon Rose, CEO of the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing, and Detective Inspector Mark Brennan of Leicestershire Police outline the background, delivery and interim results from a police and third sector outreach project targeting violence hot spots in Leicester city centre, which early findings suggest could cut crime and crime harm by more than a third. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 31/10/2023 Analysis, Feature Peterborough officers say attacks on police are increasing Assaults on officers are increasing, according to a policing union. It wants to see offenders who attack police given jail sentences. In the year up to June, there were 38,079 assaults on officers in England - up 6% from three years ago but in Cambridgeshire assaults have risen by 18%. What is it like for those who go out on patrol? BBC 31/10/2023 News NSW Police recruits to be paid salary, government announces AUSTRALIA: NSW Police recruits will be paid a salary while training at the Goulbourn Police Academy, the state government has announced. 9 News (Australia) 31/10/2023 News Police recruitment breakthrough – trainees will be paid to become officers AUSTRALIA: The NSW Government is continuing to rebuild our frontline services today announcing an historic breakthrough agreement to address the ongoing critical shortfall in police numbers by paying Student Police Officers while they study at the Goulburn Police Academy. New South Wales Government 31/10/2023 News Bianca Williams ‘shocked’ by fundraiser for sacked Met officers British athlete and her partner, Ricardo dos Santos, were detained in 2020 after a police stop and searc The Times - Subscription at source 31/10/2023 News Police dog handler who instructed dog to bite 15-year-old girl was ‘unjustified’ NEW ZEALAND: A police dog handler who instructed his dog to bite a 15-year-old girl was “unjustified”, the police watchdog has found. Stuff (New Zealand) 31/10/2023 News Unjustified use of a Police dog on a 15-year-old female NEW ZEALAND: The Authority oversaw a Police investigation into a complaint regarding the use of a Police dog on a 15-year-old female. Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) (New Zealand) 31/10/2023 News Paul Williams: It’s law and disorder in the force, as lack of interest in senior garda role proves REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Low morale and ennui in top garda ranks are blamed for disinterest in Assistant Commissioner of Policing Operations position. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 31/10/2023 Feature, Opinion Missing person case files rise by 38 to reach almost 900 active garda investigations REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The number of live missing persons investigations has risen by 38 to almost 900 active cases, latest figures show. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 31/10/2023 News «187218731874187518761877187818791880Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events