Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98800 total results. Showing results 38481 to 38500 «192119221923192419251926192719281929Next ›Last » Former and serving Derbyshire Constabulary officers charged following directed IOPC investigation A former and a serving Derbyshire Constabulary officer are both due to appear in court next month following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) directed investigation conducted by Derbyshire Police Counter Corruption Unit (CCU). Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 19/8/2022 News Crime and gangs: Law and order policies ‘no magic bullet’ – experts NEW ZEALAND: Law and order is shaping up as a hot topic for next year's election, but experts say crime is not as bad as it's been portrayed and many proposed policies would be ineffective. The Government has been under pressure over recent ram raids, daylight burglaries, and an outbreak of gang violence fuelled by tensions between the Tribesmen and Killer Beez in Auckland. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 19/8/2022 News Survey finds sexual offences and human trafficking are top policing priorities for public REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Sexual offences and human trafficking were the top two policing priorities identified by members of the public in 2020, a survey has found. Robberies, illegal weapons, assaults and drugs offences were the next top priorities, according to the survey carried out by Amarach Research on behalf of An Garda Siochana. Carlow Live (Republic of Ireland) 19/8/2022 News Garda groups meet Commissioner over roster proposal dispute REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda representative groups have met with Commissioner Drew Harris after rank and file members declared a proposed new roster as “adverse changes” to their conditions of employment. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 19/8/2022 News Phone data debacle raises concerns over Garda use of drones REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The State’s alleged misuse of retained telephone data raises concerns over plans to let Gardaí use surveillance drones, according to a legal expert. It comes as a new bill could provide a legal basis for “wider operational deployment of drones” by An Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill will also allow for the use of body-worn cameras and mobile CCTV in Garda vehicles. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 19/8/2022 News Cops on electric bikes: Why more police departments are turning to e-bikes for patrols USA: Electric bicycles aren’t just for leisure or commuting, they also make great work tools for commercial applications. And more police departments are now waking up to the fact that light electric two-wheelers can be a huge advantage compared to typical police cruisers. That doesn’t mean police departments aren’t still exploring larger vehicles as well, but electric bikes and other light EVs are proving to be a popular choice for cops on the move. Electrek 19/8/2022 News Police given new powers to crackdown on ‘barbaric’ bloodsport across northern Lincolnshire Police have welcomed new powers to tackle illegal hare coursing across northern Lincolnshire. Humberside Police's rural task force has said that the new powers "will really help deal" with the issue of hare coursing. The powers were part of new legislation under the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 that came into force on August 1. Grimsby Live 19/8/2022 News New tactic to deny gangsters their most trusted device AUSTRALIA: After 16 murders in two years there is a new front in the war against Sydney’s gangland criminals. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 19/8/2022 News Advocates angered by news Queensland police boss declined request to appear at inquiry AUSTRALIA: Katarina Carroll declined invitation on same day police said they will ‘fully cooperate’ with domestic violence inquiry The Guardian 19/8/2022 News Police shooting mortality: Investigating individual, incident, and contextual factors differentiating fatal and non-fatal police shootings Research on relevance of race and community context for police shooting mortality is underdeveloped. We collected data on 623 police-involved shootings in the state of Texas to examine which incident- and county-level factors are associated with shooting outcomes. In doing so, we incorporate a novel incident-level variable: distance from incident to trauma hospitals. Results from hierarchical linear models suggest that the lethality of police-involved shootings is positively correlated with the number of officers and citizen possession a deadly weapon. Additional models indicate that community violent crime rates are the only contextual factor associated with both fatal and non-fatal shootings. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 19/8/2022 Research article Sexual harassment can be dealt with ‘within existing law’ says Home Office. Persistent staring, making obscene remarks and following someone can be dealt with using Public Order Act according to consultation. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/8/2022 News Action Fraud partners with SignVideo service Action Fraud has partnered with SignVideo to alow reporting for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/8/2022 News Merseyside Police rated ‘outstanding’ at disrupting serious organised crime, according to latest assessment Merseyside Police is “effective at dealing with its core business of preventing and deterring crime, responding to the public and protecting vulnerable people”, according to the latest PEEL assessment. Police Professional 19/8/2022 News Chief constable welcomes latest HMICFRS inspection report Dyfed-Powys Police has made “substantial improvements” across a number of key areas of work, according to the latest report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Police Professional 19/8/2022 News Suffolk congratulated for its response to challenges of past year Suffolk Constabulary has been congratulated by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service (HMICFRS) for the way it has “responded to the challenges of the past year”. Police Professional 19/8/2022 News Fujitsu retains mainframe support contract for UK’s Police National Computer PNC still waiting to be decommissioned after NLEDS delays Data Centre Dynamics 19/8/2022 News Sarah Everard: Wayne Couzens faces more indecent exposure charges Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens has been charged with two further counts of indecent exposure. BBC 19/8/2022 News OPP discriminated against migrant workers in 2013 sexual assault investigation: HRTO CANADA: Provincial police discriminated against migrant workers based on their race when they conducted a DNA sweep as part of a 2013 sexual assault investigation, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has found. Blue Line (Canada) 19/8/2022 News ‘Just horrid’: Police watchdog now investigating death of man in Alberta RCMP cell. CANADA: An Alberta man is hoping for answers now that the province’s police watchdog is investigating the death of his son while in RCMP custody. Blue Line (Canada) 19/8/2022 News Alison O’Connor: The prison manager who helped confine Covid jail deaths to just one REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Irish Prison Service's contact-tracing model is being used across the world. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 19/8/2022 Feature, Opinion «192119221923192419251926192719281929Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
