Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103185 total results. Showing results 39401 to 39420 «196719681969197019711972197319741975Next ›Last » Qatar’s ‘soft’ World Cup policing strategy set to be tested A one-man protest late last month by gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell provided an early test for Qatar’s World Cup policing policy. Financial Times 13/11/2022 News Leaked audio reveals cultural problems in Queensland police force, human rights commissioner says AUSTRALIA: Queensland’s human rights commissioner, Scott McDougall, says “clear” and “pervasive” cultural problems are plaguing the state’s police force after leaked audio revealed violent and racist conversations by Queensland police staff. The Guardian 13/11/2022 News Rotorua drink-drive checkpoints net 18 drivers over the limit NEW ZEALAND: Police say drink-drivers are not getting the message after a sting prior to the Six 60 concert in Rotorua yesterday found 18 drivers were over the limit. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 13/11/2022 News Q&A: Daniel Bilodeau, Genetec CANADA: Recently, editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with Daniel Bilodeau, Director of Public Sector Canada at Genetec, to talk about privacy protection, including surveillance, analytics and data collection. Blue Line (Canada) 13/11/2022 Feature, Interview Massive drugs bust sees Gardai seize €1 million worth of cocaine in Drogheda REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai have made an enormous drug bust as part of a special operation - with €1 million worth of cocaine taken by officers in Drogheda. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 13/11/2022 News Policing suicide: investigative officers’ views on criminalisation and enforcement of anti-suicide laws The global calls for the decriminalisation of suicide have been intense, leading to several countries repealing laws against suicide and suicidal behaviour. However, this opened up a gap in knowledge on suicide policing in countries that maintained statutes penalising suicide. Drawing from the case of Nigeria, one of the countries where attempted suicide attracts prison sentences, this study explored the opinions and experiences of police officers as regards the criminalisation of suicide and enforcement of anti-suicide laws. Sixty-four (64) suicide investigating police officers in six zonal commands of the Nigeria Police Force were engaged in a qualitative study under an interpretative paradigm. Participants reported negative perceptions of anti-suicide laws and policing of suicide through communities’ display of lack of belief, low level of trust, lukewarm or negative attitudes, uncooperative postures, and low level of support. The study sample held that the anti-suicide laws are not effective in the country as evidenced by the low rate of apprehensions and convictions, despite increasing figures of suicide mortality. The study findings highlighted the need for the Nigerian government to consider the decriminalisation of attempted suicide and be more responsive to socioeconomic factors driving the increase in suicide in the country. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 13/11/2022 Research article Bikie boss is shot in the face as police fear gang members are shooting people just to generate RAP VIDEO content AUSTRALIA: A suspected street gang has been accused of gunning down other crime figures to inspire their rap music. Hanad Mohammed Mohammud, 23, allegedly shot senior Comanchero Kyle Leofa, 25, twice in the face about 7.45pm on September 12. Mail Online 13/11/2022 News Police ‘decency checks’ at Mardi Gras parade under scrutiny AUSTRALIA: The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is facing pressure to stop police officers from conducting “decency checks” on parade participants, amid a row over policing of the event. Left-wing group Pride in Protest wants Mardi Gras members to vote to cancel an agreement between Sydney’s Mardi Gras and the NSW Police as part of an ongoing campaign to expel police officers from the event. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 13/11/2022 News Police launch probe after ‘abhorrent’ racist, sexist and homophobic WhatsApp messages shared by dozens of officers were found on iPhone after Welsh force veteran took his own life A trove of racist, homophobic and sexist WhatsApp texts have been discovered on a phone belonging to a dead officer, exposing the dark underbelly of Gwent Police. Ricky Jones spent 26 years in the force before he died by suicide in January 2020. One of his adult children recently went through his phone and found thousands of disturbing messages which were sent between he and 41 other serving and retired officers. Mail Online 13/11/2022 News Rotten culture in the police is a nationwide problem We call it the boys’ club,” a woman pushed out of Gwent police told our reporters last week. “People say the police are racist, misogynistic and homophobic. Gwent police tick every box.” Our investigation, based on the contents of a dead officer’s phone, reveals that the rot in British policing extends far beyond the Met, the force that employed Wayne Couzens, Sarah Everard’s rapist and killer. Ricky Jones, who spent 26 years as a police officer, mostly in Gwent, exchanged thousands of foul WhatsApp and Facebook messages with 41 serving and retired officers. The Times - Subscription at source 13/11/2022 Feature, Opinion Most new Scots police officers who resigned cited ‘personal reasons’ New police officers who resigned from Scotland's force have cited "personal" reasons for leaving in 65% of cases, new figures show. A freedom of information request from the Scottish Lib Dems showed that of the 243 resignations of officers with less than two years of service between 2017-18 and October of this year, 158 officers cited personal reasons for leaving. Aberdeen Live 12/11/2022 News Cork City’s Garda drug unit needs to be better resourced says TD REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A fall in the number of gardaí attached to drugs units in two city divisional areas has been sharply criticised, with latest figures showing a reduction of 30% in Cork city’s unit since last December. Campaigners have said the drop in numbers is worrying "given the increased presence of drugs on the streets of Cork." Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 12/11/2022 News Home Office could deploy military police officers as thousands prepare to strike Home Office officials have drawn up contingency plans for military police officers to be deployed at airports and ferry terminals as thousands of Border Guard staff prepare to strike. Express 12/11/2022 News Police officers ordered to stop calling short colleagues ‘laptops’ as word could offend The term – slang for 'small PCs' – became popular after a 5ft 8in minimum height requirement for constables was ditched in the 1990s. The politically correct edict came from West Midlands Police bosses Mirror 12/11/2022 News Police Scotland under-fire for failing vulnerable children at risk of sexual abuse A bombshell report found that 113 children in West Lothian were at risk of sexual exploitation as the Scottish Government were asked to step in. Scottish Daily Express 12/11/2022 News Leaked audio reveals Queensland police staff in racist conversations, joking about violence to black people and protesters AUSTRALIA: Audio recordings taken at the Brisbane city police watch house reveal officers joking about beating and burying black people, referring to Nigerians as “jigaboos”, and raising fears that Australia “will be fucking taken over”. A series of tapes, leaked to Guardian Australia by a whistleblower, record several Queensland police service officers using racist slurs and offensive language while working in the holding cells. The Guardian 12/11/2022 News Anti-terror chief accused of ‘woke stunt’ on menopause Britain’s anti-terrorism chief has been accused of carrying out a “woke stunt” after he wore a special jacket that simulates menopausal hot flushes at a police meeting. Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes, the Metropolitan Police’s “HeForShe gender equality lead”, wore the “MenoVest” to mark Menopause Awareness Month when he attended the force’s environment and sustainability board. The Times - Subscription at source 12/11/2022 News Criminals exploit hobbyists who share tips on 3D-printed guns Hobbyists abroad are helping to drive the creation of 3D-printed guns by criminals as officials warn that the weapons present “huge challenges”. The Metropolitan Police carried out one of their largest seizures of 3D-printed firearm parts in a raid last month. Matthew Perfect, head of the National Firearms Targeting Centre at the National Crime Agency, said he was “concerned” about the growth of the weapons. In recent years, a big factor has been the increasing ease of obtaining the designs for guns from the internet, which are often shared by hobbyists and are exploited by criminals. “There is a small design community who are gun enthusiasts in their own right, who most likely don’t have any criminal intent behind it,” Perfect said. The Times - Subscription at source 12/11/2022 News How a dead officer’s iPhone exposes misogyny, corruption and racism in a police force Shortly before midnight on a winter’s day in 2020, Ricky Jones, a retired police officer, jumped to his death from the Prince of Wales Bridge spanning the River Severn. Jones, 52, left behind his wife, Sharon, and three daughters. He spent 26 years as a police officer, most of it for Gwent police. To the outside world Jones was a respected former copper and family man. But behind closed doors he subjected his family to decades of domestic abuse. The Times - Subscription at source 12/11/2022 Feature Worries over detectives and CSI moving to central Durham ‘hub’ Police chiefs have defended a new investigations hub against claims it could "rip the heart out of" police stations. The Northern Echo 12/11/2022 News «196719681969197019711972197319741975Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
