Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115862 total results. Showing results 39881 to 39900 «199119921993199419951996199719981999Next ›Last » ‘Costly and bureaucratic’: Met Police chief calls for criminal justice reform The head of the Metropolitan Police has called for ‘overdue’ reform of the criminal justice to end bureaucracy for his officers and ‘let the police police’. In conversation with Sir Trevor Phillips OBE for thinktank Policy Exchange yesterday, Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said it takes fives times more work to get cases to court than it did 20 years ago. The Law Society Gazette 12/9/2023 News Police leader uses conference speech to hit out at Government interference Paul Fotheringham, president of the Police Superintendents’ Association, used his annual speech to hit back at Suella Braverman’s crusade. The Independent 12/9/2023 News Violent offenders and those with VROs to have guns taken away under new WA laws AUSTRALIA: About 1000 West Australian gun owners subject to a violence restraining order or convicted of a serious crime will have their licenses revoked or be banned from owning a firearm under proposed reforms included in a rewrite of the state’s gun laws. The announcement on Tuesday comes on top of the establishment of a new domestic violence taskforce school sector agreement to tackle the scourge of domestic violence after a spate of horrific deaths in the state. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 12/9/2023 News NSW Police could soon stop responding to triple-0 calls for mental health incidents AUSTRALIA: Paramedics have been left fearing for their safety over revelations police may stop responding to emergency calls relating to mental health incidents. NSW premier Chris Minns said he would consider following in the footsteps of the UK police who are not required to attend callouts for mental health incidents. The Police Association of NSW is also trying to free up officers and want police to only attend an incident if there is an immediate threat to life. Mail Online 12/9/2023 News Cop refused to seek WA Police force’s help before taking own life AUSTRALIA: A WA Police officer who took his own life after becoming disillusioned with his job had refused to undertake mental health counselling with the force for fear his reputation would be tarnished, an inquest has heard. Senior Constable Cameron Fyfe died at home on June 20, 2021 after drinking heavily amid bouts of depression following a series of on-the-job incidents that threatened his safety. WA Today (Australia) 12/9/2023 News Cameron Fyfe coronial inquest probes rules surrounding police gun access at home AUSTRALIA: A coronial inquest into the suicide of a young first class constable is examining the WA Police force's off-duty firearm access rules as well as mental health safety and support for officers. Cameron Fyfe was 27 when he killed himself at his home in June 2021. A coronial inquest into his death has heard Mr Fyfe had been struggling with his mental health for some time, and while he was getting support privately – including being medicated at times — he appeared to have hidden his situation from his workplace, telling his father there was a stigma attached to seeking support internally. ABC News (Australia) 12/9/2023 News Tech company boasts its AI can predict crime with social media policing while fighting Meta in court USA: A tech company that boasts about its ability to use artificial intelligence to predict crime is in the midst of a privacy lawsuit with Meta, formerly Facebook, that wants it banned from the social media platform. The New York City and Los Angeles police departments, two of the U.S.'s largest police agencies, are among a growing list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and around the world to contract with Voyager Labs. Fox News 12/9/2023 News Time to renew Australia’s police-to-police connections in the Pacific AUSTRALIA: Two weeks ago, it appeared that Vanuatu’s then prime minister, Ishmael Kalsakau, had survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote. It turned out to be simply a stay of execution. Last week, the Pacific island nation’s parliament elected Sato Kilman as prime minister. It’s not clear yet whether this challenge was related to domestic issues, or whether it was another round in the competition for influence in the Pacific. Kalsakau had been heavily criticised for signing a security pact with Australia. Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) 12/9/2023 Feature, Opinion Merseyside officers win vehicle crime award Officers from Merseyside Police Vehicle Crime Group have been awarded an International Award for their work in tackling vehicle crime. Constables Jamie Orme, Neil Clark and Lee Birmingham were presented with their award by the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators. Police Professional 12/9/2023 News PSA calls for government to ‘get back behind policing’ The President of the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA), Paul Fotheringham, will today outline a series of asks of the government and wider policing system, in response to the ‘uncomfortable and challenging’ backdrop facing policing today. Police Professional 12/9/2023 News Your Choice Matters: Police engagement in schools to reduce vulnerability to knife crime and hate crime Police engagement in UK schools suffered a significant reduction in funding and resources during the austerity era; but University of Portsmouth Policing Lecturer David Knowles, a former police officer, believes that recent trials of his Your Choice Matters engagement exercise highlight the potential for reducing vulnerability to knife crime and hate crime among young people. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/9/2023 Analysis, Feature, Innovation ‘It’s not our job to stop the boats’ says French border policeman as he admits he allowed a family to leave ‘because they touched my heart’ FRANCE: French police have admitted they are letting some migrant families cross the Channel to the UK because 'we cannot welcome all the misery in the world in France'. Mail Online 12/9/2023 News Former NSW coroner rejects police union claim officers are unfairly targeted by coronial inquiries AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales police union’s claim that the force is being unfairly targeted by coronial inquiries has been rubbished by a former state coroner who says officers will always need to undergo “rigorous cross-examination” at inquests. The Guardian 12/9/2023 News High-tech surveillance and GPS tracking break up Hawke’s Bay gang’s meth-dealing ring NEW ZEALAND: Police eavesdropped on conversations and tracked vehicles through a global positioning system to break up a Black Power drug ring. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 12/9/2023 News Sir Mark Rowley: Cancer at Met Police still needs cutting out Twelve months on from taking up the job of Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley has said a "cancer" at the organisation still needs to be cut out - but that progress has been made during his time at the Met, which was reeling after a series of scandals when he rejoined the force. BBC 12/9/2023 News Ukrainian woman ‘repays’ the UK by joining Nottinghamshire Police A Ukrainian woman says she has joined the police to repay the UK for the support it has offered her country since it was invaded by Russia. BBC 12/9/2023 News Cyclist forced to spend £6k to track down thieves and get his stolen bikes back claims ‘police were too tied down by red tape to help’ An elite cyclist who was forced to spend around £6,000 tracking down thieves who stole four of his bikes before driving 1,200 miles to Poland to get them back has claimed that police were 'too tied down by red tape to help'. Mail Online 12/9/2023 News Annual Report 2022-23 AUSTRALIA: I am pleased to submit the Australian Federal Police (AFP) annual report for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. [pdf] Australian Federal Police (AFP) 12/9/2023 Report Kildare Garda sergeant sent forward for trial over alleged unlawful sharing of personal data REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A Garda sergeant and another man have been sent forward for trial accused of unlawfully sharing personal information from the force’s Pulse computer system. Kildare Nationalist (Republic of Ireland) 11/9/2023 News Incidents of driving while intoxicated increase in two of three Cork Garda divisions REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Using drug swabs on suspected intoxicated drivers was allowing gardaí to “pick up more people” than before, said Chief Superintendent Vincent O’Sullivan. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 11/9/2023 News «199119921993199419951996199719981999Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
