Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 116123 total results. Showing results 21 to 40 123456Next ›Last » New Norfolk PCC vows crackdown on ‘woke’ policing Norfolk's new Reform police and crime commissioner has suggested he will tackle so-called "woke" policing as one of his top priorities in the role. Colin Sutton, who was elected into the post last week, used his first day in the job to indicate he would be clamping down on the force's equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policies. Eastern Daily Press 21/7/2026 News Met to axe road policing division amid major cuts The Met Police is exploring proposals to axe its roads policing unit and share the team's responsibilities across other departments in a cost-cutting exercise. The proposed move has led to a wide backlash from road experts and politicians amid fears it could ramp up crime on the capital’s roads, making them even more unsafe for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. The Standard 21/7/2026 News Just eight garda e-bikes in use across the country despite launch of pilot scheme almost three years ago REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It was expected scheme would be rolled out to Cork in 2023, but only two more e-bikes were added since. There are just eight e-bikes in use by gardaí across the country, an increase of just two in almost three years. A pilot scheme, which rolled out six electric bikes to specialist gardaí operating out of Store Street and Pearse Street stations in Dublin, began in 2023. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 21/7/2026 News I am a detective garda. Here’s why an e-scooter ban is unenforceable REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A couple of weeks ago a Garda colleague of mine walked out of a courtroom with his name cleared. He had been on a drugs patrol, not far from where Grace Lynch died in Finglas, Dublin, last January, when he saw what he believed was a drug deal involving a youth on an e-scooter. He identified himself. The young person refused to stop and my colleague began pursuing the suspect. Ultimately, for doing exactly what the public expects a garda to do, he was charged with dangerous driving. The judge acquitted him, but it took the better part of two stress-filled years, with the constant threat of conviction looming over him. Another colleague wasn’t as lucky. He recently received a two-year driving ban after pursuing masked scrambler riders in the north inner city. I know this man who was acquitted. I stood beside him in court. He is a diligent and conscientious guard. Unfortunately, these cases are not unusual. Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly recently told the Oireachtas justice committee that there were a further 10 gardaí before the courts for alleged dangerous or careless driving arising from incidents on duty that involved no injuries to the public or themselves. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 21/7/2026 Feature, Opinion More than 30 police staff investigated over sexual misconduct allegations NEW ZEALAND: More than 30 police staff are being investigated over allegations of sexual misconduct, newly released figures reveal. Six of the investigations have been going on for more than 500 days. Police say the number of staff represents a "very small proportion" of the workforce, and do not believe the figures indicate a widespread problem across the organisation. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 21/7/2026 News NZ Police probes over 30 staff for sexual misconduct NEW ZEALAND: NZ Police says involved staff represents 'a very small proportion' of its workforce. The New Zealand Police is investigating more than 30 employees for sexual misconduct, according to a new report, as it maintained that it does not have a widespread workplace problem related to the misbehaviour. Data obtained by Radio New Zealand through the Official Information Act (OIA) revealed that 33 New Zealand Police employees are under investigation for sexual misconduct. Human Resources Director (HRD) 21/7/2026 News NSW Premier Chris Minns announces toll camera reforms to give state’s police force greater powers to tackle organised crime AUSTRALIA: The new laws proposed by the Minns government will give NSW Police access to previously restricted toll camera images to help detectives investigate murders and organised crime. Sky News 21/7/2026 News New laws to give NSW Police access to critical evidence for major investigations AUSTRALIA: The NSW Government will introduce legislation to give the NSW Police Force better tools to investigate homicides and organised crime, find missing persons and support coronial investigations. New laws will enable police to access unredacted images captured by toll cameras from public toll roads when investigating a suspected serious indictable offence, or in response to a missing person report. Under the current system, investigations into serious crime can be hampered as toll images provided to police are redacted, preventing investigators from identifying a suspect and potentially allowing a case to go cold. New South Wales Government 21/7/2026 News Tasmania’s association of retired police question minister over delay of trauma support trial AUSTRALIA: Retired police officers have made a plea to Tasmania's police minister urging him to meet with them to implement a much-anticipated mental health support pilot program. The 12-month trial, which would have given six retired police officers access to 12 psychology sessions each, is yet to be implemented, despite Felix Ellis having told parliament last year it would commence this year. ABC News (Australia) 21/7/2026 News 2 Ottawa police officers accused of gender-based misconduct have quietly left force CANADA: Expert says Ottawa police shouldn't consider problem solved, and that 'sunlight is the best disinfectant'. Two Ottawa police officers quietly left the service this month after one of them was accused of sexual misconduct and the other was criminally charged for alleged intimate partner violence, CBC News has learned. It comes after the police chief issued a stark and widely praised warning to the entire force in May, asking problematic officers to change their ways or leave. But a criminologist with expertise on police oversight and accountability says the force shouldn't consider its job done after the departures of the two officers, and that the public deserves to know more about what happened. CBC News (Canada) 21/7/2026 News How Chinese police infiltrated and monitored the dark web with the help of AI tools CHINA: Researchers linked to law enforcement collected data and devised tools to help classify sensitive and illegal material. Chinese police scientists have offered a rare insight into how they were able to break into the dark web using artificial intelligence to decode underground content. The dark web – a realm unfamiliar to most – is built on encrypted communications and anonymous routing technologies that render user activity nearly untraceable, making it a haven for illegal activity and data trafficking. In recent years, researchers both in China and abroad have made progress in analysing dark web content, but most of those efforts have concentrated on English-language material and little research has been published about content in Chinese. But in May, a research team from the Criminal Investigation Police University of China published a paper in the Journal of Chinese Computer Systems about a model specifically trained to translate and assess dark web content in Chinese. South China Morning Post 21/7/2026 News ‘Fur missile’: The rise of the Belgian shepherd for police and militaries EUROPE: How the Malinois became the go-to dog security forces around the world. Lean, short-haired and seemingly tireless, the Belgian Malinois has travelled a long way from the fields where it once herded livestock. Today, the breed works alongside police officers and soldiers around the world, searching for explosives and pursuing suspects. Its rise has made it one of Belgium’s most successful living exports and placed it at the centre of troubling allegations about the use of dogs in war. Euractive 21/7/2026 Feature Court experiences damaging trust in justice, new study warns The three-year research project was compiled by justice charity Revolving Doors and the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/7/2026 News Former Derbyshire DCI jailed over fatal dangerous driving A former Derbyshire Constabulary detective chief inspector has been jailed for causing the death of a pedestrian and seriously injuring another after admitting dangerous driving offences. Police Professional 21/7/2026 News ROCUs expand focus to online predators Regional organised crime units (ROCUs) are increasingly using their specialist capabilities to tackle online child sexual abuse, domestic abuse and exploitation alongside their traditional focus on serious organised crime, police leaders have said. Police Professional 21/7/2026 News Community and neighbourhood policing: Building neighbourhoods or just policing them – social capital and the role of the police In the latest in The Police Student series focusing on Community and Neighbourhood Policing, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores the challenges and various perspectives around policing’s role in building and developing the concept of ‘social capital’. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/7/2026 Feature 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 21/7/2026 News Can new counter-fraud training for frontline officers make a real difference? Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass spoke to figures including the City of London Police Deputy Commissioner Nik Adams, and College of Policing Crime & Criminal Justice Delivery Lead T/Detective Chief Superintendent Jamie Daniels, about whether teaching local officers and staff how to spot fraud and protect victims can make a real difference in the face of huge demand and AI-powered scams. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/7/2026 Analysis, Feature, Interview ASEANAPOL Conference introduced by Philippine National Police Colonel David Vinluan Ahead of this year's ASEANAPOL Conference, we take a look back at last year's event with the introduction to Conference from Philippine National Police Colonel David Vinluan. PolicingTV 21/7/2026 Feature, Video Opening up the black box: a scoping review of qualitative observational research on situational demands in policing Police-citizen interactions are complex, dynamic, and difficult to predict, placing high demands on police action. Little is known about the specific demands officers face in the field, and a systematic overview of qualitative observational studies of real police-citizen interactions is lacking. This scoping review addresses this gap by analysing 50 studies based on ethnographic field observations, systematic observations, and video recordings, aiming to identify situational demands and factors influencing escalation and deescalation processes. The results show that the level of physical escalation generally remains low. Fixed factors such as gender, age, or ethnicity are often examined, but their influence on the interaction process cannot be substantiated. In contrast, situational, interactional, and communicative factors prove consistently relevant on both sides. The evidence suggests there are no one-size-fits-all strategies: police training should develop officers’ social and situational competence to recognise risks early, steer interactions purposefully, and respond flexibly to dynamic demands. Police Practice and Research 20/7/2026 Research article 123456Next ›Last » Upcoming events September 16 Voices of Justice: transforming communication in policing and criminal justice settings September 20 2026 IAWP Annual Conference September 22 Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) Conference 2026 September 23 National Evidence-Based Policing Conference 2026 October 5 The Global OSINT Conference View all events
