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Police vetting system is not working warns head of National Black Police Association
Andy George has warned that the current vetting system is failing to spot extremists while blocking good BAME candidates
The Telegraph - Subscription at source 		2/4/2021
News
Space to Police
Simon Byrne is the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Today he writes for Slugger about the policing challenges during the COVID 19 pandemic
Slugger O'Toole 		2/4/2021
Feature, Opinion
Met officer who shot Jermaine Baker given firearms training role
The family of a man shot dead by a Metropolitan police firearms officer say they have been “blindsided” by the discovery that the officer is training colleagues in how to handle guns despite facing gross misconduct charges over the fatal shooting.
The Guardian 		2/4/2021
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Race report consultation was ‘Fawlty Towers-like’, former Met officer says
A former senior Scotland Yard officer has spoken of his regret at taking part in “Fawlty Towers-like ” consultations for a report into race disparity commissioned by No 10, as others continued to distance themselves from it.
The Guardian 		2/4/2021
News
Asbo-style bans imposed across UK in police effort to control Easter crowds
Police chiefs have imposed Asbo-style bans in city and town centres across the UK giving officers extra powers to break up groups of Easter revellers.
The Telegraph - Subscription at source 		2/4/2021
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MoJ to roll out ‘sobriety tags’ in England
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced plans to roll out the use of ‘sobriety tags’ across England for offenders who commit alcohol driven crimes.
UKAuthority.com 		2/4/2021
News
Met vetting process reviewed after far right probationer charge
A Met PC who has been convicted of being a member of a far right group is ahving his prosecution history reviewed by the force, who are also reviewing their vetting procedures.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		2/4/2021
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College of Policing to review bias training guidance
The College of Policing is reviewing its training on bias training after it was thrown out by the civil service.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		2/4/2021
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Anti-social behaviour guidance strengthened
Helping local agencies to ensure that victims have their voices heard
College of Policing 		2/4/2021
News
Bristol police chief accepts force was slow to correct protest injury claims
Mark Runacres says claim officers had bones broken at ‘kill the bill’ event were ‘hugely regrettable’
The Guardian 		2/4/2021
News
‘No Reason’ Police Couldn’t Have Started Chest Compressions On George Floyd, Says Paramedic
A paramedic who responded to George Floyd’s arrest has said there was ‘no reason’ police couldn’t have started chest compressions after he stopped breathing.
Unilad 		2/4/2021
News
“I’m Wise to the Game”: How Inner-City Women Experience and Navigate Police Raids
Despite the plethora of research on inner-city policing, little is known about how women experience and make sense of involuntary police encounters. Based upon interviews with women who had their homes raided by police in Toronto’s inner-city, this paper explores how these marginalized women perceive, navigate, and resist normative gender expectations in their interactions with police officers during raids. Our findings demonstrate that women believed officers treated them according to gendered stereotypes, and in response, women strategically deployed gendered presentations in an effort to resist, negotiate, and temper anticipated raid related harms. However, participants’ positionality constrained their efforts.
Feminist Criminology 		2/4/2021
Research article
Fewer guns, fewer shootings: Focus on gun offenders to reduce violence
Levels of violent crime across America saw an unprecedented increase in 2020; in this latest essay from the Violence Reduction Project, Professor Justin Nix argues that revisiting a successful St Louis ‘consent to search’ project which took more than 400 guns off the street could reduce violence and save lives.
Policing Insight - Subscription at source 		2/4/2021
Feature, Opinion
Belgium police break up fake festival started as April Fools’ joke
Police in Belgium have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a crowd of people who had gathered for a fake concert that was announced on social media as an April Fools' Day joke.
BBC 		2/4/2021
News
Bristol police chief accepts force was slow to correct protest injury claims
A police commander has accepted that his force was too slow to correct a false claim that two officers had suffered broken bones during clashes with “kill the bill” protesters in Bristol.
The Guardian 		2/4/2021
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Police Digital Service launches
The National Enabling Programmes (NEP) is proud to be one of the first 'in-flight' programmes that is now under the wing of the new Police Digital Service (PDS).
National Enabling Programmes 		1/4/2021
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Need a digital solution for wet signatures?
The NEP is moving into the new financial year with an exciting programme of events to help everyone in policing deliver on the national Digital and Data Strategy.
National Enabling Programmes 		1/4/2021
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Drug driving: Criminal limits to be introduced in law
NEW ZEALAND: The government is planning to include criminal limits for drug driving into legislation before Parliament, to give police more options to deal with those driving under the influence.
RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 		1/4/2021
News
Almost a third of child offenders not suitable for youth diversion programmes
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The number of children who committed offences but who were deemed unsuitable for Garda diversion programmes jumped 29% in a year, according to a new report.
Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 		1/4/2021
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New baseball-style headgear for NZ Police officers
NEW ZEALAND: Police will start wearing new baseball caps from September after months of head-scratching and trials. The baseball caps went on trial in November across five police districts and the police college in Porirua.
NZ Herald (New Zealand) 		1/4/2021
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