Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105118 total results. Showing results 40681 to 40700 «203120322033203420352036203720382039Next ›Last » Fall in domestic abuse but reported incidents just ‘tip of the iceberg’, warns Justice Secretary The number of domestic abuse incidents recorded by Police Scotland has fallen for the first time in eight years, although Justice Secretary Keith Brown has warned they are just the “tip of the iceberg”. Police Professional 29/11/2022 News Bravery and commitment of officers recognised at Scottish Police Federation Awards A probationary officer who restrained a violent man after he headbutted and knocked out her colleague, and a group of constables who saved the life of an armed man threatening to blow up a block of flats, were among the winners of Scottish Police Federation Awards. Police Professional 29/11/2022 News The lowering of Australia’s terrorism threat level is a success, but it shouldn’t cause complacency This week the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation announced that the country’s terror threat level was to be reduced; Dr John Coyne, head of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre, warns that while the move should be welcomed, extremist ideologies still exist in Australia and will need continued careful and close monitoring to prevent any further acts of violence. Policing Insight 29/11/2022 Analysis, Feature IOPC: Digitally transforming with NICE a positive experience The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) oversees the police complaints system in England and Wales. They investigate the most serious matters, including deaths following police contact, and set the standards by which the police should handle complaints. The IOPC wanted to make it as easy and seamless as possible for police forces to share information and evidence with IOPC investigators. To address this and other challenges, the IOPC implemented NICE Investigate. Policing Insight 29/11/2022 Advertisement, Feature Scandal-hit Met Police launches hotline to report corrupt and abusive officers Britain’s biggest police force has launched a new anonymous hotline for people to report corrupt or abusive officers. ITV News 29/11/2022 News Met Police launches abuse and corruption hotline An anonymous hotline will be set up for people to report Met Police officers and staff for corruption, abuse and other breaches of trust or power. BBC 29/11/2022 News ‘Like martial law’: When police got the green light to take a truncheon to COVID-19 AUSTRALIA: In its panic as case numbers grew, the NSW government gave police the green light to take a truncheon to COVID-19. Officers were dispatched to enforce hastily written, vague orders that curtailed most of our freedoms and thousands of people copped fines they did not deserve. As an independent report found, governments’ COVID-19 response “sometimes looked ... more like martial law than humanitarian relief”. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 29/11/2022 Analysis, Feature New Zealand ‘suitcase’ murders: South Korea hands over 42-year-old suspect NEW ZEALAND: South Korea has extradited a 42-year-old murder suspect to New Zealand, two months after she was arrested over her possible connection to the discovery of the bodies of two long-dead children in abandoned suitcases in August. South Korea’s justice ministry said on Tuesday the unidentified woman was handed over to New Zealand authorities on Monday evening at Incheon international airport near Seoul. The ministry said it also has provided New Zealand with unspecified “important evidence” on the case. The Guardian 29/11/2022 News Police alerted to 12 rapes a DAY and criminal justice system ‘failing far too many victims’ Calls for targeted investment to support West Midlands Police in tackling rape and serious sexual offences Birmingham Live 29/11/2022 News Hundreds of thousands of police hours spent on Just Stop Oil should’ve been spent investigating crime, says top Met Cop Hundreds of thousands of hours of police time have been spent tackling Just Stop Oil protesters, LBC has learned, as the climate group returns to streets in the run-up to Christmas. The Met's Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said that a huge amount of time - 12,000 shifts' worth or many thousands of working hours - had been dedicated to clearing roads and patrolling motorways in an attempt to limit Just Stop Oil's disruption. LBC 29/11/2022 News Scotland Yard launches hotline for public and police to report ‘racist and corrupt’ officers The new Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command will investigate the anonymous complaints further The Telegraph - Subscription at source 29/11/2022 News Armed police attend nearly double number of incidents The number of incidents that have merited an armed response by police has almost doubled in a year. Figures given to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) show that armed officers have been summoned 65 times so far this year, up from 36 this time last year. Most incidents took place in Police Scotland’s eastern region: 36 disturbances there represent 55 per cent of all callouts. The report to the SPA said that armed activity has been above last year’s averages every month this year. A “spike in incidents” was recorded in July, with 39 callouts that month alone. The complaints and conduct committee, which holds Police Scotland to account, was told that subjects “with a mental health concern and in possession of an offensive weapon” The Times - Subscription at source 29/11/2022 News Police crack down on protests after demonstrators call on President Xi Jinping to quit CHINA: Xi Jingpeng is facing his toughest show of public defiance since becoming president of China The Standard 29/11/2022 News Christmas market terror threats: An urgent review of protective security is required A recent incident in which a car was driven into a crowded UK Christmas market has highlighted once again the vulnerabilities of such public festive events; while there were no injuries and the incident was not terror related, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth argues that, given the sustained terror threat to crowded places, a review of protective security measures at Christmas markets is urgently needed. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/11/2022 Feature, Opinion UK police fear people prevented from travelling to World Cup are behind football clashes in Tenerife SPAIN: 'Major security operation' to be launched in Tenerife to prevent 'potential riots' and violence after the crunch England v Wales game The Telegraph - Subscription at source 29/11/2022 News 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 29/11/2022 News Trans police officers shouldn’t strip-search women, says PCC Transgender police officers should not be allowed to conduct female strip searches, Surrey’s Conservative police and crime commissioner has said. The Times - Subscription at source 29/11/2022 News Rape survivors call for lower burden of proof Survivors of rape and sexual assault are to urge a senior cabinet member to remove the need for corroboration, claiming it would open the “gateway to criminal justice”. The Times - Subscription at source 29/11/2022 News Spot the signs: Police warn of rise of Domestic Abuse over Christmas Stark figures from The Police Service of Northern Ireland over the last few years show that there is often a significant spike in domestic abuse incidents over the festive holiday period. This includes psychological abuse with coercive and controlling behaviour creating fear in relationships and homes. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 28/11/2022 News Police Public Bravery Awards 2022 Outstanding acts of bravery by the public were celebrated at The National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) annual Police Public Bravery Awards last night (28 November). 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