Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103185 total results. Showing results 40841 to 40860 «203920402041204220432044204520462047Next ›Last » Nine arrested, drugs seized in joint police interstate border operation AUSTRALIA: Police have arrested nine people and seized approximately $25,000 worth of cannabis in a first-of its-kind joint police operation targeting criminal activity across interstate borders between Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. South Australia Police 9/10/2022 News NZ’s approach to cannabis convictions ‘fit for purpose’ – Justice Minister NEW ZEALAND: The government is welcoming the United States' move towards decriminalising cannabis but says it has no plans to follow suit. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/10/2022 News Alberta police watchdog to investigate St. Albert RCMP arrest of teen boy with autism CANADA: Alberta’s police watchdog says it will probe the arrest by RCMP of a teenage boy with autism, just days after Mounties said the matter would be investigated internally. Edmonton Journal (Canada) 9/10/2022 News ‘He didn’t die for nothing’: Anthony Aust’s family files lawsuit against police board CANADA: The family of an Ottawa man who died after a no-knock raid in October 2020 is suing the Ottawa Police Services Board, alleging officers played a direct role in his death. CBC News (Canada) 9/10/2022 News Man appears in court in connection with €352,000 drug seizure REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A man who turned himself over to gardaí following a seizure of more than €350,000 worth of cocaine and heroin in Dublin has been held in custody on €15,000 bail. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 9/10/2022 News Lancashire police chief promoted to high ranking role just five years after first becoming a bobby! A high-flyer has been promoted to one of the highest ranking roles within Lancashire Constabulary – after only five years in the police force! Lancashire Post 9/10/2022 News Hertfordshire Police restraint death sparks IOPC inquiry The death of a man after he was restrained by police is being investigated by an independent watchdog. Officers responded to reports of a man running around in the street, appearing to be in distress, in Eleanor Cross Road, Waltham Cross, at about 22:40 BST on Friday, Hertfordshire Police said. He died in the early hours of Saturday. BBC 9/10/2022 News Suella Braverman wants to make cannabis a class A drug Suella Braverman is considering upgrading cannabis to class A amid concerns it has become a “gateway” drug for more harmful substances. The home secretary has told allies she is on the “same side” as a group of Conservative police and crime commissioners (PCCs) who in recent days have called for the drug to be put on a par with cocaine. The Times 9/10/2022 News Embracing and raising awareness of the diversity in our communities The Police Service of Northern Ireland will be taking the opportunity to highlight the extent and impact of hate crime across Northern Ireland and will be out engaging with local communities encouraging all to embrace diversity during National Hate Crime Awareness Week, 8-15th October 2022. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 8/10/2022 News The adoption of a crime harm index: A scoping literature review An emerging line of research explores how calculating the harm associated with different types of crime serves as a method to measure crime across times, places and people. A crime harm index (CHI) is suggested to produce a more reliable bottom line indicator of public safety and it would allow law enforcement agencies to invest their scarce resources in proportion to the harm caused by various types of crimes. This scoping literature review maps the literature on crime harm indices published after 2006 by answering the following research questions: (1) what is the rationale for a CHI, (2) what are the possible ways to operationalize a CHI; (3) how can a CHI be used in crime analysis; (4) what are the general outcomes of the studies using a CHI; (5) what are the known challenges and critiques of a CHI and (6) what research gaps related to CHI are expressed in this field of research? Police Practice and Research 8/10/2022 Research article Record numbers of police officers signed off sick due to mental health crisis Some police officers work for 20 and 22 days non stop without a break and some are struggling to fill their cars and must use food vouchers during the cost of living crisis Mirror 8/10/2022 News Home Office employee accidentally leaves confidential terrorism documents in London venue A Home Office employee accidentally left confidential information about counter-terrorism policing in a London venue, a report found. The top-secret documents were found by venue staff in September 2021 and handed into police after they realised how important they were. The documents included two Extremism Analysis Unit Home Office reports and a Counter Terrorism Policing report that contained sensitive personal data, including that of Metropolitan Police staff. It has not been revealed which venue it was. My London 8/10/2022 News How far has multi-agency policing travelled in 30 years? Reflecting on progress in the context of ‘policing’ domestic abuse in England and Wales This article considers how far multi-agency policing has travelled in England and Wales. As we move into the fourth decade of investment in the multi-agency approach to policing a plethora of crime and victimisation problems, it is appropriate for us to reflect on progress. Drawing on the broader literature, state strategies promoting multi-agency and partnership working and reflecting on research and evaluations of multi-agency partnerships to tackle domestic abuse, the article raises some prickly questions about our continued faith in the multi-agency approach to reduce domestic abuse, protect and support survivors and hold perpetrators to account. The paper begins by offering an outline of the significant shift in policing that ushered in an era of crime prevention and community safety. A critical review then unfolds drilling into progress and prospects in the context of multi-agency policing of domestic abuse contemporarily. The article closes by posing further questions about the present climate and the longer-term direction for multi-agency and partnership working in the context of policing domestic abuse. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 8/10/2022 Research article Chief Constable admits lack of head role in South Armagh ‘impacts confidence in PSNI’ PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said, amid the organisation’s recruitment turmoil, that a lack of chief inspector role in South Armagh damages public confidence in the PSNI. In response to questions at the Policing Board from Sinn Fein’s Liz Kimmins, the head of Northern Ireland’s police service said he is “acutely aware of the likely adverse impact upon community confidence arising from not just this decision”. Belfast Telegraph 8/10/2022 News Scots police numbers could drop to their lowest ever after SNP ministers budget cuts Calum Steele warned that the Scottish Government’s real-terms cut to the police budget, announced in May’s spending review, will see officer numbers fall to just 15,300. Scottish Daily Express 8/10/2022 News Police warn Justice Secretary Keith Brown that SNP budget cuts will lead to more crime and fewer officers The body representing Scotland’s police men and women has warned of more crime, more victims and fewer officers on the street as a direct result of Scottish Government budget choices. The Herald (Scotland) 8/10/2022 News Albanian people-smuggling gang ‘dismantled’ by UK and Spanish police An Albanian people-smuggling gang that transported migrants to Britain via Spain has been “dismantled” after a series of arrests, the National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Saturday. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 8/10/2022 News Home Office figures show Dyfed-Powys hate crime surge Reported hate crimes in the Dyfed-Powys Police force area increased significantly in the year to March, new figures show. Western Telegraph 8/10/2022 News Uvalde school district suspends entire police force in wake of shooting USA: The Uvalde school district has suspended its entire police force in response to the mass shooting in the Texas city that saw 19 students and two teachers massacred by a gunman more than four months ago. The Independent - Registration at source 8/10/2022 News, Video The number of times Lincolnshire Police officers will have to visit burglary victims daily Lincolnshire Police officers will have to visit five home burglary victims each day - after the force committed to attend all domestic break-ins. Lincolnshire Live 8/10/2022 News «203920402041204220432044204520462047Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
