Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115877 total results. Showing results 41661 to 41680 «208020812082208320842085208620872088Next ›Last » Supercops: the return of tough policing In a few weeks’ time, police across the country will receive a new order: ‘Investigate every crime’. It may not sound like a novel concept, but over the past few years forces – including the Metropolitan Police – have largely given up on low-level crime. Austerity was seen as a reason to ignore burglaries, thefts and minor assaults if officers believed there was little chance of identifying a suspect. The Spectator 3/8/2023 Feature, Opinion The ‘panacea’ of partnership: A poisoned pill for policing? As police forces across the UK begin to implement the Right Care, Right Person approach to those in mental health crisis, former Police Scotland Superintendent Martin Gallagher argues that it’s time policing re-examined other ‘partnerships’ with agencies that are clearly not working, and which see police treated as ‘third-class citizens’ in unequal relationships. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/8/2023 Feature, Opinion Review of Taser discharges finds ‘disproportionate use’ on black children A six-month national review of all Taser discharges by police on children has found a “disproportionate use” on those who are black or experiencing mental health episodes. Police Professional 3/8/2023 News Greater Manchester Police denies withholding detention footage Police have not "deliberately" withheld CCTV footage related to allegations that women faced unjustified strip-searches, a senior officer has said. BBC 3/8/2023 News Police confirm how they will punish drivers who break the new 20mph laws in Wales The Welsh Government along with Wales' four police forces have issued how they plan to punish drivers who break the new 20mph 20mph default speed limit when it is rolled out in Wales this September. The new rule will come into effect on September 17 and it is hoped it will reduce the number of road traffic collisions and serious injuries on the roads. It is also hoped more people will opt to walk or cycle instead. Now the Welsh Government has issued a joint statement with Wales' four police forces about how the new speed limit will be enforced, with a warning that excessive drivers will be fined. Wales Online 3/8/2023 News Halifax police consider free training, paying cadets amid recruitment issues CANADA: Halifax police are eyeing multiple ideas to recruit more officers as the force deals with long-term absences and large numbers of possible retirements in the next few years. CBC News (Canada) 3/8/2023 News Police step up anti-social behaviour patrols in Devon Police are conducting high-visibility patrols across east and mid Devon to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Operation Loki - first launched in the spring - is seeing officers patrolling on foot and in marked police vehicles. Specific areas known for anti-social behaviour were being targeted, Devon and Cornwall Police said. BBC 3/8/2023 News Should volunteer wardens ‘supplement’ police in downtown Auckland? NEW ZEALAND: The Police Association responds to the Police Minister's call for a greater role volunteer wardens to help patrol Auckland's city centre. The recent fatal shooting at a construction site has renewed calls from community and business leaders for more police on the streets. Police minister Ginny Andersen met with the central business association Chief Executive Viv Beck last week, suggesting that co-ordination between Māori and ethnic wardens could help free-up the police to respond to crime in the area. Kathryn discusses the suggestion with Viv Beck, is Chief Executive of Heart of the City and president of the Police Association, Chris Cahill. [AUDIO] RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 3/8/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion Garda Commissioner asks to meet GRA as relations deteriorate REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has requested a meeting with the leadership of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) as it is about to ballot its members on a motion of no confidence in him. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 3/8/2023 News Guelph police seize over $800K in drugs along with semi-automatic handgun CANADA: Guelph police said two men were placed under arrest after a haul of drugs, cash and weapons were seized in the Royal City. Kitchener Today (Canada) 3/8/2023 News Policing’s ‘gross failings’ in other countries drive dip in public trust for NZ Police despite overall positive perception The latest New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey shows that while public perceptions of policing overall remain strongly positive, high-profile controversies and ‘gross failings’ in police behaviour in other countries – coupled with a fall in support for the ‘public sector brand generally’ – has prompted a dip in public trust and confidence in NZ Police, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/8/2023 Analysis, Feature Police ‘must show how it will tackle discrimination and violence against women’ Scottish Police should be more proactive in detailing how it will tackle violence against women and girls and discrimination within its ranks, His Majesty’s chief inspector for police has said. Yahoo! 3/8/2023 News Happy news for bike thieves – police give up checking train station CCTV Last year there were roughly 237,000 bikes reported stolen and only around 2% of cases led to a suspect being charged. Last week I became one of the statistics Mirror 3/8/2023 News Met Police shocked by increasing ‘ferocity’ of murders in London Senior officer warns of ‘excessive violence’ as 65 people killed in capital so far this year The Independent 3/8/2023 News Meeting Lincolnshire Police Chief Constable Chris Haward (Part 1) Chris Haward was appointed as Lincolnshire Police's Chief Constable in December 2020, following a policing career that had taken him from Leicestershire, where his duties included his being Gold Commander for Leicester City Football Club in their Premiership winning season; at INTERPOL to tackle international drug trafficking; in Derbyshire as Assistant Chief Constable; and - immediately prior to his joining Lincolnshire as Chief - to his leading the work of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU), which was at the time the largest police collaboration in the United Kingdom. In addition to his duties as Chief Constable, Chris has lead responsibility for four National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) Portfolios: Race and Inclusion; Religion and Belief; Surveillance; and Technical Surveillance. In the first part of this three-part Policing Friendship Tour recording for PolicingTV, filmed outside Lincolnshire Police's Headquarters in Nettleham near Lincoln and in the force's Remembrance Garden, Chief Constable Chris Haward tells PolicingTV’s Founder and Publisher, Bernard Rix, about this policing background, as well as his life before policing PolicingTV 3/8/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Sydney man sues police after allegedly being kicked in the head during raid targeting another man AUSTRALIA: A Sydney man who claims he was kicked in the head by a police officer while he was restrained during a raid is suing the NSW government for damages. ABC News (Australia) 3/8/2023 News NCA publishes updated list of restrictions imposed on convicted criminals The National Crime Agency has today (2 August) published a list of active preventative orders ( spreadsheetNCA Ancillary Orders (113 KB) ) to support its lifetime management of serious offenders. National Crime Agency (NCA) 2/8/2023 News Police Resources Stretched to the Limit We are under severe pressure on officer numbers. Scottish Police Federation (SPF) 2/8/2023 News Baby-faced police recruits receive flurry of support after online troll attacks Police superintendent leads calls to back young-looking coppers GB News 2/8/2023 News Trolls attack baby-faced police recruits for looking too young West Yorkshire Police’s Helen Brear gives Happy Valley-esque defence of Alfie and Noah, mocked online for looking ‘12’ The Telegraph - Subscription at source 2/8/2023 News «208020812082208320842085208620872088Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
