Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115877 total results. Showing results 41781 to 41800 «208620872088208920902091209220932094Next ›Last » ABS reveals almost 200,000 Queenslanders were victims of crime in 2022 as expert warns of ‘gaps’ in state’s police force AUSTRALIA: New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has detailed the extent of Queensland's crime crisis, as pressure mounts on the Palaszczuk government to do more to keep terrified residents safe. Sky News 1/8/2023 News Catherine Conlon: We need more than policing to tackle rise in street violence REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Comprehensive and integrated youth services must be properly resourced Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 1/8/2023 Feature, Opinion Human Trafficking Law Enforcement Over the Victims and Offenders: The Perspective of Anti-Trafficking Stakeholders Over the past two decades, the problem of human trafficking has risen to prominence on governmental and advocacy agendas worldwide. This phenomenon has prompted a rapid proliferation of international and national anti-trafficking laws. Within the broad landscape of human trafficking law, there remain many unexplored areas. The enforcement of these laws, in particular, requires further investigation, given the breadth of the subject matter. It remains unclear whether victims’ protection and human rights are being adequately upheld according to the law. Hence, this study was conducted using a qualitative approach to analyze anti-trafficking stakeholders’ interviews and police investigation documents. The findings reveal that police investigations tend to be narrowly focused on the severity of the offense and the corresponding punishment, using a harmonized legal framework. Meanwhile, victim-centered provisions such as rescue, rehabilitation, compensation, financial assistance, and the privacy of the victim are often overlooked and not effectively implemented within the legal system. Victims and Offenders 1/8/2023 Research article Drones and Google sleuthing raise cost of rural crime to £50m a year Organised criminal gangs are using drones and Google Earth to scope out farms in order to steal machinery and livestock, with rural crime costing nearly £50 million in a year. The Times - Subscription at source 1/8/2023 News Welsh Government teams up with police ahead of 20mph roll out The Welsh Government has teamed up with police forces to help educate motorists ahead of the 20mph default speed limit roll out in September. Nation Cymru 1/8/2023 News Report warns ‘structural and cultural barriers’ still prevent women from reaching full potential in policing A new study by researchers from the University of Portsmouth suggests that despite increases in the number of women being promoted to senior posts in policing, structural and cultural barriers mean that in many instances female officers continue to be ‘overlooked and undermined’ in relation to career progression, unless they ‘exhibit qualities which accord with the hegemonic masculine norms of policing’, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 1/8/2023 Analysis, Feature UK’s top narcotics cop found out to be a habitual junkie, Met Police mocked again A woman who lived with Commander Julian Bennett, a long-serving member of the force since 1976, revealed that he allegedly consumed LSD and magic mushrooms while off-duty and regularly smoked cannabis in his apartment First Post 1/8/2023 News Shoplifters who commit repeat offences to face prison Government also plans to make greater use of facial recognition technology as part of crime crackdown bill The Guardian 1/8/2023 News Fix ‘endemic’ problems in youth custody, urges prisons watchdog Monitoring boards chief warns of poor conditions at four young offender institutions in England The Guardian 1/8/2023 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 1/8/2023 News Meeting Barbara Spooner, MD of Digital Safety CIC (Part 1) In this first part of a two part Policing Friendship Tour video, Barbara Spooner MBE meets and speaks with PolicingTV's Founder and Publisher, Bernard Rix, about her policing career and experiences, and about her post-policing life leading the work of Digital Safety Community Interest Group (CIC). PolicingTV 1/8/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Police commander who wrote anti-drugs strategy ‘smoked cannabis before breakfast’ Mr Bennett wrote the force’s drugs strategy for 2017-21 as a commander for territorial policing The Independent 31/7/2023 News Gwent Police officer abused girl and showed her porn, court hears A serving Gwent police officer sexually assaulted a young girl and showed her pornography, a jury has heard. BBC 31/7/2023 News Impact of tech on VAWG Last month, techUK hosted a series of ‘Impact Days’ examining the development of digital solutions to tackle this ‘epidemic’ of violence and sexual crimes faced by women. Police Professional - Subscription at source 31/7/2023 Feature Met Police’s drug guru ‘smoked joints daily’, misconduct hearing told Former flatmate claimed Julian Bennett used cannabis before work The Times - Subscription at source 31/7/2023 News When society is broken, police have no chance Instead of fighting crime, forces are picking up the pieces for failing services and civic decline The Times - Subscription at source 31/7/2023 Feature, Opinion Calgary police seize $60K in drugs, arrest 2 men CANADA: Two men have been arrested after search warrants turned up around $60,000 in drugs and weapons. In May, Calgary police started investigating a man they believed involved in drug trafficking in the city’s northeast. Global News (Canada) 31/7/2023 News Police Scotland pay talks stuttering despite signs of progress Decision-makers said they wanted more time to 'consider the situation' at a second meeting on July 28. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 31/7/2023 News Commander Julian Bennett used cannabis before work, witness alleges The senior Met officer, who has previously chaired misconduct hearings and wrote a drug testing strategy for the force, face three separate drug-related allegations Police Oracle - Subscription at source 31/7/2023 News Unlocking digital potential Embracing smarter data processing in digital forensics units will enable swifter justice, says Nick Garland. Police Professional 31/7/2023 Feature «208620872088208920902091209220932094Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events