Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100258 total results. Showing results 401 to 420 «171819202122232425Next ›Last » Report hits back at ‘disgraceful’ accusations of two-tier policing after summer riots ‘Those participating in disorder were not policed more strongly because of their supposed political views but because they were throwing missiles’ The Independent 14/4/2025 News Southport riot: conflicting advice let misinformation spread, MPs say Merseyside police wanted to make public the fact that the killer was not a Muslim asylum seeker in an attempt to stop false beliefs setting off violence. Misinformation about the Southport attacker flourished after Crown Prosecution Service advice “hampered” police, a report by MPs has found. The home affairs committee said that “inconsistent advice” from the CPS about whether to publicly reveal Axel Rudakubana’s Christian background created an information vacuum that “allowed disinformation to flourish”. The report acknowledged that the false belief that the suspect was an asylum seeker was a cause of the disorder that followed the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year. The Times - Subscription at source 14/4/2025 News Police ‘fuelled information vacuum that led to Southport riots’ Criminal justice system has not kept pace with the social media age and needs reform, MPs told The Telegraph - Subscription at source 14/4/2025 News Ministers urged to act after 500 sex offenders change name in legal ‘loophole’ The data, obtained from Police Scotland, shows 263 sex offenders changed their name in the 2023-24 financial year, and 243 in the following year. More than 500 registered sex offenders in Scotland have changed their name over a two-year period by exploiting a legal “loophole”, according to the Scottish Conservatives. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/4/2025 News Claims of two-tier policing during 2024 summer riots ‘baseless’, report finds Police response to disorder after Southport attack was ‘entirely appropriate’, says home affairs committee The Guardian 14/4/2025 News Former GMP detective seeks legal action against those who failed to tackle grooming gangs A rapid national audit, led by Baroness Casey, looking at the scale of grooming gangs across the country, is also expected to report back after Easter. The #TheyKnew campaign is seeking to raise £125,000 to investigate actions of police forces, local authorities and individuals across the country to decide whether private prosecutions, civil claims or other legal proceedings can be brought against them for past failures. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview Response to disorder ‘varied significantly’ and some injured officers had to take themselves to hospital Some officers were forced to take themselves to hospital, and others left without food and water for hours, a new report by the Home Affairs Committee on last summer's disorder has found. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/4/2025 News Tackling the epidemic of violence against women and girls crime with innovative technology Ten years after a landmark report called for decisive police action on domestic abuse, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) has risen by 37%, reaching what authorities now label “epidemic levels” across England and Wales. While underreporting remains a significant challenge, new technologies and initiatives—like embedded domestic abuse specialists and Digital Evidence Management systems (DEMs) —are being deployed to improve police responsiveness and prosecution outcomes. Policing Insight 14/4/2025 Advertisement, Feature South Australia DV disclosure scheme with 99% satisfaction rate should be ‘a model for other jurisdictions’ An independent review of the South Australian domestic violence disclosure scheme (DVDS), delivered in partnership by Domestic and Family Violence Services and South Australia Police, has found applications to the scheme have more than doubled in six years, and it achieved a 99% satisfaction rate from applicants, with reviewers urging other jurisdictions looking to implement DVDS schemes or review existing ones to use the South Australian initiative as their model, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation CNC Annual Business Plan 2025/26 The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) plays a unique part in the wider police family. Civil Nuclear Constabulary 14/4/2025 Report Metropolitan Special Constabulary’s Chief Officer James Deller reviews the highlights and achievements of 2024/25 Special Chief Officer James Deller discusses the achievements and developments of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary over the past year. He highlights key successes, including increased expenses for officers, participation in international events, and the introduction of new training programs. PolicingTV 14/4/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video The Guardian view on neighbourhood police: bobbies on the beat can’t do everything Rises in shoplifting and other crimes require a response. But the police will have to work hard to regain public trust The Guardian 13/4/2025 Feature, Opinion Head of NSW Police watchdog urges force to embrace ‘common sense’ body-worn video AUSTRALIA: Neil Wilkins can't escape the emptiness he felt when he learnt his stepson Todd McKenzie had been shot dead by NSW Police during a psychotic episode. ABC News (Australia) 13/4/2025 News Inside the police programme to prevent terrorism before it happens NEW ZEALAND: Special report: For the first time, police peel back the veil on their efforts to turn would-be terrorists away from violent extremism and to more productive pursuits newsroom (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 13/4/2025 Feature Police drone plan to tackle vandals on quad bikes Police drones could patrol Edinburgh's historic parklands after grass and paths were damaged by vandals on quad bikes. BBC 13/4/2025 News Joe Doueihi didn’t plan to be a detective. Now he’s NSW’s top homicide cop AUSTRALIA: Casting his mind back over more than three and a half decades as a police officer, Detective Superintendent Joe Doueihi can’t say exactly how many murder investigations he’s been involved in. Sitting behind his desk in NSW Police’s Parramatta headquarters, he estimates it’s in the hundreds. The figure isn’t what’s important to him, however. It’s the people, the victims, it represents. That’s what he can conjure clearly in his mind. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 13/4/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion How the fake caravan plot exposed divisions between NSW Police and AFP AUSTRALIA: The relationship between the Australian Federal Police and NSW Police Force frayed dramatically amid political pressure and damaging media leaks as the two agencies investigated a suspected terrorism plot involving a caravan packed with explosives in north-west Sydney. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 13/4/2025 News Rising number of women stopped and searched by police in England and Wales Home Office data shows a 7% increase in searches of women up to March 2024 compared with a 2% drop for those of men The Guardian 13/4/2025 News Fielding bystanders rescue police officer in ‘dangerous situation’ NEW ZEALAND: Bystanders came to the rescue of a police officer "in a potentially dangerous situation" in Fielding after breaking up a fight Saturday afternoon. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 13/4/2025 News Garda HQ pays €250k out-of-court settlement REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Fintan Fanning, a retired assistant commissioner, was awarded costs and damages after a wrongful suspension in 2019. Garda Headquarters has quietly paid substantial damages to a retired assistant garda commissioner who sued the force after he was wrongly suspended by the commissioner Drew Harris. He had been accused of misconduct in public office, an offence never prosecuted in the state. The Times - Subscription at source 13/4/2025 News «171819202122232425Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
