Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103232 total results. Showing results 42021 to 42040 «209820992100210121022103210421052106Next ›Last » Police not directed to stop taking photos of adults despite inquiry NEW ZEALAND: Despite a damning investigation, the police have not been given a directive to stop taking photos of adults in public, and they question where the line on unlawful practices has been drawn. An 18-month-long inquiry by the privacy and police watchdogs, triggered by RNZ reporting, found police for years have been routinely and illegally taking tens of thousands of photos of ordinary New Zealanders. They have now stopped taking such photos of young people and adults in custody, and deleted 6000 photos, said Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. But the compliance notice issued nine months ago that forced them to does not cover older adults in public. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/9/2022 News Trevor Hancock: Community safety is about more than crime CANADA: From a public-health perspective, unintentional injuries are by far a larger problem Times Colonist (Canada) 11/9/2022 Feature, Opinion ‘Significant breach’: Police service could face class action over fingerprints AUSTRALIA: Hundreds of former police officers and recruit applicants are considering a multi-million-dollar class action against the police service for “unlawfully” keeping their fingerprints. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 11/9/2022 News Extra officers drafted in to police London ahead of the Queen’s funeral Hundreds of extra officers have been drafted in to help support the huge policing operation following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a senior Metropolitan Police officer has said. BBC 11/9/2022 News An unfair representation: women in police force INDIA: The skewed number of women in the male-dominant police force raises a question mark over the working environment and gender perceptions The Tribune (India) 11/9/2022 Feature Police Scotland facing a brain drain as chief constable ‘pursues other roles’ Scotland’s national police force is facing a “brain drain” amid suggestions that the chief constable has considered other policing roles while hundreds of seasoned officers are looking to retire. Sir Iain Livingstone failed to land the role of director general of the National Crime Agency (NCA) last month and is said by well-placed sources to have strongly considered applying for the Metropolitan Police commissioner post after it was vacated by Dame Cressida Dick this year. The Times - Subscription at source 11/9/2022 News ‘Well-rehearsed’ policing operation under way in London following the death of The Queen The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said a “well-rehearsed” policing and security operation is under way in London following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Police Professional 10/9/2022 News The NZ Police have been caught illegally spying (again) – what’s the bet no one loses their job? NEW ZEALAND: There is a vast amount of power being concentrated into Police hands with almost no oversight from Civilian authorities whose obligation it is to protect the civil rights of the citizens. The Daily Blog (New Zealand) 10/9/2022 Feature, Opinion Section 12 of Public Order Act invoked in relation to planned public procession in Glasgow Chief Superintendent Mark Sutherland, Divisional Commander for Greater Glasgow Division, said: "I have authorised officers to use powers under Section 12 of the Public Order Act 1986 to prevent this procession going ahead on the grounds of public safety and to minimise disruption to the local community. Police Scotland 10/9/2022 News After tragic stabbings in Sask., First Nations leaders call for their own police force CANADA: Federal public safety minister says he's eager to work to create more First Nations policing opportunities CBC News (Canada) 10/9/2022 News ‘Residents are scared’: Violent crime is all too common in D.C. USA: The alarming regularity of violence — predominantly gun violence — is a serious problem in D.C. The city government has undertaken myriad efforts to combat violent crime — establishing the office of gun violence prevention, investing millions of dollars in crime-related community-based initiatives and initiating new police offensives — but so far the city seems no safer. The Washington Post 10/9/2022 Feature, Opinion Fraud can’t be stamped out if no one takes it seriously Underfunded staff, over-stretched agencies and police focusing on high-stakes cases. No wonder criminals are able to get away with scamming so many people, writes Chris Blackhurst The Independent - Subscription at source 10/9/2022 Feature New Met chief boosts ‘Line of Duty’ unit to root out prejudice and corruption The new Metropolitan police commissioner is recruiting scores of new investigators to root out prejudiced and corrupt officers, the Guardian has learned. Mark Rowley starts on Monday and will launch a 100-day plan to turn Britain’s biggest force around after it became mired in repeated crises and was humiliatingly judged to be so poor it was placed into special measures by the official inspectorate. The Guardian 10/9/2022 News New Met Police chief ‘must stamp out wokery in the force and axe at least 40 senior officers to reform Scotland Yard’, ex-Commissioner warns Scotland Yard's new boss must prove to the public that 'every single act of crime' matters and stamp out wokery in the force, a former Commissioner warned yesterday (Fri). Lord Stevens, who led Britain's biggest force from 2000 to 2005, has called for low-level crime and disorder which blights lives to be taken seriously, telling officers to stop ignoring prolific shoplifters, anti-social neighbours and aggressive beggars. In a foreword for a major policing report co-written by Bill Bratton, former chief of both the New York and Los Angeles police departments, Lord Stevens recommends an 'urgent and major turnaround of the Met', telling incoming leader Sir Mark Rowley there must be a reversal of the 'hollowing out' of neighbourhood policing: 'The Commissioner will need to prove to the people of London that under his leadership every single act of crime or disorder matters, every individual matters, and every neighbourhood matters.' Mail Online 10/9/2022 News ‘Well-rehearsed’ policing operation under way in London following the death of The Queen The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said a “well-rehearsed” policing and security operation is under way in London following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Police Professional 10/9/2022 News How government’s youth crime rhetoric misses the bigger picture NEW ZEALAND: "We are dealing with that crisis of 'hey a kid's just driven into a dairy' - we can do a lot more to prevent it" - youth worker Aaron Hendry RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 10/9/2022 News Australia police form digital asset unit amid rising ‘crypto’ money laundering cases AUSTRALIA: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has set up a new unit dedicated to cracking down on digital asset-related crime. Coin Geek 10/9/2022 News Queen’s death: Around 10,000 police officers on duty per day in UK’s biggest security operation Around 10,000 police officers could be on duty every day in London in the lead up to the Queen’s funeral as part of the biggest security operation the country has ever seen. The Scotsman 10/9/2022 News Police chief among 160 people arrested in Florida sex sting USA: Polk County sheriff’s office say they dismantled a major human trafficking organisation The Independent 10/9/2022 News Chris Kaba’s family call for Met Police officer to be ‘immediately suspended’ The family of a London rapper shot dead by an armed Metropolitan Police officer in south London on Monday have called for the firearms officer to be "immediately suspended". LBC 10/9/2022 News «209820992100210121022103210421052106Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
