Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115881 total results. Showing results 43241 to 43260 «215921602161216221632164216521662167Next ›Last » NZ’s deadliest year for drunk drivers in a decade – new data NEW ZEALAND: Drunk driving fatalities hit a decade-high in New Zealand last year, according to new data released by the AA. Road deaths involving drunk drivers spiked last year, with 111 road deaths happening in crashes where a driver was over the legal limit or otherwise refused a test. That compared to 78 deaths in the same category in 2021, according to the data released by Waka Kotahi to AA. 1 News (New Zealand) 29/6/2023 News South Australia IT project sees more frontline officers issued with smartphones Putting a smartphone into the hands of every police employee is no simple task, especially when old systems need to be adapted to new devices; but an ongoing programme from South Australia Police seeks to do exactly that – providing 6,000 phones at a cost of $35 million, with the potential to save 30 minutes for every officer per shift, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/6/2023 Feature, Innovation Plans at an advanced stage to issue armed gardaí with more modern taser weapons REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The new devices will be issued to specialist armed gardaí in the Armed Support Units nationwide and the national Emergency Response Unit. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 29/6/2023 News Identity crime and misuse in Australia 2023 AUSTRALIA: This study presents findings from the Australian Cybercrime Survey related to identity crime and misuse. Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 29/6/2023 Research article Inclusive communication: Insp Jayd Morawski introduces WA Police’s Yarning App In an interview that begins on Herrison Island in the middle of the Swan River in Perth, Inspector Jayd Morawski tells PolicingTV Founder and Publisher Bernard Rix about his policing background, and how he led, within the Aboriginal Affairs Division, the development of the Western Australia Police Force Yarning App. The Yarning App provides Western Australia Police Force officers with a means of communicating in the relevant local Aboriginal dialect. There are over 56 Aboriginal languages spoken across Western Australia. As Jayd explains, "You can travel only a short distance and be in another Aboriginal country, which has different culture, different customs, and importantly, different language". PolicingTV 29/6/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video IBAC Annual Plan 2023/24 AUSTRALIA: The IBAC Plan 2021–25 describes our vision, public value outcomes, guiding principles and strategic direction. The full plan is available on the IBAC website. Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) - Victoria (Australia) 28/6/2023 Report New neighbourhood teams have ‘more clearly defined’ roels The officers, staff and PCSOs going into new neighbourhood policing roles in Kent are going to have 'more clearly defined' roles according to PCC Scott. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/6/2023 News Budgetary pressures and resources are challenges for welfare provision The Scottish Criminal Justice Committee has heard evidence on officer suicides and the work being undertaken within the force to support staff welfare. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/6/2023 News More suicide prevention training is needed for police managers, as well as better wellbeing support for officers, the Scottish Police Federation has said Federation Chair David Threadgold was speaking at a Scottish Parliament meeting of the Criminal Justice Committee today, which discussed the rate of police officer and staff suicides. Scottish Police Federation (SPF) 28/6/2023 News IBAC Annual Plan focuses on high-risk police divisions and public sector agencies AUSTRALIA: Today, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) tabled its 2023/24 Annual Plan outlining its priorities for the next twelve months, which include high-risk police units, divisions, and regions; and high-risk public sector agencies, including those managing high-value matters. Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) - Victoria (Australia) 28/6/2023 News Police release results of public perceptions about crime and Police NEW ZEALAND: Survey shows trust and confidence in Police remains high at 69%. Public trust in Police remains high for overall service especially emergency responses. 83% of public believe Police treat people professionally New Zealand Police 28/6/2023 News Police deserve a fair reward for their service Sir Mark Rowley: Salaries failing to keep up with inflation is making it increasingly difficult to recruit new officers The Telegraph - Subscription at source 28/6/2023 Feature, Opinion Sunak must honour pay rise for police, says Met chief Rishi Sunak must honour the pay review recommendations for increasing police officers’ salaries, says Britain’s most senior policeman. In an article for The Telegraph, Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, warned that more officers could quit and the force could face a recruitment crisis unless the Prime Minister and his government accepted the recommendations “in full and without delay”. The Telegraph 28/6/2023 News Better communication needed to boost trust in Calgary police: study CANADA: Calgary police must improve their communication with the public to combat declining levels of trust, according to new research carried out for the city’s police commission. The focus group research comes a year after the city police oversight board heard confidence in police was declining, with 77 per cent of Calgarians saying they have high or moderate trust in the force, down from 85 per cent two years earlier. Calgary Herald (Canada) 28/6/2023 News ‘Hate is on the rise’: Calgary police CANADA: Hate incidents and hate-motivated crimes have been on the rise in Calgary in recent years, according to a presentation from the Calgary Police Service hate crimes unit to the Calgary Police Commission. Global News (Canada) 28/6/2023 News Pioneering initiative to force offenders to get clean or face jail time Criminals serving community orders for low level offences will be closely monitored by judges as part of a new pilot forcing offenders to clean up their acts or be put behind bars. Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 28/6/2023 News Former police watchdog chief Michael Lockwood in court on rape charges The former head of the police watchdog has appeared in court charged with repeatedly raping an underage girl in the 1980s when he worked as a lifeguard. The Times - Subscription at source 28/6/2023 News Ofcom launches investigation into 999 failure The regulator has confirmed that it is investigating BT following a UK-wide disruption to emergency call services on 25 June. Emergency Services Times 28/6/2023 News William Tyrrell’s foster mother calls on police to release evidence AUSTRALIA: William Tyrrell’s foster mother has called on police to release the evidence they claim to have amassed against her after detectives asked prosecutors to charge her over the boy’s disappearance. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 28/6/2023 News DV inquest shown body-worn footage of killer interacting with police, hours before fatal attack AUSTRALIA: Hours before he fatally attacked his partner, a man told police to "take [him] to prison" for setting her car on fire and threatened to light up a petrol station, but responding officers "just missed the red flags" and did not arrest him when they should have, the NT coroner has heard. ABC News (Australia) 28/6/2023 News «215921602161216221632164216521662167Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
