Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103171 total results. Showing results 43361 to 43380 «216521662167216821692170217121722173Next ›Last » Colombia: New left-wing leader wants global drugs rethink COLUMBIA: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a fresh global strategy to combat illegal drugs trafficking. Speaking at his inauguration, the country's first ever left-wing leader declared the "war on drugs" a failure. BBC 8/8/2022 News Covid fines disproportionality driven by officer ‘uncertainty’ and ‘perception of offender attitudes’, says new research Covid fixed penalty notices were issued to BAME individuals in England and Wales at up to twice the rate as white individuals; now a new report has found that officer ‘discomfort and uncertainty’ of the regulations led to a focus on ‘blatant’ breaches, with fines more dependent on the circumstance of the breach and the how officers perceived an individual’s attitude and responses to them, than on the potential risk of harm, as Policing Insight’s Keith Potter reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 Analysis, Feature Revealed: Met police strip-searched 650 children in two-year period The children’s commissioner for England has denounced the Metropolitan police’s record on child protection after new data revealed that 650 children were strip-searched over a two-year period and the majority were found to be innocent of the suspicions against them. The Guardian 8/8/2022 News Police fail to solve a single theft in more than eight out of 10 neighbourhoods Victims’ watchdogs say the ‘shocking’ data showed that theft from the person had been ‘effectively decriminalised’ The Telegraph - Subscription at source 7/8/2022 News Provincial police force could help mitigate gang-related violence and crimes: Wally Oppal CANADA: A provincial police force with deeper, local relationships and context could help mitigate gang-related violence and crimes, according to former Attorney General Wally Oppal. “It involves community input where a local force may have officers with more contacts on the ground,” said Oppal. He added that ideally there should be regional police forces, such as one for the Interior, the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, that work together and share information. Vancouver Sun (Canada) 7/8/2022 News Cybercrime rampant in New Zealand and cases not investigated until there’s multiple victims NEW ZEALAND: When Kimbrian Van Loggerenberg bought a television online that never arrived he went to the police with all the information about the person who scammed him, including a name, address and bank account number. But, instead of looking into his case he was told there would be no police investigation as the crime simply wasn't a priority. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 7/8/2022 News Is abuse of gardaí an ‘epidemic’ that we need to tackle, wonders judge REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A District Court judge has queried if the abuse of gardaí by members of the public is becoming an ‘epidemic of disrespect’ and said that if it is a trend, then it needs to be ‘reversed’ immediately. Judge James McNulty made the comments at Clonakilty District Court last week, when dealing with a public order incident where he heard gardaí in Clonakilty were verbally abused by a young woman from Cork city visiting the town after a day spent at a beach. The Southern Star 7/8/2022 News Scotland’s first Asian police officer Dilawer Singh reflects on making history When Dilawer Singh became Scotland’s first Asian police officer in 1970, he proudly showed off two hats to the waiting media. He was waving goodbye to a career as a Glasgow Corporation bus driver…but fulfilling a boyhood dream by enrolling as a Sikh officer of the law. The Sunday Post 7/8/2022 Feature ‘Auckland at tipping point on crime and safety’: Mayoral candidates’ plans on law and order NEW ZEALAND: Mayoral candidate Viv Beck is vowing action on crime, announcing a four-step action plan that includes the establishment of a mayoral safety task force and using digital and sensing technology to fight it. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 7/8/2022 News Party drug capital: Top city for MDMA use identified as Dunedin NEW ZEALAND: Dunedin is New Zealand's hottest spot for party drug MDMA use, wastewater testing shows. A University of Otago researcher says students played a role in the city's ranking. Figures for the first three months of the year, released by New Zealand Police, indicate that people in the South consume MDMA (also referred to as molly or ecstasy) at a rate significantly higher than the national average. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 7/8/2022 News Cops behaving badly: DV order broken in minutes, database used to stalk ex AUSTRALIA: Thirty-eight Queensland police officers were hit with domestic violence orders in the first six months of this year… and the revelations to an inquiry only get worse. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 7/8/2022 News VicPol investigating death in custody of ‘agitated man’ AUSTRALIA: A man has died after being detained by police after crashing his car into the front yard of a house in Melbourne’s north. Officers went to the home in Preston after being told a car had gone through a fence and into the yard at about 4am on Sunday. The man appeared to be behaving erratically before he got out of the car and confronted police. “Officers attempted to restrain the agitated man before he appeared to become unresponsive,” Victoria Police said in a statement. The New Daily (Australia) 7/8/2022 News Tipperary gardaí adopt “zero tolerance” approach to domestic abuse and violence REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The gardaí adopt “a zero tolerance approach” when it comes to cases of domestic abuse and violence, Garda Chief Superintendent Derek Smart has stated. Reacting to an increase of 11% in domestic abuse cases in Tipperary so far this year, he has stated “when it is reported to us we will act on it and we will support all victims, particularly those in vulnerable positions”. Tipperary Live (Republic of Ireland) 7/8/2022 News Labour leader: Police Scotland must recruit and promote minority officers as a matter of urgency Police Scotland must recruit and promote more ethnic minority officers as a priority, according to Anas Sarwar. The leader of Scottish Labour, who heads a parliamentary group on tackling racial prejudice, spoke out after figures revealed just 228 black and minority ethnic (BME) officers have been recruited since the national force was created in 2013. The statistics also show 17 of the 116 BME officers recruited between 2013 and 2020 left in the same period. The Sunday Post 7/8/2022 News Dyfed-Powys Police awarded by Ministry of Defence Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police’s commitment to people who have served in the Armed Forces has been recognised by the Ministry of Defence. The force is one of 21 organisations in Wales to achieve the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award for 2022. Western Telegraph 7/8/2022 News Police commissioner left war zones for Wiltshire ‘I found I had a brain’ A former special forces intelligence officer, who has served undercover in Northern Ireland and helped rid Somalia of pirates, says he has the skill set to turn around one of the UK's failing police forces. Express 7/8/2022 Feature All the areas in Wales where police have used dispersal orders to crack down on antisocial behaviour Police have used dispersal orders in at least 13 places across Wales this year. The crackdowns dealt with issues ranging from drunkenness at the beach to troublemakers at McDonald's. The Section 35 powers mean officers can exclude people from an area for up to 48 hours if they are considered to pose a risk of antisocial behaviour causing people harassment, alarm or distress. The orders also allow officers to take under-16s away from the dispersal area and to a safe place. Wales Online 7/8/2022 News Alabama city disbands police force after racist text messages revealed USA: City council in small community of Vincent votes to terminate police chief, assistant and then whole department The Guardian 7/8/2022 News Garda told Bailey he would be contacted by cold case unit REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Former Assistant Garda Commissioner John O’Driscoll wrote to Ian Bailey on his last day in the job, confirming the garda review of Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s murder and his expectation that the “investigation team will make contact with you in early course”. The letter, dated June 28, was the last act of the former senior officer, who retired on age grounds the same day. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 7/8/2022 News Kidnappings in Greater Manchester rise by 70 per cent in just one year to highest figure in a decade Child abductions in the region have also increased Manchester Evening News 7/8/2022 News «216521662167216821692170217121722173Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
