Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103731 total results. Showing results 44121 to 44140 «220322042205220622072208220922102211Next ›Last » New legislation to crack down on illegal hare coursing welcomed by police The national policing lead for hare coursing said tough new measures introduced on Monday (August 1) will “better equip police forces” to target offenders. Police Professional 2/8/2022 News Police Minister Chris Hipkins defends new firearms legislation NEW ZEALAND: A law that could ban violent criminals from even being on the same property as a firearm for up to a decade will come into force by the end of next week - along with tougher penalties for those who breach the orders. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 2/8/2022 News, Video Effective workforce planning needed not commitment to maintaining officer numbers, says HMICS The commitment to maintaining police officer numbers at 17,234 is a “blunt instrument” and not supported by evidence, according to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS). Police Professional 2/8/2022 News APCC appoints new chief executive The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) has appointed a new chief executive who brings almost three decades of experience in the criminal justice system to the role. Police Professional 2/8/2022 News Police watchdog ‘concerned’ by cases of child strip searches by Met officers The Independent Office for Police Conduct has investigated more than a dozen cases where a child was strip searched by Met officers. They found that in the majority, no appropriate adult was present. Sky News 2/8/2022 News Police Scotland plans for future workforce Police Scotland is commended for producing a significant piece of work which considers its future workforce needs while coping with the challenges of the pandemic and COP26. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) 2/8/2022 News PCC’s striving to meet challenge of climate change APCC Environment and Sustainability Leads say Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are ‘at the heart of the decarbonisation agenda’ in the latest In Focus report published today, Tuesday 2 August. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 2/8/2022 News A comprehensive portrait of police-reported crime in Canada, 2021 CANADA: The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact Canada's economy, health care system and society in general throughout 2021, changing how people interact, socialize, learn, work and consume. Overall, while police-reported crime in Canada, as measured by the Crime Severity Index (CSI), was virtually unchanged in the second year of the pandemic, there were notable shifts in the nature of reported crimes. For the first time since 2006, the year-over-year changes in the Violent and Non-Violent CSIs moved in opposite directions. These shifts provide important insight into the way in which crime in Canada changed following the onset of the pandemic. Statistics Canada 2/8/2022 Analysis, Feature Commonwealth Games 2022 West Midlands Police are currently undertaking the biggest operation in the history of the force, as the Commonwealth Games gets underway. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 2/8/2022 News Partygoers who are violent against women could be tagged with forensic spray under new trial The spray contains a ‘unique DNA code’ that can be tracked by police using UV lights The Standard 2/8/2022 News Mental health initiative finds high numbers of frontline detectives suffering ‘compassion fatigue’ A new mental health project launched by Cambridgeshire Constabulary to identify frontline detectives suffering from compassion fatigue has found that significant numbers are at ‘high risk’ and will be offered tailored support and treatment, as Policing Insight Contributing Editor Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 2/8/2022 Analysis, Feature Calgary police officer sent to work with kids after discipline for sexually deviant behaviour at work CANADA: A Calgary police officer facing charges connected to an indecent act was previously assigned to work with children after he was disciplined in a separate incident for on-the-job sexually deviant behaviour against a vulnerable person, CBC News has learned. CBC News (Canada) 2/8/2022 News A comprehensive portrait of police-reported crime in Canada, 2021 CANADA: The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact Canada's economy, health care system and society in general throughout 2021, changing how people interact, socialize, learn, work and consume. Overall, while police-reported crime in Canada, as measured by the Crime Severity Index (CSI), was virtually unchanged in the second year of the pandemic, there were notable shifts in the nature of reported crimes. [pdf] Statistics Canada 2/8/2022 Report Q&A with an expert in electronic surveillance on the challenges and opportunities of collecting evidence CANADA: Today's communications landscape is dotted with electronic devices that Canadians use for almost everything. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 2/8/2022 Feature, Interview Cannabis report: The case for legalisation must take into account its potential harms REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: When is a gummy bear not a gummy bear? When it is a cannabis edible packaged to look like a bag of harmless sweets. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 2/8/2022 News Use of force by gardaí increased in June – report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The use of force by the gardaí has increased, according to the Commissioner's report to the Policing Authority this month. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 2/8/2022 News An Garda Síochána monthly report to the Policing Authority REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: As is detailed in this month’s report, safety on Ireland’s roads is at a worrying point and our Roads Policing Bureau is working especially hard to urge drivers to slow down, as the number of road fatalities very sadly increased further during June 2022. [pdf] Policing Authority (Republic of Ireland) 2/8/2022 Report HMICS Assurance Review of Police Scotland Strategic Workforce Planning The aim of this review was to highlight the efforts made by Police Scotland to develop its understanding of workforce requirements, as well as identifying areas for improvement as it embarks on the first refresh of its initial Strategic Workforce Plan (SWP). HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) 2/8/2022 Report Image-based sex abuse cases in Scotland double in five years Tougher penalties have been demanded for image-based sex abuse crimes as it was revealed cases in Scotland have doubled in the past five years. The Scotsman - Subscription at source 2/8/2022 News Worry over slaves today not statues, says former police chief A former senior policeman said vandals who deface historical statues are “fixated by the Atlantic slave trade” and urged them to pay more attention to modern-day human trafficking. Tom Wood said activists should consider how their own lives facilitate modern slavery before criticising long-dead figures. Writing in The Scotsman, Wood, the former deputy chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police, said: “Current anti-slavery activists [are] fixated by the Atlantic slave trade that ended 200 years ago. They pull down statues and daub paint. It’s easy, but changes nothing. “Confronting modern-day slavery is a lot harder and requires vigilance and action from us all. We must ask ourselves how the cheap clothes we buy are made, where the staff of nail bars come from and how The Times - Subscription at source 2/8/2022 News «220322042205220622072208220922102211Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
