Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104734 total results. Showing results 44921 to 44940 «224322442245224622472248224922502251Next ›Last » Police chiefs accused of keeping crime commissioners in the dark A transparency row has erupted between chief constables and police and crime commissioners after the elected officials complained that they were being blocked from briefings about force failings. The National Police Chiefs’ Council concluded that it was “inappropriate” for police and crime commissioners (PCCs) to attend briefings with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), the watchdog that carries out evaluations of forces. The Times - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 News Police ordered to consult victims of crime when releasing suspects on bail Police officers will have to seek the views of victims before deciding how they release criminal suspects in a reform of bail rules, The Times has learnt. Victims are to be asked about their “perception of future risk of harm” as part of an initiative aimed at reducing repeat violence by suspects who are under police investigation. The Times - Subscription at source 8/8/2022 News Report upskirting and cyberflashing to the police, victims told CPS move comes after it was found most women don’t think some forms of harassment are serious enough to report them The Guardian 8/8/2022 News Street harassment will end in charges, Crown Prosecution Service vows People responsible for sexual harassment in the street can - and will be - charged, new guidance to prosecutors in England and Wales says. The Crown Prosecution Service suggests even one-off incidents of "cat-calling" could be classed as offences under existing public order laws. The CPS warned of charges for "sexually threatening or abusive" comments. BBC 8/8/2022 News 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 «224322442245224622472248224922502251Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
