Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115898 total results. Showing results 44921 to 44940 «224322442245224622472248224922502251Next ›Last » A financial future for Canadian law enforcement CANADA: When I became the editor of Blue Line, it was September 2021, the pandemic was still a big topic of discussion for many people, and calls to defund the police rang out loud and clear in the United States. I wondered just how loud those calls were here in Canada. Blue Line (Canada) 22/5/2023 Feature Garda Commissioner Drew Harris denies Gardaí taking a ‘softly softly approach’ to far right protests REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has denied that the Gardaí are taking a “softly softly approach” to far right protestors as he insisted the force will not “fall into their trap”. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 22/5/2023 News Minister Harris launches ‘threat to share’ awareness campaign on intimate image abuse REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Minister for Justice Simon Harris today launches an awareness campaign highlighting that threatening to share intimate images of another person is a crime with potentially serious consequences. Government of Ireland 22/5/2023 News Official opening of new regional office in the Dublin Metropolitan Region at Dublin Castle, 22nd May 2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána officially open new Regional Office in the Dublin Metropolitan Region at Dublin Castle. An Garda Síochána 22/5/2023 News ‘Significant capacity’ to deal with drug-driving offences, says NPCC after report claims prosecutions have fallen The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) says there is “significant capacity” to deal with drug-driving after an article in the national media claimed the number of prosecutions has fallen because of forensic backlogs. Police Professional 22/5/2023 News AIC study reveals higher levels of domestic violence and lower conviction rates among motorcycle gang members New research from the Australian Institute of Criminology presents shocking findings on the level of domestic violence among members of outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs); with higher rates of violence and lower conviction rates, it’s a complex challenge for police officers in New South Wales to solve, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 22/5/2023 Analysis, Feature Leicestershire Police chief constable joins Sentencing Council on interim basis The Lord Chancellor has approved the interim appointment of Leicestershire Police Chief Constable Rob Nixon as a policing member of the Sentencing Council. Police Professional 22/5/2023 News Conviction rates play no part in deciding whether to charge a case, says CPS The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has denied conviction rates play a part in its decision-making after an article claimed it was “failing victims by cherry-picking cases”. Police Professional 22/5/2023 News Learning from listening: How CSE survivors’ stories can inform smarter policing As referrals of online Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) offences skyrocket, police forces are struggling to manage an ever-increasing case load. Listening to the experiences of CSE survivors can reveal new insights into the modus operandi of predators and help prioritise investigations to ensure fewer children are left at risk. To learn more about how CSE criminality and police investigations impact families, and what forces can learn from survivors’ stories, join SAS on Tuesday 6th June at 10am BST for a webinar. Policing Insight 22/5/2023 Advertisement, Feature Officer jailed for causing serious injury by dangerous driving A Greater Manchester Police officer who left a teenage pedestrian with “catastrophic” injuries after striking him with her patrol vehicle has been jailed. Police Professional 22/5/2023 News SARC centralised cleaning validation – webinar To date, most SARCs in England and Wales have yet to assess their cleaning processes from a DNA anti-contamination perspective. Therefore the FCN have undertaken a validation exercise to centrally evaluate and demonstrate fitness for purpose of the cleaning processes SARCs most commonly use, with the aim of reducing the work required by individual units to just conducting local verification exercises in order to meet the accreditation requirements of ISO 15189 and relevant sections of the FSR Code of Practice. This validation exercise is applicable to the examination facilities of both SARCs and custody suites, given that both may encounter levels of DNA from body fluids during the examination of a complainant or detainee. Forensic Capability Network 22/5/2023 News Chief Constable and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills address pioneering drug education event Key policy makers from across a number of sectors in Scotland took part in a pioneering event to highlight the vital role education plays in protecting young people and preventing drug-related harm. Police Scotland 22/5/2023 News Child sexual abuse redress scheme to be established The government has committed to a redress scheme for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. Home Office 22/5/2023 News NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb defends not watching body-cam footage of 95yo being tasered AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says it "takes courage" not to view the body-cam footage of an elderly woman being tasered, and that she wants "a complete picture" of the incident before she looks at it. Commissioner Webb on Monday defended her decision not to watch the moment 95-year-old Clare Nowland was tasered by an officer at an aged-care home in the NSW Snowy Mountains. ABC News (Australia) 22/5/2023 News Inquiry hears senior police officers were under ‘significant pressure’ to charge Bruce Lehrmann AUSTRALIA: A senior police officer who investigated Brittany Higgins's rape allegation says he was under pressure from her, the media and the police internally to charge Bruce Lehrmann. Fronting an inquiry into how the case against Mr Lehrmann was handled by criminal justice agencies, ACT Detective Superintendent Scott Moller said the investigating officers in the matter were under an exceptional amount of pressure. ABC News (Australia) 22/5/2023 News Hate crime Bill may worsen things for minorities, departing Gard diversity chief says REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: David McInerney, who retired three weeks ago, believes an unorthodox, subtle approach is often the best way to reduce local tensions. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 22/5/2023 News GMP officer jailed after causing serious injury by dangerous driving PC Sarah De Meulemeester had previously been convicted of the offence following a trial. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2023 News Damien Barrow: ‘Data isn’t cheap, budgets are tight, so how do we balance that with frontline policing demands?’ In the latest in a series of interviews with leading figures involved in the research and investigation of organised crime, Policing Insight’s Chris Allen spoke to former police officer Damian Barrow, now Programme Delivery Manager at data aggregation and automation specialists Synalogik, about the 4Ps approach, the prospect of AI revolutionising organised crime, and the need for greater accessibility to a wider range of datasets. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 22/5/2023 Feature, Interview Living in the Margins: Assessing Police Engagement as a Form of Victim Help-Seeking Through Legal Estrangement This paper offers one attempt to move police reporting literature into help-seeking contexts. The current study uses the legal estrangement framework to examine complex victim help-seeking decisions, in the form of police engagement, for individuals living in impoverished neighborhoods with high violent crime rates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A thematic analysis was applied to semi-structured interviews and found help-seeking is a dynamic process. Among victims of color, the legal estrangement framework contextualizes the landscape of help-seeking decisions, while other socio-ecological and situational characteristics simultaneously influence help-seeking behaviors. Concepts of procedural injustice, vicarious marginalization, and structural exclusion are reflected in both help-seekers and non-help-seekers. Victims and Offenders 22/5/2023 Research article Why are UK police forces being overwhelmed by cybercrime? Fraud is now one of the UK’s most common crimes. Police forces have been left floundering when it comes to cybercrime. 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