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Coronavirus: Police shy away from punishing facemask rule breakers
Three quarters of police forces have not issued a single fine to people refusing to wear facemasks.
The Times - Subscription at source 		19/10/2020
News
‘I don’t want my officers at risk from people carrying knives’
AUSTRALIA: A senior Gold Coast detective is worried his officers increasingly risk serious injury as they respond to more violent offences involving knives.
Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia) - Subscription at source 		19/10/2020
News
Abusers in the ranks
AUSTRALIA: Police are too often failing to take action against cops who commit domestic violence, fuelling a culture of impunity in forces across the country and putting victims at risk, an ABC News investigation has found.
ABC News (Australia) 		18/10/2020
Analysis, Feature
Coronavirus Scotland: Ian Blackford says cops could be given info of self-isolating Scots to check they are complying
Ian Blackford has refused to rule out police being handed information on people who should be self-isolating to check they are complying.
The Scottish Sun 		18/10/2020
News
Modern Slavery: everyone’s problem
Think modern slavery is a crime at the margins? With 140,000 victims, forces say the organised crime groups involved are everyone's problem.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		18/10/2020
News
Officer poisoned in Novichok attack quits force saying he cannot ‘find peace’ without leaving
Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, the Wiltshire Police officer who was contaminated with a nerve agent during the Salisbury Novichok attack, is leaving the force saying he “can no longer do the job”.
Police Professional 		18/10/2020
News
Prosecutors and Police join forces in the North East to reduce delays in charging decisions for victims of rape and serious sexual offences
Prosecutors in the North East have been working with police to make promising strides in improving file quality and reducing delays in charging decisions for rape and sexual assault cases.
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 		18/10/2020
News
Children used as spies by UK police continue to be put in harm’s way
Charity Just for Kids Law has warned that children who are used as spies by police in criminal investigations are still at risk. This is despite revised Home Office guidance stating that children should only be used in “exceptional circumstances”.
The Canary 		18/10/2020
News
Coronavirus: Police granted access to details of people told to self-isolate by Test and Trace
The Department of Health and Social Care has said information will be shared with police on a 'case-by-case' basis.
Sky News 		18/10/2020
News
Crime fears as gun killings soar after coronavirus lockdown
Gun crime has soared since the national lockdown ended in summer, worried police have confirmed.
Express 		18/10/2020
News
Irish criminal gangs go to the dogs to launder drugs cash
Organised crime gangs are suspected of moving into the world of dog breeding to launder money from the drugs trade.
The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 		18/10/2020
News
Gardai can’t be used to slam brakes on Covid
The gardai have taken a fair degree of criticism over the disruption and delays caused by road checks imposed under level three Covid restrictions. More accurately, the Garda Siochana at organisational level has taken it. Nobody is blaming the individual officers who have been required to stand in the roadway, unsure of anything but their own impotence, trying to let the uniform absorb the frustration of angry motorists and their passengers.
The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 		18/10/2020
Feature, Opinion
Supporting a victim’s journey: A plan to help victims and vulnerable witnesses in sexual violence cases
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Victims of sexual crime too often feel alone and unsupported. [pdf]
Department of Justice and Equality (Ireland) 		18/10/2020
Report
Police 999 callouts to people suffering mental health crises soars
The police are being called to deal with soaring numbers of incidents involving people suffering from mental health crises, sparking fresh concern about lack of NHS help for the mentally ill.
The Guardian 		18/10/2020
News
Number of females convicted for assaults on police and 999 workers soars
Attacks by women on police and other 999 workers have soared, figures obtained by The Sun on Sunday reveal.
The Sun 		18/10/2020
News
Sussex officers given two extra days paid leave to retake Inspectors exam
Sussex officers who need to re-sit the Inspector's exam after technical issues scuppered first attempt to receive two addtional days paid study leave.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		17/10/2020
News
Minister not briefed on police facial recognition move, office says
NEW ZEALAND: Police did not brief the Police Minister or seek his approval for their move to set up a powerful new facial recognition and image handling system, the minister's office says.
RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 		17/10/2020
News
Feminist family violence chief has ‘lived experiences that shaped my life’
Victoria Police's first female Assistant Commissioner for Family Violence has vowed to fight domestic abuse committed by police employees and to remove barriers to women in the force.
The Age (Australia) 		17/10/2020
Feature, Interview, Opinion
Coronavirus: Police get access to NHS Test and Trace self-isolation data
People in England who have been told to self-isolate through NHS Test and Trace could have their details shared with the police on a "case-by-case basis".
BBC 		17/10/2020
News
Salisbury Novichok-poisoned officer Nick Bailey quits
A police officer who was poisoned in the Salisbury Novichok attack has quit because he "can no longer do the job".
BBC 		17/10/2020
News

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