Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115905 total results. Showing results 45161 to 45180 «225522562257225822592260226122622263Next ›Last » Minister Harris announces approval for development of new Macroom and Clonmel Garda Stations REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister for Justice Simon Harris has announced that approval has been granted to proceed with the development of new Garda Stations in Macroom, Co. Cork and Clonmel, Co. Tipperary through direct exchequer funding. Government of Ireland 16/5/2023 News Behind the blue wall: The toxic culture that left a Vancouver police officer dead In January this year, four years after the suicide of Vancouver Police Constable Nicole Chan following her devastating experiences of bullying and harassment at work, a coroner’s inquest delivered 12 recommendations highlighting severe systemic issues within the Department; University Canada West Associate Professor Jason Walker argues that this latest example of the toxic side of cop culture and the ‘blue wall’ of silence is more evidence of the need for a lawmakers’ response to preventable violence at work. Policing Insight 16/5/2023 Feature, Opinion Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/5/2023 News Melanie Dales appointed Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Chief Constable The MOD Chief Operating Officer, Nina Cope, has announced the appointment of Melanie Dales as MDP Chief Constable following an open selection process. Mel will lead the MOD’s unique, specialist police force responsible for protecting critical national infrastructure including military establishments. Ministry of Defence (MoD) 16/5/2023 News Former Victoria Police officer sentenced to six months’ jail for misconduct involving nine women AUSTRALIA: When Victoria texted then-police officer Brett Johnson — with whom she had a sexual relationship — saying she was feeling depressed, he took the opportunity to pursue his own sexual gratification. Court documents reveal on one occasion in 2015, Victoria texted Johnson saying she was suicidal. He responded "wanna f***". In August of that year, Victoria expressed frustration at a lack of police action over a different matter. ABC News (Australia) 16/5/2023 News Queensland police told they can still use ‘banned’ chokehold amid union pressure AUSTRALIA: Queensland police have “overturned” the ban of a controversial and potentially deadly chokehold after it was outlawed just over a month ago. The use of the lateral vascular neck restraint (LVNR), also known as the “sleeper” chokehold, was banned on 14 April following a 12-month review, bringing Queensland into line with other states and territories. The Guardian 16/5/2023 News Garda ‘SARA’ model part of collaborative approach to local crime prevention REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Scanning, Analysis, Response & Assessment (SARA) Model, which is used by international police forces to deal with a range of operational issues, including crime prevention and reduction, was discussed at a meeting held at Dungarvan’s Civic Offices. Waterford News & Star (Ireland) 16/5/2023 News Gardaí being told ‘go out and do your best’ when dealing with far-right protests REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Frontline gardaí say they are being told to “go out and do your best” when dealing with far-right groups engaged in anti-immigration protests. The Garda Representative Association said there was a “lack of confidence” among members in responding to the type of scenes that marred Dublin at the weekend. GRA president Brendan O’Connor said the fundamental problem was “we don’t have enough personnel”, along with a lack of planning and training. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 16/5/2023 News Taoiseach’s comments on Garda resourcing to combat far right queried within force REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister for Justice Simon Harris twice avoids directly responding to Taoiseach’s claim there are too few gardaí to deal with anti-immigration violence The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 16/5/2023 News The 20,000 Uplift: Mission accomplished – but what next? When the Government announced its intention to recruit an additional 20,000 officers in under four years, there were many who doubted it could be done, but the target has been surpassed by some way; with headcount grown by 20,951 from the November 2019 baseline, and only one force – the Metropolitan Police – failing to recruit its allocation, Ian Wiggett takes a deeper look at what all this means for the service. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/5/2023 Analysis, Feature Hertfordshire police officer who lied about jury duty for time off sacked A "well respected" police officer who took two weeks off after lying about having jury service has been sacked following a misconduct hearing. BBC 16/5/2023 News Rishi Sunak says international system for policing human trafficking ‘not working’ World’s most vulnerable are ‘paying the price’ for the failure to prevent unlawful migration, Sunak says The Independent 16/5/2023 News New law proposed to ‘ease distress’ caused to rape victims in police investigations New powers could also be introduced to block the release of certain prisoners Manchester Evening News 16/5/2023 News Meeting former UK Police Officer Dr Gareth Stubbs of Abu Dhabi’s Rabdan Academy (Part 2) Dr Gareth Stubbs served for eighteen years as a British police officer before moving to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, to become a policing and security lecturer at Rabdan Academy. In this second of three videos for PolicingTV, Gareth explains a little about the work of Rabdan Academy in Abu Dhabi, which focuses the education it provides, to students from the UAE and across the wider Gulf region, on policing, security and defence. The faculty has former officers from around the world, together offering huge international experience and insights for the student cadre. Gareth explains what motivated him to leave policing in the UK, accompanied by his family, to embark on an academic career in Abu Dhabi. He also discusses the UK's police officer entry requirements, including the Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF), as well as his work on "social embeddedness", including how that impacts on diversity - of officer, and of thought. He invites those in jurisdictions from around the world that are struggling with diversity to get in touch, for more detail on the learning from his research, as well as to explore whether that research might usefully add additional jurisdictions and cultures. PolicingTV 16/5/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Woman charged with murder following deaths of two children in Ruakākā NEW ZEALAND: A woman has been charged with murder after two children were found dead in a Ruakākā home yesterday. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 16/5/2023 News ‘No longer relevant to the UK’: list of 600 EU laws to be scrapped is published Rules on fisheries, sensitive habitats and access to EU-wide criminal database among legislation to be discarded The Guardian 15/5/2023 Opinion UK policing minister pushes for greater use of facial recognition Chris Philp expressed desire to expand use of controversial technology in closed door meetings, according to report Financial Times 15/5/2023 News National week of action against knife crime Police forces across England and Wales are united in a week of action targeting knife crime from the root cause right through to enforcement as part of Operation Sceptre. Now in its eighth year, Operation Sceptre galvanises activity by dedicating a week to intensified activity twice a year. Emergency Services Times 15/5/2023 News Police forces join together in national week of action against knife crime Today (15 May 2023) marks the start of Operation Sceptre, an initiative to tackle knife crime across England and Wales which brings together all 43 police forces and British Transport Police in a week of intensified action. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 15/5/2023 News Jury-less trials: Juries remain the best way of arriving at a verdict with the power to change lives forever The concept of ‘reasonable doubt’ has absolutely no relevance to a victim of rape. The complainer knows to the point of absolute certainty that she was raped – in her mind there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever. Holyrood Magazine 15/5/2023 Feature, Opinion «225522562257225822592260226122622263Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
