Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114982 total results. Showing results 4521 to 4540 «223224225226227228229230231Next ›Last » Interstate police reviewing use of force in Kumanjayi White’s death in custody in Alice Springs AUSTRALIA: Prosecutors in the Northern Territory are waiting on input from interstate police before deciding whether to lay charges over the death in custody of an Aboriginal man with a disability in Alice Springs. The NT Police Force has confirmed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) requested a review of the use of force involved in the incident after police delivered the brief in September last year. ABC News (Australia) 23/1/2026 News New powers to sanction ‘failing’ chiefs with HMICFRS directions put on a statutory footing Officers from the best-performing forces will be sent in to drive up standards where detection rates and response times are found lacking, the Home Office says. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/1/2026 News Federal Court finds extended Victoria Police stop-and-search declaration was unlawful and invalid AUSTRALIA: The Federal Court has found that a Victoria Police declaration giving officers greater stop-and-search powers in Melbourne's CBD for six months was invalid and unlawful. Victoria Police declared the CBD and some surrounding areas a "designated area" for six months from November 30, giving police officers and Protective Service Officers (PSO) additional powers over that period. ABC News (Australia) 23/1/2026 News ‘Landmark reforms’ will ensure officers get ‘world class’ wellbeing support Officer wellbeing will be a 'key focus' moving forward, including the roll out of the dedicated Mental Health Crisis Line. The Home Office said it was going to expand the roll out of the dedicated Mental Health Crisis Line so all officers and staff can access mental health support, and have committed to its funding long term. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/1/2026 News Force cuts recruitment to hit government target A chief constable has warned he will have to hire fewer officers so he can meet government neighbourhood policing targets. Paul Sanford of Norfolk Police said Home Office funding for "bobbies on the beat" did not actually cover the cost of paying for them. BBC 23/1/2026 News Toronto police are turning to AI to eliminate wait times for non-emergency calls CANADA: AI system is set to launch in February and can be accessed by calling *877. A new artificial intelligence system will begin handling calls to the Toronto Police Service (TPS) non-emergency line, starting sometime in February. The move comes after reports of long wait times for low-priority calls, with one woman previously telling CBC Toronto she waited 12 hours on the line before being disconnected. Supt. Gregory Watts, with the TPS communications unit, says that won’t happen with the use of AI. CBC News (Canada) 23/1/2026 News The digital turn in police image work: determinants of adoption, use and perceived effectiveness of social media communications in forces in England & Wales This paper examines police use of social media platforms in England and Wales. Based on a novel linked dataset consisting of survey data from 38 forces, police Twitter communications from all 43 forces, and qualitative interviews with corporate communications staff, analysis shows variation in patterns of adoption and usage, and perceptions of effectiveness by a range of organisational and policy factors. Drawing on the notion of ‘image work’, the findings indicate that police communications have gone through significant changes over the past decade, shifting from professionalisation to the digitalisation of police image work. The paper concludes that while police forces continueto be cautious about fully adopting social media, digital channels are becoming increasingly central for operational policing and enhancing customer service-related duties. Policing and Society 23/1/2026 Research article Ottawa police somehow think their new texting system is worth celebrating CANADA: Brigitte Pellerin: The OPS wants to send you updates on 911 calls via text. Just don't try texting back. Ottawa Citizen (Canada) 23/1/2026 Feature, Opinion Home Secretary plans to ‘drastically’ cut number of forces in police reform white paper A Government source pointed to Wiltshire Police, which needed support from 40 other forces to respond to the Salisbury poisonings in 2018, as well as vast differences in charge rates for some offences. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/1/2026 News Policing risks ‘irrelevance’ if it fails to adapt methods to tackle the Gen Z and Gen Alpha crime landscape A new report into the impact of ‘Gen Z’ and ‘Gen Alpha’ on the criminal landscape is warning that, with the use of technology by digital natives of coming generations reshaping crime itself, the gap between younger people’s experience the world and how authorities try to police it will only widen, meaning law enforcement will need to evolve just as fast, or “risk irrelevance”, reports Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/1/2026 Analysis, Feature Police forces to be slashed in sweeping reforms The Conservatives say the plans will undermine attempts to fight crime, but the government believes too many smaller forces are not effective. Sky News 23/1/2026 News AI in control rooms: Untrite’s safety net for police AI is reshaping how forces handle calls, manage risk, and join up data – but how do you make that real in a control room under pressure? Kamila Hankiewicz, CEO and founder of Untrite, discusses her journey in founding the company and explains how her company is helping UK forces cut call-handling times, surface critical information from fragmented systems, and support (not replace) call handlers – starting with domestic abuse calls and now expanding across policing. She also shares the tough reality for SMEs trying to innovate in a world of legacy IT, tight budgets, and endless “white papers” on productivity and reform. PolicingTV 23/1/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Former officer and campaigner seeks to take legal action over ‘secret criminal record’ A former officer is taking legal action against the Government and a police force over the recording of hate crimes, claiming he was given a “secret criminal record” without proper investigation. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/1/2026 News Understanding the new safety partnerships replacing Joint Policing Committees REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Local Community Safety Partnerships are being brought in to replace Joint Policing Committees - these groups offer residents and stakeholders the opportunity to address crime and policing in their local area Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 22/1/2026 News Death of man, 80, in custody sparks criminal investigation into Cheshire officer The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the pensioner became seriously unwell while in custody of the force. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/1/2026 News Ex-BTP officer who met woman on ‘Fab Swingers’ website abused position of power Nathan Dumble, a former Sergeant with the British Transport Police (BTP), would have been dismissed without notice had he not previously resigned, a public misconduct hearing ruled. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/1/2026 News Met must ‘correct inaccurate reporting’ of protests to help support officers James Harman, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations, spoke to journalists ahead of a “busy” schedule of protesting next week, offering an insight into how they will be policed. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/1/2026 News Rise in number of criminal charges against officers, Home Office figures show The number of criminal charges brought against officers in England and Wales has risen by 42% in the last year but that is only 0.1 per cent of the total police workforce. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/1/2026 News Two police officers jailed for trying to frame innocent men Kevin Montgomery and Connor Beggs deliberately botched a Police Scotland investigation into a domestic assault in ‘an abject dereliction of duty’ The Times - Subscription at source 22/1/2026 News Shabana Mahmood to slash number of police forces in major overhaul The move is being described as the largest shake-up in decades The Independent - Subscription at source 22/1/2026 News «223224225226227228229230231Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
