Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104520 total results. Showing results 4621 to 4640 «228229230231232233234235236Next ›Last » ‘Chilling’ tool aims to predict who will kill by using personal data The Ministry of Justice is working with researchers on a test project that uses algorithms to identify patterns to improve public safety. A system that aims to predict who may go on to commit serious violent crimes, including murder, by analysing data held by police and probation services is being developed by the government. The Ministry of Justice is working with researchers on a test project that uses algorithms to identify patterns in the personal data, in an effort to improve public safety, according to documents that were obtained by freedom of information requests by the pressure group Statewatch. The Times - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Cracks in the ICAC: Top cop slams watchdog law fail AUSTRALIA: Changes to corruption watchdog laws have driven fears criminals could now be going unpunished as the system buckles. Corruption may be going unpunished because SA Police is unable to deal with surging demand, while cases are dragging out so long that they risk being dropped “because evidence is lost or witnesses become uncooperative,” a state parliamentary inquiry has heard. The Advertiser (Australia) 9/4/2025 News Major reform for DFV puts victims ahead of perpetrators AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Government will deliver major domestic and family violence reform to protect more victims sooner and hold perpetrators to account. The proposed changes will allow police officers responding to a domestic and family violence incident to issue on the spot Police Protection Directions, offering immediate protection to victims. Noosa Today (Australia) 9/4/2025 News Vic Police digitises infringement notices AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police is deploying an app to its mobile device fleet that digitises the issuing of roadside infringement notices. IT News (Australia) 9/4/2025 News ‘Increasingly vulnerable’ – Warning over rise of organised crime in NZ NEW ZEALAND: An advisory group has told the associate police minister New Zealand is "losing the fight" against organised crime. The Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and organised crime was set up in February, to provide independent advice and recommendations to improve the cross-government response to what Casey Costello described as "an increasing threat." RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/4/2025 News Tracking the world’s major cocaine route to Europe – and why it’s growing "The Albanian mafia would call me and say: 'We want to send 500kg of drugs.' If you don't accept, they kill you." César (not his real name) is a member of the Latin Kings, a criminal drug gang in Ecuador. He was recruited by a corrupt counternarcotics police officer to work for the Albanian mafia, one of Europe's most prolific cocaine trafficking networks. BBC 9/4/2025 Feature PSNI made ‘insufficient progress’ in installing domestic abuse law – inspectors An independent review, charting the developments made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in implementing domestic abuse legislation, found "insufficient progress" had been made in two of 11 recommendations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Detective inspector has conviction for nightclub incident overturned DI Mark Portelli, who serves with Dorset Police, was originally convicted following a trial at Southampton Magistrates’ Court in December 2024. A detective inspector has had his conviction overturned after he had been previously found guilty of using threatening or abusive language outside a nightclub. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Planning application submitted for development of Surrey’s Eastern Divisional HQ Problematic RAAC was discovered in Reigate Police Station meaning that the force's Eastern Division HQ needed to move to a shared fire and rescue service building. Surrey Police has submitted its planning application for the development of its Eastern Divisional Headquarters in Leatherhead. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News Experts warn hospitals aren’t ready to face violent patients without police help NEW ZEALAND: Medical and mental health experts are warning that hospitals are not ready to take care of violent mental health patients without police support. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/4/2025 News Victoria Police lowered its entry test. Recruitment surged more than 50pc AUSTRALIA: A Victoria Police move to lower the academic standards for its entrance exam has driven a surge in new recruits, with 159 applicants able to skip the test altogether. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News “More than an action plan”: Govt will take ‘specific actions’ to confront organised crime NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand faces significant obstacles to take down organised crime groups. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 9/4/2025 Audio, News The challenge of deepfakes: Legislative efforts to combat AI-generated content Last month the Spanish Council of Ministers adopted draft legislation that could introduce punitive fines for tech companies who fail to correctly label artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content, in a bid to tackle ‘deepfakes’; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the aims of the bill, as well as the impact more widely of the European Union’s AI Act, which could have significant implications both for tech companies and for the police use of AI. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Annual Review of the Effectiveness of Part 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021- Year Two Progress Review In 2023-24, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) recorded 32,763 domestic abuse incidents and 19,954 domestic abuse crimes. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) 9/4/2025 Report Second annual review of Domestic Abuse legislation published CJI Chief Inspector Jacqui Durkin has published the Year Two Progress Review of the effectiveness of Part 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021(the Act). Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) 9/4/2025 News Southport Inquiry opens to examine attack and response lessons The first phase of the Southport Inquiry has begun, following the conviction of the perpetrator of the 2024 attack that left three young girls dead. Emergency Services Times 9/4/2025 News Dyfed-Powys Police Chief Constable set to retire After a 25-year career, the Chief Constable of the police force covering Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys has announced his retirement. Emergency Services Times 9/4/2025 News A review of law enforcement and criminal justice bodies in the British Virgin Islands: Volume 2 – a road map for 2025 to 2035 We carried out this review at the request of the then Governor of the BVI, John James Rankin CMG, in response to recommendations 38 and 41 of the 2022 Commission of Inquiry report. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 9/4/2025 Report A review of law enforcement and criminal justice bodies in the British Virgin Islands: Volume 2 – a road map for 2025 to 2035 Today, we published volume two of a review commissioned by the then Governor of the British Virgin Islands John James Rankin CMG. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 9/4/2025 News ‘Chilling’ tool aims to predict who will kill by using personal data The Ministry of Justice is working with researchers on a test project that uses algorithms to identify patterns to improve public safety The Times - Subscription at source 9/4/2025 News «228229230231232233234235236Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
