Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115936 total results. Showing results 46381 to 46400 «231623172318231923202321232223232324Next ›Last » Police alarmed by weapons seized at Adelaide Airport, issuing warning to travellers passing through terminal AUSTRALIA: Police say there has been a rise in the number of weapons and banned items being brought into Adelaide Airport by passengers over the past six months, issuing a warning to travellers. Australian Federal Police (AFP) Sergeant Paul Everingham said 35 credit card knives — knives concealed in credit cards — were found at departure screening points at the airport since November last year. Sergeant Everingham said ammunition, knuckle dusters, spud guns, gel blasters and knives have also been confiscated from passengers in the past six months. ABC News (Australia) 14/4/2023 News Australian Federal Police quit using controversial spit hoods in Canberra after review finds risks cannot be justified AUSTRALIA: The Australian Federal Police (AFP), which includes ACT Policing, has stopped its controversial use of spit hoods, conceding its own review had found the practice posed unjustifiable risks. ACT's Chief Police Officer Neil Gaughan last year revealed officers had used a spit hood on a 16-year-old girl at the Canberra City watch house. ABC News (Australia) 14/4/2023 News Queensland police ban the use of chokeholds in arrests, last jurisdiction in Australia to do so AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) have banned the use of a chokehold or stranglehold during arrests for all officers, effective immediately. Queensland was the last state or territory to discontinue the use of the move, formally known as the Lateral Vascular Neck Restraint (LVNR). The ban comes after the death of two men in the last five years who were subject to a chokehold during their arrests. ABC News (Australia) 14/4/2023 News NSW police breached body-worn camera policies during shooting death of Indigenous man, coroner finds AUSTRALIA: A coroner delivering findings into the police shooting death of Indigenous man Stanley Russell said officers seriously breached their own policies on body-worn cameras during the incident. The New South Wales deputy state coroner Carmel Forbes also recommended policy changes on how police handle people with intellectual disabilities, and urged them to clarify rules on when officers need to wear body cameras. The Guardian 14/4/2023 News NZ intelligence agencies de-anonymise extremists, counter quantum computing threats NEW ZEALAND: Nineteen agencies are rolling out new encryption standards to stay ahead of quantum computing threats. Reseller News (New Zealand) 14/4/2023 News Kiwi police work with Hong Kong force accused of brutality NEW ZEALAND: A police force accused of operating by force rather than trust has been offering up lessons to New Zealand on how to handle riots, to the concern of an international human rights group and a Kiwi MP newsroom (New Zealand) 14/4/2023 News Pioneering US police training program offers recruits an undergraduate and master’s degree As the debate continues in many countries about police training and qualifications, a pioneering US programme in Massachusetts is offering recruits the opportunity to achieve both an undergraduate and master’s degree alongside their qualification to serve as a full-time officer; Programme Director Lisa Lane McCarty spoke to Policing Insight’s Christine Townsend about the degree debate, professionalizing police training, and the challenges of making “better human beings”. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/4/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion NHS to free up police by attending mental health call-outs Agreement with trusts is equivalent of 450 new officers a year The Times - Subscription at source 14/4/2023 News Visiting Humberside’s Neighbourhood Policing team (Part 3) In this third of three videos focusing on the Humberside's Neighbourhood Policing Team based at Cromwell Road, Grimsby, Inspector Tom Stevens looks at how the Neighbourhood team - working with other relevant agencies across Humberside - plans to deliver yet more improvements to the work that they, together, deliver to local communities in the Force area.. PolicingTV 14/4/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Met officers guilty over WhatsApp group mocking Katie Price’s son Racist, sexist, homophobic chat mocked disabled including Harvey, 20 The Times - Subscription at source 13/4/2023 News Booking opens for FCN Digital Forensic Forum 2023 The Forensic Capability Network has opened bookings for its first ever Digital Forensic Forum which will be held on Tuesday 9th May. Forensic Capability Network 13/4/2023 News More than 400 victims forced into marriage in UK over past year Sky News spoke to a charity focused on ending honour-based abuse, Karma Nirvana. It found only three police forces out of 43 were equipped to deal with these kinds of offences. Sky News 13/4/2023 News Eight Met officers guilty of misconduct over discriminatory WhatsApp messages Officers and former officers found guilty of ‘gross misconduct’ over texts, including some making fun of Katie Price’s disabled son The Guardian 13/4/2023 News UK Police spend more time solving social media conundrums than fighting crime The move came after an evaluation of officer productivity revealed that 443,000 hours—equivalent to attending 220,000 domestic abuse occurrences or 270,000 burglaries—are wasted filling out paperwork and doing pointless administrative jobs First Post 13/4/2023 News NPCC responds to changes to crime recording The Home Office have today (13 April) announced changes to crime recording processes. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 13/4/2023 News Police given more time to focus on solving crimes and protecting public National Police Chiefs’ Council estimates changes to recording processes will save 443,000 hours of police time a year. Home Office 13/4/2023 News Give the police and civil service more firing power Britain’s healthy sacking culture must extend to the bloated, heavily unionised public sector The Times 13/4/2023 Feature, Opinion ‘Worrying trend’ of legal threats against sexual assault survivors, says Jess Phillips Cease and desist letters mean cases often don’t reach court, say experts, amid calls for law to be reformed The Guardian 13/4/2023 News Being rude or insulting is not a police matter, says minister Police officers will not record “frivolous” allegations of offensive speech in a shake-up of how crimes are logged by forces. Policing minister Chris Philp said officers are “not the thought police” and being rude or insulting is not a “police matter” as he announced Government plans coming into force next month which could see rows with neighbours and Twitter spats not logged as offences. The Independent 13/4/2023 News ‘Women will be more at risk from their partners’: Ex-victims’ commissioner blasts Home Office for plans to stop police from recording ‘trivial’ neighbour rows and warns it could see rise in domestic violence and murder Former Victims' Commissioner Dame Vera Baird has tonight warned that women could be at more risk from their abusive partners due to new rules for police officers which will stop them recording 'trivial' callouts. Police will stop logging neighbour and domestic rows, Twitter spats and rude letters as offences under a major shake-up by the Home Office. Chris Philp, the policing minister, believes removing the need to record 'trivial' incidents will save police 443,000 hours a year on bureaucracy and filling in crime reports. Mail Online 13/4/2023 News «231623172318231923202321232223232324Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
