Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100269 total results. Showing results 461 to 480 «202122232425262728Next ›Last » Organised crime and mental health: Police Commissioner NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand is losing the fight against transnational, serious, organised crime. That's the finding from a Ministerial Advisory Report released this week which also shows methamphetamine consumption is sky rocketing. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/4/2025 News Nearly $20M spent on policing Toronto protests related to Israel-Hamas war: report CANADA: Toronto police say the cost of policing protests related to the Israel-Hamas war and proactively engaging with the city’s Jewish and Muslim communities was nearly $20 million last year. Blue Line (Canada) 11/4/2025 News Quebec suspends random traffic stops by police after court rejects extension request CANADA: Quebec’s Public Security Department announced late Friday afternoon that most random traffic stops by police are suspended, days after the Court of Appeal affirmed that arbitrary road checks lead to racial profiling. Blue Line (Canada) 11/4/2025 News Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board confirms Fiona Wilson as new chief constable CANADA: Following a comprehensive national search, the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board announced that, in a unanimous decision, they have selected Fiona Wilson as the next chief constable of the Victoria Police Department (VicPD). Blue Line (Canada) 11/4/2025 News Garda in the Midlands hospitalised after being struck by car that fled scene REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda in the Midlands struck by car that fled scene. Offaly Live 11/4/2025 News Minister Collins visits Moyross Youth Diversion Programme REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister of State with responsibility for Youth Justice, Niall Collins, has visited a number of Justice agencies across Limerick City and County, including: Government of Ireland 11/4/2025 News VKPP update highlights scale of CSAE, gaps in reporting, and opportunities to improve policing A new report from the Vulnerability Knowledge Practice Programme analysing police-recorded child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) highlights the scale of the crime, gaps in reporting, and threats that could contribute to further increases in CSAE, as well as legislation and other measures that could improve the police response, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 11/4/2025 Analysis, Feature Dog attacks almost double, police force data shows The number of attacks by an out-of-control dog on people or assistance dogs has almost doubled over the last six years, a police force's data shows. BBC 11/4/2025 News Ethnic minority police officers given extra time to apply for jobs West Yorkshire police says it is using ‘positive action’ under the Equality Act 2010 to address underrepresentation The Times - Subscription at source 11/4/2025 News Officer dismissed after victimising colleague over blue light claims A Sussex officer victimised a colleague he believed had reported him for driving a police vehicle on emergency blue lights to pick up three friends from a hotel, a misconduct hearing has ruled Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/4/2025 News New neighbourhood police officers after £3m grant Humberside Police is to recruit 38 new neighbourhood policing officers after receiving £3.2m from the government. BBC 11/4/2025 News Police officers taught they have ‘white privilege’ amid positive discrimination backlash The training covered topics such as "micro-aggressions" and the difference between being "non-racist" versus "anti-racist," Express 11/4/2025 News Police officers face twice the risk of traumatic brain injuries and PTSD, survey finds Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general population. Officers who incur these injuries while on duty face more than double the risk of developing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That’s according to a new survey-based study from the University of Exeter, published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, which found a connection between traumatic brain injuries and PTSD in police officers. Authors say the findings raise concerns over the long-term effects on officers’ personal and professional lives and highlights the need for better action and support for officers who have sustained a head trauma in the workplace. University of Exeter 11/4/2025 News Rise in stop and search could save the NHS at least £2.5m a year A return to previous stop-and-search rates targeted at crime hotspots could lead to 30 fewer knife murders each year. More use of stop and search in crime hotspots in London could “significantly reduce” knife attacks and save the NHS at least £2.5 million a year, a study has found. Criminologists analysed 4.3 million stop-and-search encounters (SSE) conducted by the Metropolitan Police between 2008 and 2023, when 57,380 knife injuries were recorded. The Times - Subscription at source 11/4/2025 News Recruitment spike for Victoria Police AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police has received a spike in applications to join the force, after major changes were announced to streamline the recruitment process. Colac Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 11/4/2025 News Police Commissioner Richard Chambers on mental health callouts, methamphetamine and recruitment NEW ZEALAND: Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has outlined his priorities and stance on mental health callouts, organised crime and meeting the government's "aspirational" recruitment targets. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/4/2025 Feature, Interview Two new schemes in Essex accelerate the charging process for shoplifters Essex Police is speeding up the process of putting suspects for shop thefts before a court, says Sergeant Christian Denning, of the force’s Business Crime Team. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/4/2025 News The cause remains: Missing persons – a community intelligence-led policing perspective Given the volume of missing persons enquiries undertaken by UK police every year, and the importance of such investigations to communities, any approaches which can help to resolve enquiries or prevent people from going missing should prove hugely beneficial; former South Wales Police detective Steve Dodd, a subject matter expert on intelligence professionalisation and advocate of the community intelligence-led policing methodology (CILPM), sets out why he believes more effective neighbourhood policing backed by CILPM could deliver significant improvements. Policing Insight - Registration at source 11/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion New £20m framework opens the door to live facial recognition software in UK policing A new procurement framework worth up to £20m has been launched to support the rollout of live facial recognition (LFR) software across UK policing. Emergency Services Times 11/4/2025 News Neighbourhood policing to be rebuilt under new government guarantee Communities across England and Wales are set to see a resurgence of visible policing on their streets as the government rolls out its new Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. Emergency Services Times 11/4/2025 News «202122232425262728Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
