Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115905 total results. Showing results 48341 to 48360 «241424152416241724182419242024212422Next ›Last » Home Office updates Strategic Policing Requirement For the first time since 2015, the Home Office has published an updated Strategic Policing Requirement (SPR). It sets out the national threats and national capabilities to counter those threats and applies to police forces in England and Wales. Police Oracle 22/2/2023 News Off-duty police officer in ‘critical but stable’ condition after Omagh shooting Senior officer was reportedly approached by two gunmen while coaching a youth football team The Guardian 22/2/2023 News Lancashire’s PCC announces independent Nicola Bulley case review Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Andrew Snowden has commissioned the College of Policing to undertake a full independent review. College of Policing 22/2/2023 News Who commits domestic abuse? The lessons of our research for preventing serious violence Last year Crest Advisory was funded by the Home Office to conduct research into the offending patterns of domestic abusers in the West Midlands. We are now publishing this research, along with the key implications for practitioners working with domestic abuse perpetrators and those at risk of offending. Our findings are timely as public bodies in each area across England and Wales are required to work together to prevent serious violence as part of a new statutory duty. The Serious Violence Duty came into effect at the end of January. Each local area can develop its own definition of ‘serious violence’, as long as it’s based on evidence. Crest’s work, helping local agencies prepare for and implement the duty, suggests domestic abuse should be considered in local area strategic needs assessments, as it is sometimes an indicator of further serious violence. Crest Advisory 22/2/2023 Analysis, Feature Child abuse material found on VR headsets, police data shows Paedophiles are using VR headsets to view and store child abuse imagery, crime figures show for the first time. The NSPCC obtained the data after a Freedom of Information request to all 45 forces in the UK about numbers of child abuse image offences. BBC 22/2/2023 News Nicola Bulley: Police handling of case to be reviewed Police handling of the disappearance of Nicola Bulley is to be the subject of an independent review, Lancashire's police and crime commissioner has said. BBC 22/2/2023 News Twitter, TikTok and Google forced to reveal what they do to combat child abuse AUSTRALIA: Legal notice from eSafety commissioner comes after Twitter’s massive job cuts to its Australian and safety teams The Guardian 22/2/2023 News Peterborough region police explain naming policies CANADA: Many police services across Ontario have adopted a new policy when it comes to publicly identifying the accused in crimes. And now in some cases, they aren’t identifying victims in fatal collisions. Tricia Mason reports. Global News (Canada) 22/2/2023 News Drug decriminalization in province ‘premature’ says Alberta police chiefs CANADA: The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP) said it would be “incredibly premature” to decriminalize drug possession in the province, adding community safety must be the priority. The association said Wednesday a “systemic and ordered approach” must be in place before the province can consider decriminalizing drugs. Global News (Canada) 22/2/2023 News NSW Police reveal number of officers applying to leave the force AUSTRALIA: Senior NSW Police figures have revealed the shocking number of officers applying to leave the force, with fears of a “mass exodus” of experienced officers. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 22/2/2023 News Alta. government commits nearly $10M to possible Grande Prairie city police force CANADA: The City of Grande Prairie is pondering the creation of a municipal police that could take over from the RCMP by 2027. Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis says the Alberta government is willing to give the northwestern Alberta city of 64,000 people $9.7 million over two years to help defray an estimated $19-million cost of making a swap. Ellis said other, unnamed Alberta cities currently policed by RCMP are also considering a municipal or regional police service. He wouldn't give a number. The province would entertain funding those transitions, too, he said. CBC News (Canada) 22/2/2023 News ‘Changing the justice system’: Victorian Liberal Brad Battin goes from tough on crime to keeping people out of jail AUSTRALIA: ‘Changing the justice system’: Victorian Liberal Brad Battin goes from tough on crime to keeping people out of jail Exclusive: former police officer says those who commit low-level crimes should not be in prisons Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Benita Kolovos Wed 22 Feb 2023 14.00 GMT After years of tough-on-crime policies being pushed by the Victorian Coalition, Liberal MP Brad Battin is pursuing a different goal: using money currently spent locking people up to keep them out of prison. The Guardian 22/2/2023 News ‘Recipe for disaster’: Queensland bail law that overrides children’s human rights won’t work, experts say AUSTRALIA: Experts say there is zero evidence to support Annastacia Palaszczuk’s controversial decision to pursue criminal charges against Queensland children who breach bail. The Guardian 22/2/2023 News Team effort to deliver supplies NEW ZEALAND: Tairāwhiti Police and Te Runanganui O Ngāti Porou (TRONP) joined forces to deliver over 200 hot roast meals to kaimahi (workers) and pakeke (elders) in Ruatoria and Tokomaru Bay on Tuesday (21 February). New Zealand Police 22/2/2023 News Landmark Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 begins its legislative journey REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Minister for Justice, Simon Harris, is pleased to announce that the landmark Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 is being debated at Second Stage in Dáil Éireann today, marking the beginning of its legislative journey. The Minister of State with responsibility for Law Reform and Youth Justice, James Browne, introduced the Bill to the Dáil today on the Minister’s behalf. The Bill will deliver on many recommendations made by the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI), marking a new departure for policing in Ireland. It provides a comprehensive and robust framework of accountability, governance and oversight of policing and security and a new approach to community safety, focused on the need for collaboration and coordination Government of Ireland 22/2/2023 News Pioneering women in An Garda Síochána tell their stories: ‘I loved being on the street. I think I laughed my way around it’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: One of the very first women to join An Garda Síochána has said she joined the force simply “for a job”. Sarah O'Sullivan was among the first group of women who joined the Gardaí and was speaking at the launch of a new book celebrating women in the force through the years. Twelve women joined An Garda Síochána in 1959, at a time when women who were married were not allowed to work in the public service. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 22/2/2023 News Operation Cobalt: Cambridge police disrupt methamphetamine manufacture and distribution NEW ZEALAND: Cambridge Police investigating the supply and manufacture of methamphetamine, as part of Operation Cobalt, have significantly disrupted the operations of drug suppliers in the township. New Zealand Police 22/2/2023 News Nicola Bulley police also failed our sister, say family of Kiena Dawes The family of a young mother who killed herself have claimed that she was failed by the same police force that has overseen the search for Nicola Bulley. The Times - Subscription at source 22/2/2023 News Nicola Bulley: investigation into police handling of case Watchdog to examine welfare check by officers two weeks before disappearance The Times - Subscription at source 22/2/2023 News Ex-Police Federation chairman John Apter faces gross misconduct case The former national chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales is to face gross misconduct proceedings following an investigation into two allegations of sexual assault. BBC 22/2/2023 News «241424152416241724182419242024212422Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
