Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98553 total results. Showing results 48421 to 48440 «241824192420242124222423242424252426Next ›Last » Police Scotland confirm four-fold increase in Taser officers Police Scotland have confirmed plans for a four-fold increase in Taser officers in response to a rising number of assaults on frontline staff. BBC 29/9/2021 News What can police do about conspiracy theories? Policing globally has been at the forefront of encouraging and in many cases enforcing compliance with pandemic lockdowns and legislation – a role which has often brought officers into direct confrontation with COVID-19 conspiracy theorists; Policing and Emergency Management Lecturer Dr Nick Evans of the University of Tasmania looks at the challenges presented by conspiracy theories, and what (if anything) policing could and should do to counteract them. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/9/2021 Analysis, Feature Tories have ‘defunded the police’, says shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds tells Labour conference he will not take money away from police forces The Guardian 29/9/2021 News At least 15 women killed by police officers in past 12 years At least 15 serving or former police officers have been responsible for killing women since 2009, research has suggested. The Times - Subscription at source 29/9/2021 News At least 15 serving or former police have killed women in UK since 2009 Majority of the women killed by former officers had been their partners, according to the Femicide Census The Guardian 29/9/2021 News At least 15 serving or former police have killed women in UK since 2009, reveal shocking new figures As former Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens is sentenced for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard today, new data highlights the need for a renewed focus on police violence towards women. Stylist 29/9/2021 Feature Short-term sentences for shoplifters with drug addictions ‘do not work’, says PCC The police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has defended her views that “short-term sentences don’t work for drug addicts who steal”. Police Professional 28/9/2021 News Pandemic fuels need for greater use of technology in public safety The Covid-19 pandemic has made the public more open to the use of advanced technologies by the emergency services. Police Professional 28/9/2021 News Firefighters ‘should not earn more for dealing with terrorists’ Firefighters should not receive additional pay to compensate them for dealing with marauding terrorist attacks (MTAs) as doing so is already part and parcel of their work, the Chief Inspector of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services has said. Police Professional 28/9/2021 News Letter from Sir Thomas Winsor: marauding terrorist attacks Sir Thomas Winsor, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services, has written to the London Fire Commissioner and the Chief Fire Officer of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service regarding a proposed pay increase to compensate firefighters for responding to marauding terrorist attacks. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 28/9/2021 News PCC stresses importance of public’s role in fighting serious organised crime The public needs to work with police forces, and the National Crime Agency, to help tackle the scourge of criminal gangs. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 28/9/2021 News National Chair speaks to Daily Mail about the failing road system Motorways are dangerous and unforgiving places at the best of times. Anyone who has been forced to retreat on to the hard shoulder knows that reality. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 28/9/2021 News Police acknowledge findings of IPCA report NEW ZEALAND: Police acknowledge the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) findings released today regarding officers' use of force following the arrest of a man required to undergo an evidential breath test. New Zealand Police 28/9/2021 News Brad Hazzard contradicts police chief on enforcement of vaccine rules AUSTRALIA: Police commissioner says officers will not be walking through cafes and pubs to check vaccine passports, but health minister says ‘they have no choice’ The Guardian 28/9/2021 News Dublin Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland urges city’s young people to ‘keep away’ from crime gangs preying on communities IRELAND: Dublin Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland has pleaded with young people to “keep away” from the crime gangs preying on communities across the capital. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 28/9/2021 News Stormont calls on governments to address allegations of collusion IRELAND: The Stormont Assembly has passed a motion calling on the Irish and British governments to fulfil obligations under human rights laws to provide effective investigations into claims of state collusion in terrorist murders. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 28/9/2021 New Brunswick coroner’s inquest begins into 2020 police killing of Rodney Levi CANADA: Selection of a coroner’s jury began today for an inquest into the June 2020 police killing of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick. The Record (Canada) 28/9/2021 News RCMP mishandled teen’s sexual assault claim, says watchdog in new Mountie misconduct reports CANADA: CRCC also found Mounties made arrests without reasonable grounds CBC News (Canada) 28/9/2021 News At least 15 women killed by police officers in past 12 years At least 15 serving or former police officers have been responsible for killing women since 2009, research has suggested. The Times - Subscription at source 28/9/2021 News The Geography of Police Killings Utilising Crowdsourced Data Police have the legal authority to use deadly force, but its use has resulted in a backlash in some communities. This county-level analysis of 2,200 civilian deaths by police in the United States from 2015 and 2016 considers whether deadly force is primarily in response to high levels of crime (a consensus approach) or is the result of police response in socially and economically disadvantaged communities (a conflict approach). The results indicate that factors associated with economic and structural disadvantage matter more than levels of crime in accounting for the presence and number of police-involved deaths Howard Journal of Criminal Justice - Registration at source 28/9/2021 Research article «241824192420242124222423242424252426Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
