Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115905 total results. Showing results 48421 to 48440 «241824192420242124222423242424252426Next ›Last » Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/2/2023 News Surrey police chief wants audit of city’s ‘inflated and mischaracterized’ costings CANADA: The chief of the municipal police service in Surrey, B.C., is calling for an independent audit of the city’s costings for its policing transition, saying he’s concerned they’ve been “inflated and mischaracterized” to target the fledgling force. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 21/2/2023 News Suspended over a year, Thunder Bay deputy police chief’s future will soon be known amid leadership questions CANADA: The Toronto Police Service (TPS) has completed an investigation into serious allegations of workplace harassment and misconduct against Thunder Bay police's deputy chief, Ryan Hughes, who has been suspended for over a year, CBC News has learned. CBC News (Canada) 21/2/2023 News Police call for salary increase after fears officers will ‘leave in droves because they cannot afford to stay’ Police leaders have demanded a pay rise for officers amid fears that falling wages and a succession of scandals will see thousands quit. Mail Online 21/2/2023 News ‘A big step’ – why Govt is ruling out military police in Hawke’s Bay NEW ZEALAND: Defence Minister Andrew Little has ruled out invoking a provision in the Defence Act to allow the military to take on a policing role to help maintain law and order in cyclone-hit areas. About 1700 people remain ‘uncontactable’ as the strain of Cyclone Gabrielle begins to show on communities - including, police say, in the rise of family harm incidents in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne. ”The Defence Act is very clear. Before the Army get deployed for that sort of role, the police have to communicate that they cannot manage the situation. They’re nowhere near that situation, so the military won’t be used for that purpose,” Little said. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 21/2/2023 News Queensland to make sweeping changes to drug reform in a bid to tackle youth crime AUSTRALIA: Queensland will soon have some of the most relaxed drug laws in Australia, according to leaked emails obtained by News Corp, detailing the Palaszczuk government’s plans to sweep aside the state’s tough stance on hard drugs. The Advertiser (Australia) 21/2/2023 News Review of NSW Police Force use of force reporting AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police Force’s database does not accurately record the police’s use-of-force, according to the findings of a Law Enforcement Conduct Commission report released today. The Commission’s review identified under-reporting of police using firearms, Tasers and capsicum spray in their record-keeping database. More than 70% of the 210 official police records the Commission reviewed contained at least one error, despite supervising officers checking those records. Chief Commissioner Peter Johnson SC noted that making improvements to the data-collection system of police use-of-force record-keeping could help to improve public trust. NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) (Australia) 21/2/2023 Report More than 70% of NSW Police records of use of force contained inaccuracies, review reveals AUSTRALIA: More than 70 per cent of official New South Wales Police Force records regarding the use of force contained at least one error, a review by the state’s Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found. The Commission’s report, released Tuesday, revealed that the NSW Police Force’s database does not accurately record the police’s use of force. The review identified under-reporting of police using firearms, Tasers and capsicum spray in their record-keeping database. More than 70% of the 210 official police records the Commission reviewed contained at least one error, despite supervising officers checking those records. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 21/2/2023 News Police quietly ‘reversed’ inquest findings on Bondi deaths, inquiry told AUSTRALIA: NSW Police effectively reversed coronial findings about three potential gay-hate related murders in Bondi without speaking to dozens of persons of interest or telling the coroner, an inquiry has heard. NSW’s special commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes has heard police set up the secretive Strike Force Neiwand in 2015 to reinvestigate the deaths of Ross Warren, John Russell and Gilles Mattaini, who died or disappeared in the 1980s around Bondi’s Marks Park, a known gay beat. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 21/2/2023 News Cannabis worth €2.4m seized in special garda operation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí in Dublin have arrested two men and seized cannabis worth €2.4m during an operation in Dublin. As part of the force's Operation Tara alongside an ongoing investigation targeting serious organised crime activity in the Dublin region, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) supported by the Special Crime Task Force (SCTF), intercepted two vehicles Tallaght and searched a residential address in the Knocklyon area. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 21/2/2023 News Pressure grows on police after Nicola Bulley was found by dog walkers and it emerges police searched 5 miles away Calls are mounting for an independent inquiry into Lancashire Police’s handling of the search for Nicola Bulley after officers missed her body in the river for 23 days despite extensive search efforts. LBC 21/2/2023 News Martin Hewitt: ‘I think I’m leaving the NPCC in a good place – but we have a real challenge about public trust’ Martin Hewitt, Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, steps down in April after a four-year term leading the organisation through one of the most difficult times in UK policing: in this second of a two-part interview with strategy and business transformation leader Raj Singh, he spoke about a range of issues including the arrival of a new government under Prime Minister Boris Johnson, responding to Covid, and the challenges to be faced by the NPCC and its Chair Designate, Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, over next four years. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/2/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion Police Scotland backs out of Stonewall diversity scheme Police Scotland has withdrawn from a diversity scheme run by Stonewall, the controversial gay and transgender rights group. The Times - Subscription at source 21/2/2023 News ‘Like me, kids in state care who join gangs are searching for a place to belong’ NEW ZEALAND: I was a fully patched gang member for 12 years. I also committed crimes and did a few lags in prison. Stuff (New Zealand) 21/2/2023 Feature, Opinion, Video Tougher measures introduced to protect women and girls Domestic abusers will face tags and tougher management under new measures to protect women and girls announced by the Home Office today, Monday 20 February. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 20/2/2023 News ‘Lack of professional curiosity’ in force firearms department The IOPC has issued recommendations to Devon and Cornwall Police and the Home Office to strengthen firearms licensing controls after Jake Davison shot dead five people in August 2021. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/2/2023 News Letter to Chief Constables from NPCC VAWG Leads On Friday, 17 February, the NPCC leads for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), Rape and Serious Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse wrote to all Chief Constables in anticipation of the Home Office announcement that VAWG would be included in the Strategic Policing Requirement. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 20/2/2023 Report New maternity guide and calculator A new maternity guide and calculator is now available for our members to ensure they get the right information about entitlements and pay. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 20/2/2023 News Police spy unit caused ‘outrage and pain’ as it infiltrated leftwing groups Judge-led inquiry rules Scotland Yard unit acted in a sexist and racist way and intrusions were not justified The Guardian 20/2/2023 News Dame Lynne Owens confirmed as Met Deputy Commissioner Having served as interim Deputy Commissioner since September 2022, the Met has confirmed that Dame Lynne Owens has been appointed to the post on a permanent basis. Emergency Services Times 20/2/2023 News «241824192420242124222423242424252426Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
