Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98467 total results. Showing results 48901 to 48920 «244224432444244524462447244824492450Next ›Last » Police Scotland admit failings ‘materially contributed’ to M9 death Police Scotland has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings and fined £100,000 over the death of a couple who lay in a crashed car at the side of the M9 for three days before being discovered. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/9/2021 News Custody suite re-opening fast-tracked to ‘lock up more criminals’ The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has fast-tracked the re-opening of a custody suite to support a renewed focus on arresting more offenders and “locking them up”. Police Professional 7/9/2021 News The cocaine market: More competitive and more violent The increased diversification of the supply at source has led to more violence, says the new Europol-UNODC “Cocaine Insights Report” Europol 7/9/2021 News Statement from the Chief Constable following proceedings at the High Court in Edinburgh today Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said: “Lamara Bell and John Yuill’s deaths were a tragedy and my thoughts today are with their children, families and friends. Police Scotland 7/9/2021 News All frontline police officers could receive enhanced first aid training to treat bomb blast and shrapnel injuries, Manchester Arena inquiry told The National Police Chiefs' Council is said to be 'actively looking' at the change in the wake of the 2017 atrocity Manchester Evening News 7/9/2021 News Academics tell UK lords that folk aren’t keen on predictive policing, facial recognition, heightened surveillance Senior UK lawmakers are being warned of an emerging pushback against the use of smart technology such as facial recognition, increased surveillance, and predictive policing to fight crime. The Register 7/9/2021 News Police chiefs and Federation criticise ‘vague’ and ‘statistically insignificant’ IOPC Taser review A recent Independent Office for Police Conduct report made a raft of recommendations based on a review of 101 cases of the police use of Taser over a five-year period; but the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Police Federation have both criticised the report for being ‘vague’, ‘statistically insignificant’ and failing to engage with policing, as Policing Insight Editor Keith Potter reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/9/2021 Feature The Uplift balancing act: The challenge of matching recruitment to retirements, transferees and service leavers The UK Government’s ‘Uplift’ initiative to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales is well underway, but the challenge of balancing new recruits with those leaving posts means not all forces are expanding at the same rate; in the latest in a series of articles on the police workforce, Policing Insight’s Ian Wiggett looks at the key issues of service leavers and joiners, the pandemic effect and the need for more accurate data. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/9/2021 Analysis, Feature Evaluation of Potential Cryptocurrency Development Ability in Terrorist Financing Terrorist financing is the economic basis of terrorist activities and the lifeline of terrorist organizations. In recent years, terrorist organizations have gradually come to use cryptocurrency to finance their activities based on traditional ways of raising funds. The anonymity of cryptocurrency is attractive to terrorist organizations, but its use remains at a low level. To explore the future development ability of cryptocurrency in terrorist financing, we study its internal characteristics and development status, as well as the supervisory systems of international organizations. This study hopes to enhance our understanding of the potential risks of cryptocurrency and serve as a reference for the fight against terrorist financing in the international community. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 7/9/2021 Research article Delta, B.C. police track speeders and racers using drone CANADA: Police in Delta, B.C. have charged a motorist with excessive speeding after using a drone to spot and track them on Tsawwassen First Nation lands along Highway 17. Driving (Canada) 7/9/2021 News Politicians and police organizations aren’t giving officers the training they actually need to succeed CANADA: Lisa Deveau is a former officer with the Ottawa Police Service. She has a master’s degree in social work. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 7/9/2021 Feature, Opinion Army assisting Gardaí in ‘very significant’ search operation targeting assets of Limerick crime gang REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Members of the Defence Forces are today assisting An Garda Siochana in a “very significant” series of search operations targeting the assets of a criminal network based in Limerick. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 7/9/2021 News Seven cars worth €270,000 seized in Garda money laundering investigation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Seven vehicles worth collectively about €270,000 were seized by gardaí as part of an investigation into money laundering in west Dublin on Monday. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 7/9/2021 News Garda HQ rebuffs charges of racism in IHREC report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda HQ is questioning the basis upon which the State’s human rights body has accused members of the force of holding “negative attitudes” towards ethnic minorities, and of engaging in racial profiling. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 7/9/2021 News 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 7/9/2021 News Police Scotland admits failures over M9 crash death Police Scotland has admitted that failures in its call handling system "materially contributed" to a young woman's death following a car crash on the M9 six years ago. BBC 7/9/2021 News Scheme cuts officer time spent at hospitals with detainees An innovative team that uses private security staff to support police detainees or people during mental health episodes has saved the equivalent of ten weeks of officer time in three months. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/9/2021 News More than half of Police Scotland’s officers want access to firearms. More than half of Scotland's officers suggested they would like to be able to carry a handgun according to a new poll . Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/9/2021 News More than half of Police Scotland officers would carry a gun, poll shows More than half of Scotland’s police officers suggested they would like to be able to carry a handgun, according to a survey by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF). Police Professional 7/9/2021 News Genuine investment needed not ‘government scrabbling about’ The National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has stressed the need for genuine investment, rather than rushed new policies, as he responded to leaked government proposals of establishing a reservist police force. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 7/9/2021 News «244224432444244524462447244824492450Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
