Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93900 total results. Showing results 50281 to 50300 «251125122513251425152516251725182519Next ›Last » Police bolstered with 6,620 extra officers and extra funding Government on track to bring in 20,000 more officers by 2023 and makes £20m available to crack down on crime including burglary and theft. Home Office 29/1/2021 News Forensic linguists can make or break a court case. So who are they and what do they do? In an increasingly digital world, the role of forensic linguistics will be crucial to law enforcement as an aid to correctly identifying text authors and voices, so investment in research and awareness raising among police officers and the judiciary, are vital to its success. Georgina Heydon outlines how this powerful, yet little known, tool can be integrated into investigations. Policing Insight 29/1/2021 Feature Priti Patel vows to make communities safer with £20m boost to tackle crime Priti Patel vowed to make communities safer by giving police and councils £20million to tackle neighbourhood crimes such as burglary and robbery. Express 29/1/2021 News CPD for superintendents: Why the need for development never stops The Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA), which represents officers in forces across England and Wales as well as those in the Isle of Man, Bermuda and Gibraltar, recently announced the launch of a programme of CPD events for superintendents, in collaboration with the College of Policing; PSA President Paul Griffiths discusses why the need for professional development never ends, regardless of rank. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/1/2021 Feature, Opinion UK trialling NZ police hijab design NEW ZEALAND: UK police are trialling the same hijab design used in New Zealand. In November, Zeena Ali became the first in New Zealand to don a police-issued hijab as part of her uniform. It took 16 months from July 2019 to design and implement. A police spokesperson said the Leicestershire police are so impressed, that they are now trialling the Massey University design for their staff. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 29/1/2021 News Police could be powerless to stop people flying off on holiday during coronavirus lockdown, top officer warns Police may be powerless to stop tourists leaving the country, a top officer suggested yesterday. Martin Hewitt, chairman of the National Police Chiefs' Council, said forces will carry out extra Covid patrols at airports and ports. But he suggested officers may not have the power to stop holidaymakers getting on flights. Mail Online 29/1/2021 News Police bolstered with 6,620 extra officers and extra funding Government on track to bring in 20,000 more officers by 2023 and makes £20m available to crack down on crime including burglary and theft. Home Office 29/1/2021 News Coronavirus vaccine ‘denied to police officers after Welsh Government intervention’ It is understood that officers at South Wales Police were set to be offered the vaccine as batches were due to expire but it was stopped by the Welsh Government Wales Online 29/1/2021 News Top police chief urges Canada to decriminalize hard-drug possession CANADA: TORONTO -- The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. CTV News (Canada) 28/1/2021 News PSA gives evidence to Home Affairs Select Committee over concerns around the police complaints process The Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) has raised concerns around the police complaints process, as part of a government-led inquiry. Police Superintendents' Association (PSA) 28/1/2021 News NYPD officers to get training on speaking up against bad policing USA: New program teaches officers to step in when another officer uses excessive force or goes against police department guidelines Wall Street Journal (USA) 28/1/2021 News Joint operation sees two members of British Army arrested on firearms offences Two serving members of the British Army have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences. Police Professional 28/1/2021 News Radicalisation and retention: how long can the police hold data about a person allegedly vulnerable to radicalisation? If concerns are raised that a person might be vulnerable to radicalisation, how long can a police force hold data about that person? This was the question facing the High Court in the case of R (II) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2020] EWHC 2528 (Admin), which held that the police's continued retention of data a sixteen year old was contrary to the Data Protection Act 2018 and article 8. In finding this, the court held that a force’s retention of data must be proportionate, what is proportionate in any given situation is fact-specific and that when the police cease to be able to identify a policing purpose for continued retention of personal data, it should be deleted. UK Police Law Blog 28/1/2021 Analysis, Feature Interview with new Fresno Chief Paco Balderrama USA: Paco Balderrama was sworn in as Chief of Police in Fresno, California on January 11 after a 22-year career with the Oklahoma City Police Department, where he retired as a deputy chief. He spoke with PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler about his career and his plans for the agency. Police Executive Research Forum 28/1/2021 Feature, Interview, Opinion SPA welcomes extra funding in Scottish Budget as “a strong vote of confidence” in the police The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) says the additional £60 million in revenue funding proposed in today’s (January 28) draft Budget announcement by the Scottish government “represents a strong vote of confidence” in the country’s police service. Police Professional 28/1/2021 News Government meets 6,000 uplift target two months early At 6250 new recruits, the Home Office has exceeded its target for signing up new police officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/1/2021 News Merseyside PCC begins search for new chief constable Merseyside's police and crime commissioner has decided not to appoint an interim chief but to find a long term replacement for Andy Cooke within eight weeks. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/1/2021 News NPCC urges Department of Health to step in over unused vaccines Martin Hewitt has used the DH to formally enable officers to access unused COVID-19 jabs, saying it was 'ridiculous' to waste them. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/1/2021 News Federation calls for consistent long-term recruitment programme Latest figures from the Home Office which revealed its recruitment drive is on track have been cautiously welcomed by the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) as it calls for a consistent long-term recruitment programme. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 28/1/2021 News World Class Policing Awards are postponed to 2022 Given the global pandemic, the World Class Policing Awards team regret to announce that the hugely successful World Class Policing Awards will now be postponed until 2022. Policing Insight 28/1/2021 News «251125122513251425152516251725182519Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
