Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114993 total results. Showing results 5121 to 5140 «253254255256257258259260261Next ›Last » West Midlands ‘could lose 80 police officers’ in 2026 as PCC says ‘unacceptable’ The Police and Crime Commissioner is 'deeply concerned and frustrated' after the government announced a funding shortfall totalling £41 million to policing in the West Midlands Coventry Live 5/1/2026 News Organisational justice in online harms management in UK police services: enacting a feminist ethics of care This article presents a novel integration of two theoretical concepts traditionally examined and applied separately in policing scholarship: feminist ethics of care and organisational justice. Drawing from pioneering empirical work on online harms management in UK police organisations, we analyse 52 interviews with managerial personnel from four partner forces to problematise the emphasis on organisational reputation in online harms management. By applying a feminist ethics of care lens, we theorise and demonstrate how care-based principles, such as attentiveness, relationality, and contextual responsiveness, can underpin organisationally just management strategies in practice. We propose embedding networks of care structures and dependencies within police organisations and advancing a politics of care to enhance perceptions of organisational justice among police personnel, while ensuring managerial officers are supported in and through their care relations. This theoretical integration offers new visions and actionable approaches to care which empowers police personnel and potentially translates into wider public good through more democratic policing. Our policy-oriented recommendations for online harms management are generalisable to international policing contexts and other public-facing professions beyond policing. Policing and Society 5/1/2026 Research article ‘We are lucky that Wexford is a very low crime society’ – Garda Superintendent Jarlath Duffy looks back on 2025 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Anti-social behaviour, drug-related crime, domestic violence and cyber crimes continue to be a top priority Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 5/1/2026 News NSW Police Commissioner to rule on protest ban as three arrested in Sydney AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon will rule on Tuesday whether to extend a 14-day ban on protesting on Sydney streets, just days after an unauthorised rally against the US raid on Venezuela was held in the CBD. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 5/1/2026 News Queensland invests almost $23m into Sunshine Coast police helicopters AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Government is expanding the Sunshine Coast’s police helicopter service. Under a $22.8 million investment over three years, the Sunshine Coast POLAIR base will be bolstered, with aerial operations to be extended into the Moreton Bay region. The base has seen 449 helicopter flights since January last year. Australian Aviation 5/1/2026 News Queensland Police employee faces court over alleged antisemitic online posts AUSTRALIA: A Queensland Police Service (QPS) employee has been granted bail in a Brisbane court after being charged over what prosecutors allege to be antisemitic online posts and comments. ABC News (Australia) 5/1/2026 News Canada’s rise in police-reported drug offences is not so simple CANADA: In October 2025, Statistics Canada released a report highlighting the country’s police-reported drug offences. Noteworthy among its findings was that after 12 consecutive years of decline, the rate of police-reported drug crime in Canada increased 13% from 2023 to 2024: the largest increases came from simple drug possession (i.e. having or holding a small amount of drugs for your own personal use), followed by trafficking (i.e. selling or providing drugs to another person). This is despite reforms over the past five years requiring federal law enforcement to explore alternatives to criminal charges for simple possession, as well as several provinces claiming to have decriminalised or deprioritised charges for this offence. Talking Drugs 5/1/2026 Feature, Opinion Mounted unit ceremonial kit returned Ceremonial equipment used by West Midlands Police's mounted unit before it disbanded in 1999 has been returned to the force. BBC 5/1/2026 News AI, wellbeing, leadership and reform; the policing challenges of 2025 and what they mean for the next 12 months As law enforcement around the world prepares to face the challenges of 2026, Editor Keith Potter looks back over the key issues Policing Insight covered in 2025 – from structural reform and the approaches to ongoing and evolving crime threats, to workforce wellbeing, the opportunities from artificial intelligence and new technology, and leadership insights – and how these may affect the next 12 months. Policing Insight 5/1/2026 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Inside South Georgia: Governing the edge of the world At the far edge of the South Atlantic, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have no permanent residents, no airport, and can only be reached after days at sea. In this Policing TV interview, Ian Tomson-Smith speaks with Laura Willis, Chief Executive of the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (and former UK police officer), about what it takes to run and protect such a remote UK territory. Laura explains how a tiny team delivers everything from environmental protection and tourism management to policing and major incident response. She describes government officers who are also sworn reserve constables, the realities of isolation and harsh conditions, and the challenge of keeping both people and a globally important ecosystem safe at “the very end of the world.” PolicingTV 5/1/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Police could use AI to improve quality of rape trial evidence Sarah Crew, chief of Avon and Somerset police, explains how new tools could also lessen trauma for victims by making investigations more efficient The Times - Subscription at source 4/1/2026 News Shoplifters almost certain to avoid prison Only 2pc of convicted store thieves sent to jail as retail crime soars to record levels The Telegraph - Subscription at source 4/1/2026 News Police could use AI to improve quality of rape trial evidence Sarah Crew, chief of Avon and Somerset police, explains how new tools could also lessen trauma for victims by making investigations more efficient The Times - Subscription at source 4/1/2026 News New roads police team for major construction work A police force is hiring a road team to escort abnormal loads heading to and from nationally significant infrastructure projects such as Sizewell C nuclear power station. BBC 4/1/2026 News Police drew up false evidence after decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans Leaked files show West Midlands officers found retrospective ‘intelligence’ to justify barring football supporters The Times - Subscription at source 4/1/2026 News Cop transforms into frog according to AI generated police report USA: In December 2025, a test of AI report-writing tools in Heber City, Utah, produced a police report claiming an officer had shape-shifted into a frog after misinterpreting background audio from the Disney film “The Princess and the Frog,” forcing the department to explain how such a basic reality check failed. As more U.S. agencies quietly adopt generative AI systems like Axon’s Draft One to turn body-camera audio into official reports, the central question is whether any promised efficiency gains outweigh the new risks to accuracy, accountability and due process. Forbes 4/1/2026 News A research-focused framework for empirical method validation in digital and multimedia evidence This article presents a research-focused structured framework for validating empirical methods in digital and multimedia forensic science. Grounded in foundational principles from traditional forensic disciplines, the framework bridges methodological gaps by adapting validation strategies used in trace evidence, toxicology, and DNA analysis. It emphasizes reproducibility, legal defensibility, and operational applicability, integrating scientific guidance and recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, alongside the Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the Daubert criteria. The framework comprises 10 iterative steps, including custom dataset control, pilot phase calibration, formalized error mapping, and embedded community review. It supports both full empirical validation and interim litigation-focused adaptation, enabling forensic practitioners to meet evidentiary standards without compromising scientific integrity. By elevating statistical planning, transparency, and reproducibility, the framework advances the credibility and courtroom readiness of digital and multimedia forensic methods. Journal of Forensic Sciences 4/1/2026 Research article Call for more honorary police recruits in Jersey People are being urged to join an honorary police service to help fill vacancies and support communities. The service in Jersey is looking for more volunteers to help with tasks including speed and road checks and assisting with searches for missing people searches. BBC 4/1/2026 News Sydney police officer charged with using technology to harass, offend woman AUSTRALIA: A Sydney police officer has been charged after allegedly using communications technology to menace, harass or offend a woman following an investigation. Sky News 4/1/2026 News Death in custody investigation launched after fatal crash on SA rural highway AUSTRALIA: A fatal crash involving a driver who was allegedly evading police on a rural South Australian highway is being investigated as a death in custody, one of the force's assistant commissioners has confirmed. The 33-year-old driver died at the scene of the crash on the Eyre Highway, police said, which happened after road spikes were used on the allegedly stolen car on Saturday. ABC News (Australia) 4/1/2026 News «253254255256257258259260261Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
