Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 101937 total results. Showing results 52781 to 52800 «263626372638263926402641264226432644Next ›Last » Custody is not an appropriate place for people suffering with mental ill health After media reports highlighted the difficulties policing faces in detaining people experiencing mental ill health, due to shortages in beds, the APCC's Mental Health and Custody leads PCCs Lisa Townsend and PCC Emily Spurrell have issued a statement. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 23/8/2021 News We support any measures which toughen regulations on the importation and breeding of dogs As the Government announced a consultation on measures to tackle puppy smuggling, Sussex PCC Katy Bourne said dog owners and the wider public would welcome the chance to have their say on proposed new powers. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 23/8/2021 News UK food firms beg ministers to let them use prisoners to ease labour shortages Meat processors and others say they must have more day release workers as they cannot find enough staff The Guardian 23/8/2021 News Police Scotland’s rapid response fleet decimated over fears car engines will explode at high speeds, insiders reveal Police Scotland’s high-speed road response fleet has been decimated over concerns car engines will erupt in a fireball, insiders have revealed. The Scottish Sun 23/8/2021 News Tracking the Uplift: Officer numbers rise, but ‘levelling up’ may still lead to a landscape of winners and losers Almost two years after Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to recruit an 'Uplift' of 20,000 additional police officers, latest workforce figures show that the officer headcount has increased significantly; but in this first in a series of articles looking at the changing police workforce, Policing Insight's Ian Wiggett explains why a return to 2010 staffing levels will need to be more than just a numbers game, and how Government attempts to 'level up' could still leave a landscape of inequality. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/8/2021 Analysis, Feature Chief constables seek Home Office review of crime recording as ‘ludicrous’ rules distort figures Chief constables have called for a Home Office review of crime recording because the “ludicrous” rules would count a threat involving a potato peeler as a knife crime. The Times - Subscription at source 23/8/2021 News Taliban will join UK terror list to discourage would-be British jihadis Move is being planned this week as MI5 warn the UK's risk of terrorist attack has risen since the Taliban's victory in Kabul The Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/8/2021 News Most Scots back online system to catch dangerous drivers, poll finds Public would back an online system to upload and report footage of dangerous driving to Police Scotland, according to a poll. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/8/2021 News Queensland police spend 40 per cent of their time on domestic violence calls AUSTRALIA: Frontline police officers in Queensland are spending 40 per cent of their time attending to domestic and family violence incidents. More than 1300 online reports and 205 registrations for SMS reporting have been made since April last year, when additional reporting options were introduced. WA Today (Australia) 22/8/2021 News Crimes of Violence Reform the Police by Recruiting Women How to transform police culture and reduce killings. Psychology today 22/8/2021 Feature Police consider shutting down transport system for future protests AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police will consider the unprecedented step of shutting down public transport to counter future anti-lockdown protests, and said they would once again use new paramilitary anti-riot teams if needed to confront increasingly violent demonstrations. The Age (Australia) 22/8/2021 News Cleveland Police ‘making progress’ with crime prevention, but more to be done Cleveland Police has revamped its neighbourhood policing and boosted beat officer numbers, but inspectors found they were still often diverted elsewhere to deal with emergency incidents Teesside Live 22/8/2021 News Police say Melbourne anti-lockdown protest ‘most violent in nearly 20 years’ AUSTRALIA: Saturday’s rally was the first time police used non-lethal weapons during a lockdown protest, with at least nine officers ending up in hospital The Guardian 22/8/2021 News Conservative police commissioner claims Stonewall’s work poses ‘a threat to women’ Stonewall has said it is “proud” of its diversity champions programme after a police commissioner said the charity poses “a threat to women”. Pink News 22/8/2021 News PSNI plans ‘digital police station’ for reporting of crimes via social media The PSNI plans to open a ‘digital police station’ that will allow people to use social media channels such as Facebook or Twitter to report crime. Single Online Home (SOH) is already operational in most parts of the UK and allows people to report criminal offences, keeps a personal log of incidents they have reported and also provides a means of contacting police anonymously. Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd says the PSNI is now working with NI Direct to have SOH operational in the near future. Belfast Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/8/2021 News Facial recognition tech ‘being rolled out by police without Parliament’s oversight’ In a letter, 31 bodies say the new guidance allowing cameras across England and Wales ignores court rulings against 'invasive' filming The Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/8/2021 News Police pin hopes on ‘rainbow cars’ to drive out hate crime Forces across the UK add a splash of colour to their fleet to encourage people to report racist, homophobic and transphobic incidents The Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/8/2021 News Police are to blame for re-arming Plymouth killer Jake Davison It is 25 years since a lone gunman shot 16 children and a teacher dead in Dunblane, and injured 15 others, before turning the gun on himself. After that, ministers said never again would this be allowed to happen. Yet it has, and it was entirely preventable. On Thursday the inquest was opened into the Plymouth murders of Maxine Davison, Stephen Washington, Kate Shepherd, Lee Martyn and his three-year-old daughter, Sophie. Their stories were heartbreaking. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 22/8/2021 Feature, Opinion Australian police fire ‘pepper balls’ at crowds as patience snaps over endless lockdowns Australia has endured one of its bleakest days of the pandemic after violent anti-lockdown protests and a record surge in infections. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 22/8/2021 News Snoop job unites gardai and PSNI to crack down on gangs The gardai and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are taking part in a project to develop surveillance technology that identifies people involved in organised crime and terrorism through analysis of private telephone calls, texts, speech patterns and video. 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