Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104486 total results. Showing results 5481 to 5500 «271272273274275276277278279Next ›Last » Garda entry standards slashed amid legal concerns over ‘Direct Discrimination REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Documents seen by Gript show that the physical fitness test required to join An Garda Síochána was significantly changed based, in part, on internal concerns that the then-existing test, which held men and women to different targets, “contains elements that may be open to legal challenge under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 – 2015.” Gript (Republic of Ireland) 20/3/2025 News 422 arrests and £7.5m seized in national crackdown on fraud More than 420 people have been arrested and cash and assets worth £7.5 million seized in a UK-wide crackdown on fraud. Police Professional 20/3/2025 News CPS and Northamptonshire Police issue charging statement on death of Harshita Brella The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Northamptonshire Police have issued a joint statement regarding the investigation into the death of Harshita Brella in November 2024. Police Professional 20/3/2025 News NCA launches online campaign to tackle ‘sextortion’ among teenage boys The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a campaign to combat the threat posed to teenage boys by financially motivated sexual extortion – a type of online blackmail widely known as ‘sextortion’. Police Professional 20/3/2025 News Social Protection officials may be allowed to sit in on Garda interviews in welfare fraud investigations REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Dara Calleary looking at legislation on this issue on foot of recommendations of review group on economic crime. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 20/3/2025 News Police officer pleads guilty to non-fatal strangulation A police officer has pleaded guilty to a charge of non-fatal strangulation. BBC 20/3/2025 News Government insists garda recruits are fully vetted REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Government has insisted garda recruits are being fully vetted, amid accusations from the Opposition that the vetting process has been watered down to increase recruitment numbers. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 20/3/2025 News SYP Hotspot Response Hub: Reflecting on successes of driving down violent crime and antisocial behaviour As one of the first 10 forces selected for a hotspot policing pilot targeting serious violence and antisocial behaviour, South Yorkshire Police has been implementing the approach in a number of operations over the past two and half years; Acting Inspector Simon Kirkham of the force’s Hotspot Response Hub reflects on some of those initiatives (including the most recent winter violence campaign), how the hotspot team is trained and operates, and the successes it has achieved. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Police Investigations Into Financial-Economic Cybercriminal Networks: The Experiences and Perceptions of Dutch Law Enforcement Nowadays, the number of victims of cybercrime is substantial, especially regarding forms of online fraud. This means that a large share of the time and effort of the police should also be focused on such crimes. Indeed, in some countries, cybercrime is prioritized in security policy and police practice. However, clearance rates are low and police investigations struggle to reach the offenders that use money mules. More scientific research on the response of law enforcement can help to improve and strengthen the current approach. The aim of the current study is therefore to better understand the experiences and perceptions of experts of Dutch public and (semi-)private organizations regarding police investigations into locally embedded cybercriminal networks that use money mules. We conducted interviews with 31 professionals, primarily from the police, the Public Prosecution Service, and private financial institutions. The interviews revealed that, at the time of data collection, money mules were used for the offenses of phishing, bank helpdesk fraud, online consumer fraud, and friend-in-need fraud. Respondents highlighted the need for direct and proactive investigation into the higher layers of cybercriminal networks, although efforts should also be made to better investigate money mules locally and regionally. According to respondents, this requires a strong local government and efficient cooperation within the police force and with private parties. However, a lack of priority, knowledge, and capacity to deal with cybercrime cases is observed, especially among local police teams. The main findings are considered within the light of previous literature and practical implications are discussed. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 20/3/2025 Research article Exploring Place-Based Fear of Crime: Associations Between Place Features and Perceived Unsafe Locations in Malmö, Sweden The current study explores the association between place features (e.g., schools, public transportation nodes, bars and restaurants) and perceived unsafe locations using data from two open-ended items in a cross sectional random sample community survey in Malmö, Sweden. Perceived unsafe locations in respondents’ own neighborhood and in other parts of the city are geocoded and merged with a 200 by 200-m grid-cell network. The data are analyzed using logistic regressions inspired by the Risk Terrain Modeling approach, where geographical representations of place features are used as predictors and geographical representations of unsafe locations used as outcomes. The results show that several place features are associated with unsafe locations, but the importance of different features seem to vary between outcomes. While grid-cells being near an elementary school, convenience store or park demonstrates significant associations with unsafety when respondent’s report locations in their own neighborhood, these patterns are weaker when considering unsafe locations in other parts of the city, where the most important variable is whether a grid-cell is located within a neighborhood defined as vulnerable by the national police agency. This indicates a qualitative difference in what types of locations are being reported as unsafe when respondents are asked about locations in their own neighborhood versus other parts of the city. These results contribute to the current body of research on place-based fear of crime, and the findings may offer guidance in better understanding why some places are perceived as unsafe and how public perceptions of safety may be improved. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 20/3/2025 Research article Ideology is at the heart of terrorism, says extremism tsar A study of 100 of the UK’s worst terrorists warns against widening the definition to encompass attackers who act for the sake of violence The Times - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 News AI to free up thousands of police hours and cut court backlogs Artificial intelligence and cuts to red tape will free up hundreds of thousands of hours wasted by police and prosecutors on their legal duty to disclose evidence to the defence. Ministers are expected to accept the sweeping recommendations of a review that has warned that some fraud cases require so much paperwork that, were it printed, the sheets would stack higher than the Shard in London, the tallest building in Western Europe. The Times - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 News NHS and police urged to collect accurate data on biological sex The Sullivan Review looked at how interchangeable use of biological sex and gender identity has affected health boards, rape crisis services and police in Scotland The Times - Subscription at source 20/3/2025 News Frustration over Gloucestershire police crime map ‘mismatch’ There concerns a Gloucestershire police map which shows where crime incidents are reported doesn’t tally with the maps used by local councils. Councillors say this makes it difficult for them to understand the impact of crime on the specific areas they represent. And the issue is causing great frustration to the police staff who have to collate the data. Cheltenham Borough Councillor Victoria Atherstone (LD, St Peter’s) raised the issue at the most recent police and crime panel meeting at Shire Hall. Gloucestershire Live 20/3/2025 News Telstra and Motorola partner to expand Tasmanian Govt Radio Network AUSTRALIA: The Tasmanian Government Radio Network (TasGRN) has been expanded to 400 sites across the island state, providing mission-critical communications for emergency responders and government personnel managing incidents and emergencies. Telstra won the contract to build TasGRN in 2020, and it was deployed a year after. The network was delivered through a partnership between Telstra and Motorola Solutions. CRN (Australia) 20/3/2025 News NT tops offender rates, new crime stats reveal AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory remains a crime hotspot with offender rates more than double those of any other jurisdiction. The Australian Bureau of Statistics data found that the offender rate in the NT was 3954 offenders per 100,000 people aged 10 years and older in the 2023-24 financial year. 9 News (Australia) 20/3/2025 News Western Australia police bolsters safety with Motorola mobile app AUSTRALIA: The Western Australia (WA) Police Force is conducting faster and better-informed investigations and road policing throughout the state through the addition of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) capability within Motorola Solutions’ PSCore mobile application. The expanded app has been deployed in more than 80 police vehicles and operates ANPR seamlessly via Apple CarPlay, making it simple to use while negating the need for additional equipment including screens and brackets. Frontier Enterprise 20/3/2025 News ICAC probe clears police and solicitors over Colleen Gwynne charges AUSTRALIA: The NT’s corruption watchdog investigated allegations that senior police and solicitors abused their power by maliciously pursuing a criminal case against former Northern Territory Children’s Commissioner Colleen Gwynne. The ICAC delegate ultimately determined the "evidence does not support the making of any finding of improper conduct". ABC News (Australia) 20/3/2025 News People trafficking probes surge by 4000%, no prosecutions in five years NEW ZEALAND: The number of companies being investigated for people trafficking in New Zealand has skyrocketed by almost 4000 percent. The figures, released by Immigration New Zealand under the Official Information Act, show there were only six cases from 2018 to 2020, but there were 236 cases in the two years up to last October. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 20/3/2025 News Gardaí ‘fear using force to tackle protestors’ due to concerns over ‘back-up’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí fear using force to manage protests due to the ‘availability of garda numbers’ and fears that incidents will be posted on social media, a damning new report has found. The findings were contained in a review carried out by the Policing Authority in the wake of the Dublin riots in November 2023. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 20/3/2025 News «271272273274275276277278279Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
