Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 116009 total results. Showing results 55081 to 55100 «275127522753275427552756275727582759Next ›Last » The police are having an identity crisis What are the police for? The answer used to be obvious – to solve crimes and catch criminals. The Spectator 4/9/2022 Feature, Opinion Grandfather, 81, left ‘confused and bruised’ by arrest after Bedfordshire Police go to wrong address Officers say they arrested the man in Potton, Bedfordshire, in the early hours of Friday morning after an "altercation" ensued when they mistakenly went to the wrong house. Sky News 4/9/2022 News Police forces planning for cost-of-living crimewave according to leaked papers Emergency proposals have revealed the extent of police force preparations for a breakdown in public order as the cost-of-living crisis pushes millions into dire financial straits. Scottish Daily Express 4/9/2022 News Effective reassurance policing after collective trauma events: Perceptions of Australian police Crimes on the scale of a collective trauma event (CTE) can generate fear, grief, and a sense of injustice that impact beyond those directly affected. Increasingly, reassurance policing is mobilised to restore a sense of community safety and security. Yet little is evidenced as to what constitutes effective reassurance policing, and its barriers and enablers. This study examined police perceptions of good reassurance practice within Victoria Police, Australia. Two focus groups were conducted (senior command (n = 17) and frontline operational staff groups, (n = 9)) and data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Five components of good reassurance practice were identified – (1) understanding the purpose of reassurance; (2) assessing the unique context of each CTE; (3) implementing the key strategies of reassurance; (4) using the core skills of reassurance; and (5) having reassurance guidelines. Based on these findings, key skill and strategy areas are proposed for inclusion in an organisational reassurance framework. Alongside these policy and practice proposals, we recommend that larger scale, multisite, and mixed-method studies of reassurance practices are needed to enable opportunities to triangulate perspectives of diverse police and community groups. Police Practice and Research 4/9/2022 Research article Two men arrested in connection with killing of Olivia Pratt-Korbel A 34-year-old man from Liverpool has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in connection with the killing of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Merseyside police have said. The Guardian 4/9/2022 News Two men arrested in connection with Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder Merseyside Police has confirmed that the two men were arrested in the Runcorn area in the early hours of today, Sunday, September 4. A 34-year-old man from Liverpool has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. He is in custody where he is being questioned. Liverpool Echo 4/9/2022 News SA police investigate death in custody at a Craigmore house, hours after alleged hit-and-run in Andrews Farm AUSTRALIA: Investigations are underway into a death in custody, which police believe is linked to an alleged hit-and-run crash in Adelaide's north on Saturday. ABC News (Australia) 4/9/2022 News Govt argues it already has health-based approach to meth addiction NEW ZEALAND: The government says it is already working on a drug reform programme to treat use as a health issue not a criminal one. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/9/2022 News Police finally release withheld report, revealing millions in spending on contractors and consultants NEW ZEALAND: Police have been providing unreliable information to Parliament about spending of tens of millions of dollars on contractors and consultants. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/9/2022 News RCMP feared that Mounties might leak operational plans to convoy protesters: documents CANADA: The RCMP feared that serving Mounties sympathetic to the convoy protest against pandemic measures in Ottawa earlier this year might leak operational plans to protesters, says an internal threat advisory obtained by CBC News. CBC News (Canada) 4/9/2022 News Gardaí in Cork city have reported more than 600 incidents of use of force so far this year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai in Cork City reported 600 incidents this year of force used in the course of their duties, the second-highest figure of any Garda division in Ireland. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 4/9/2022 News ‘Meth was in charge of me’: Call for overhaul in NZ’s approach to drug NEW ZEALAND: Methamphetamine “took control” of Tricia Walsh’s life, turning her into a “zombie”, but she struggled to access support to get clean. A new report, commissioned by the Drug Foundation and the Helen Clark Foundation, says Aotearoa’s approach to meth needs an overhaul, as existing policies fail people and are causing “significant harm”. Stuff (New Zealand) 4/9/2022 News Police ‘prepare for tidal wave of violent crime and civil unrest as the cost of living bites this winter’: Chiefs draw up plans to deal with surge in gangland shootings, burglary and online fraud sparked by Putin’s energy war Police are reportedly preparing for a 'tidal wave' of violent crime and public disorder as the UK battles an ever-worsening cost of living crisis fuelled by Vladimir Putin's energy war. Chiefs are said to be drawing up contingency plans to deal with the potential fallout that may come as millions of Britons face financial hardship this winter. The chiefs are concerned that 'economic turmoil and financial instability' has the potential to spark a rise in crime, specially 'acquisitive' offences, a leaked national strategy paper has revealed. Authorities fear the UK will see a tick in shoplifting, burglary, vehicle theft, online fraud, blackmail and other crimes that 'rely on exploiting financial vulnerability'. Mail Online 4/9/2022 News NT police officer Zachary Rolfe lodges last-minute objections to scope of Kumanjayi Walker inquest AUSTRALIA: Exclusive: Constable argues host of issues are ‘beyond the scope of the coroner’s power’ during examination of 2019 shooting death in Yuendumu The Guardian 4/9/2022 News Non-urgent reports to Police Scotland disappear after web fault Non-emergency reports sent to police during a 15-hour period last week were not received by the force, Police Scotland has confirmed. BBC 4/9/2022 News Police fear hard winter of surging crime and civil unrest Police forces are braced for a rise in crime, a breakdown in public order and even corruption in their ranks this winter as they draw up emergency proposals to deal with the cost of living crisis. Contingency planning among police chiefs is under way to deal with the fallout that could result from millions of households falling into financial difficulties. A leaked national strategy paper, drawn up by them this summer, has revealed they are increasingly concerned that “economic turmoil and financial instability” has “potential to drive increases in particular crime types”. The Times - Subscription at source 4/9/2022 News Metropolitan Police must learn from appalling mistakes – Patel The Metropolitan Police must learn from the "appalling mistakes of the past", the home secretary has said. Priti Patel has written to incoming commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, urging a "transformation" of the force. BBC 4/9/2022 News Annual report Calgary Police Service CANADA: Two words I would pick to describe the past year are “challenge” and “change.” [pdf] Calgary Police Commission 4/9/2022 Report Minimising The Harms From Methamphetamine: How can we shift to an evidence and health based approach? NEW ZEALAND: This report was produced in partnership with the New Zealand Drug Foundation. Harmful methamphetamine use has become a serious and intractable health issue in Aotearoa New Zealand over the past 20 years, and it is the country’s most feared and stigmatised substance. While Aotearoa New Zealand has turned increasingly towards a health-based approach to drug use over the past several years, until now no comprehensive analysis has been undertaken about what that might look like in the context of methamphetamine use. This paper aims to address that, and to start a conversation about how we can move beyond a status quo that is failing to address the harms experienced in our communities from methamphetamine use. The Helen Clark Foundation (New Zealand) 3/9/2022 Report Federal police fear hike in child forced marriage cases as overseas travel restrictions lift AUSTRALIA: Dozens of forced marriage cases reported in Australia, fears of rising cases ABC News (Australia) 3/9/2022 News «275127522753275427552756275727582759Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
