Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115027 total results. Showing results 5541 to 5560 «274275276277278279280281282Next ›Last » Former police union boss warns Scotland unprepared for terror attacks Scotland risks being dangerously unprepared for modern terror attacks unless every police officer is "trained, equipped, and ready to respond with firearms," a former leader of the Scottish Police Federation has warned. Writing in The Herald, Calum Steele argued that evolving terror threats mean frontline constables must be ready to respond immediately. The Herald (Scotland) - Subscription at source 17/12/2025 News Mitie secures £20m IFM deal with Staffordshire Police Mitie has been appointed to provide integrated facilities management services to support Staffordshire Police’s estate across the 1,000 square miles it protects and serves. The £20 million, five-year contract, with the option to extend for a further five years, will see Mitie modernise facilities services across 44 buildings, including critical sites such as custody suites, 999 contact centres, training centres, and 24/7 operational hubs. Facilities Management Journal (FMJ) 17/12/2025 News Money for PSNI data breach to be discussed at Stormont Ringfencing of some £119m to settle cases brought by police officers over a major data breach in 2023 will be discussed by Stormont ministers later on Wednesday. BBC 17/12/2025 News Commissioner and Mayor announce progress review following Casey Report Dr Gillian Fairfield has been appointed to carry out an independent assessment of the Metropolitan Police’s progress following the 2023 report by Baroness Casey of Blackstock into its culture and standards. Metropolitan Police Service 17/12/2025 News ‘To protect and serve their own people’: perceptions of police encounters among racialised male migrants in Iceland This study examines the experiences of male migrants of African and Asian descent in Iceland with proactive policing, with a specific focus on traffic stops. Drawing on ten in-depth, semi-structured interviews with migrants residing in Iceland, the research examines how participants interpret and respond to their frequent encounters with the police. Analysis reveals three key themes: rationalising police stops, racialised encounters, and layered experiences of discrimination and unbelonging. Although some participants initially rationalised the stops as routine, many ultimately viewed them as racially motivated, reflecting broader patterns of exclusion in Icelandic society. Findings highlight a lack of transparency in police interactions, which contributes to these feelings of mistrust and marginalisation. Situated within the Nordic context, often characterised by color-blind ideologies, the study challenges assumptions of racial neutrality in Icelandic policing. Policing and Society 17/12/2025 Research article Research into online child sexual exploitation and the implications for policing The Police Foundation team is involved in SALVUS, a three-year research project funded by the European Union, which aims to understand the current practices and needs of law enforcement agencies, forensic institutes, and legal systems in online investigations of child sexual abuse (CSA). We are collaborating with a pan-European consortium of academics with expertise in law, ethics, linguistics and technology, government and law enforcement officials, as well as key representatives from the third sector and private industry. The Police Foundation 17/12/2025 Feature, Opinion Commissioner welcomes new statutory Deputy Commissioner NEW ZEALAND: Police Commissioner Richard Chambers welcomes the announcement of Assistant Commissioner Mike Pannett as a statutory Deputy Commissioner of NZ Police. New Zealand Police 17/12/2025 News Ageing, policing, and the construction of older adult theft in South Korea: frontline perspectives South Korea is undergoing one of the fastest demographic transitions worldwide, with older adult theft emerging as a distinctive criminological challenge. While conventional criminology has long assumed that offending declines with age, official statistics show a marked rise in theft among older adults. This study investigates whether the apparent surge reflects substantive behavioural change or a visibility effect resulting from institutional and procedural dynamics that amplify recorded offending. Drawing on official statistics (2014–2023) and fourteen in-depth interviews with frontline police officers, the analysis employs inductive thematic methods to identify five key dimensions – individual, social, institutional, technological, and procedural. Findings indicate that elderly theft often involves non-serious offences, such as shoplifting or taking delivery boxes, which have become increasingly visible through expanded CCTV surveillance and formalised reporting practices rather than reflecting heightened offending tendencies. The results suggest that the rise in elderly theft is less about new propensities among older populations than about broader structural transformations in policing, surveillance, and social norms. Overall, the findings indicate that the apparent increase in older adult theft primarily reflects institutional and procedural shifts in detection and reporting, rather than a genuine behavioural escalation. The study contributes to criminological theory by highlighting the socially constructed nature of crime statistics and offers policy implications for developing proportionate, age-sensitive responses to elderly offending. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 17/12/2025 Research article Bondi shooter Naveed Akram charged by NSW Police over terrorist attack AUSTRALIA: Bondi gunman Naveed Akram has been formally charged with 59 offences over the attack which claimed 15 lives. ABC News (Australia) 17/12/2025 News Police officer shot in Bondi attack loses sight in one eye, as questions persist over security at Hanukah celebration AUSTRALIA: Josh Frydenberg says three police patrolling the event were ‘ill-equipped’ to protect citizens, but NSW premier again defends response. The Guardian 17/12/2025 News Mike Pannett named as new deputy police commissioner to replace Jevon McSkimming after bestiality and child sex material found on police devices NEW ZEALAND: The replacement for disgraced deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has finally been revealed. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 17/12/2025 News Freemasons set to take legal action over Met Police membership declaration plan The bodies representing Freemasons in England, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, have sent a letter before claim over the issue, in a step towards a judicial review of the force’s decision announced earlier this month. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/12/2025 News Freemasons to sue Met for forcing officers to declare membership United Grand Lodge of England accuses police of ‘unlawful, unfair and discriminatory’ policy The Telegraph - Subscription at source 17/12/2025 News Freemasons launch legal challenge over Metropolitan police’s disclosure rule The force says the move was aimed at boosting transparency, but the organisation says it is unlawful and discriminatory The Guardian 17/12/2025 News New details of follow-up progress review into Met announced after Casey report The Metropolitan Police has today confirmed that Dr Gillian Fairfield has been appointed to carry out an independent assessment into the force’s progress following the 2023 report by Baroness Casey into its culture and standards. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/12/2025 News Police officer’s historic sex charges dropped A police officer who was suspended after being arrested on suspicion of historic sexual offences is set to return to duty after the charges were dropped. BBC 17/12/2025 News Money for PSNI data breach to be discussed at Stormont Ringfencing of some £119m to settle cases brought by police officers over a major data breach in 2023 will be discussed by Stormont ministers later on Wednesday. BBC 17/12/2025 News AI is already leading: The question is whether we are Artificial intelligence (AI) AI is advancing rapidly, but human systems remain slow and often focused on immediate pressures; Odette Meli, former Co-ordinator of the Australian Federal Police’s Strategic Insights Centre, warns that without “leadership uplift and value-aligned governance” AI will amplify organisational weaknesses, and points to how policing in the UK, Australia and New Zealand have structured AI governance as an example of what can be done. Policing Insight 17/12/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Why volunteer policing matters more than ever Dr Iain Britton is rejoined by Professor Dr Ian Pepper, a leading academic voice on volunteer policing and the Special Constabulary. Drawing on his own time as a special and years of research, Ian explains why volunteers matter, how the public see them no differently to regular officers, and why training, education and support need to match that responsibility. They explore international comparisons with the US, the long-term decline in special constable numbers, and what could be done to reverse it – from better recruitment and more flexible roles, to tapping into retired officers and “micro-volunteering” models. Ian also looks ahead to his latest work on neighbourhood policing and community volunteers, and how a neglected area of policing could be reimagined for the future. PolicingTV 17/12/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Police warn mental health call-outs are ‘unsustainable’ Senior officers at Police Scotland say the force remains under unsustainable pressure from mental health incidents, despite a slight reduction in the impact on its frontline. BBC 17/12/2025 News «274275276277278279280281282Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
