Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100344 total results. Showing results 55641 to 55660 «277927802781278227832784278527862787Next ›Last » Impact of darknet market seizures on opioid availability AUSTRALIA: Opioids, including the highly potent synthetic opioids fentanyl and carfentanil, are commonly sold on illicit cryptomarkets or Tor darknet markets. [pdf] Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 9/3/2021 Report Police attack Rangers for ignoring fan control orders Rangers repeatedly ignored police orders to control their fans as thousands broke the law to celebrate the club’s first league title in a decade, a leading officer said yesterday. The Times - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 News The Times view on Operation Midland: Credible and True Few scandals in the history of British policing cast as dark a shadow as Operation Midland. Yet nearly two years on from the conviction of Carl Beech, the fantasist and sex offender whose baseless fabrications about a paedophile network in Westminster led to millions of pounds being wasted in the pursuit of innocent men, the Metropolitan Police has yet to properly confront its own failures. Yesterday six former home secretaries wrote to this newspaper to demand an independent investigation into the police’s mishandling of Operation Midland. They are right. The Times - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Police respond to accusations of racism over tactical use of pain on Māori NEW ZEALAND: Police are being accused of racism after their own figures confirm officers are more likely to use pain to subdue Māori suspects than for other ethnicities. Police Association president Chris Cahill says the figures only relate to a small number of incidents. [AUDIO] NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 9/3/2021 News Police accused of racism over tactical use of pain on Māori NEW ZEALAND: Police are being accused of racism after their own figures confirm officers are more likely to use pain to subdue Māori suspects than for other ethnicities. NZ Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 News Victoria Police to rollout counter-terrorism training to regional areas AUSTRALIA: Regional police are now being trained in counter-terrorism, with a new program to be rolled out across the state this year. The Canberra Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 9/3/2021 News New police software allows fingerprint checks on the street A new app which allows police officers to scan suspects' fingerprints on the street has been rolled out across Suffolk. The application, named Optik, is accessible to frontline officers remotely on a tablet or phone and can search across multiple police systems at the touch of a button. Stowmarket Mercury 9/3/2021 News Merseyside Police set to appoint its first female Chief Constable The region's Police Commissioner Jane Kennedy has announced that current Deputy Chief Constable, Serena Kennedy, is her preferred choice to be the next Chief Constable of Merseyside Police. St Helens Star 9/3/2021 News Government to give police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments Home Secretary announces new criminal offence to target trespassers using vehicles to reside on land who are causing disruption to local communities. Home Office 9/3/2021 News Vehicle safety training: West Midlands Fed says officers sill at risk West Midlands Police Federation says officers are still at risk of injury as the force has delayed the promised development of safety training around non compliant motorists. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 8/3/2021 News Mark Roberts named preferred candidate for Cheshire chief constable Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner David Keane has announced today (March 8) that Mark Roberts, currently the deputy chief constable of South Yorkshire Police, has been chosen as his preferred candidate to take up the position of Cheshire’s chief constable. Police Professional 8/3/2021 News Merseyside Police set to appoint first female chief constable Merseyside Police Deputy Chief Constable Serena Kennedy has been named as the preferred candidate to become the force’s first female chief constable. Police Professional 8/3/2021 News National Case Progression Commitment: Joint statement from the College of Policing, National Police Chiefs’ Council and Crown Prosecution Service Victims, witnesses and defendants have been promised actions to reduce delays in case progression and to support the timely delivery of justice. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 8/3/2021 News National Case Progression Commitment: Joint statement from the College of Policing, National Police Chiefs’ Council and Crown Prosecution Service Victims, witnesses and defendants have been promised actions to reduce delays in case progression and to support the timely delivery of justice. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 8/3/2021 News Blog: PFEW chooses to challenge gender inequality in policing This International Women’s Day theme is ‘choose to challenge’ - a theme which underpins an element of the core work the Federation undertakes as we continue to fight gender equality issues our members are faced with. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 8/3/2021 Feature, Opinion International Women’s Day: Women in policing – the power to empower As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, former police officer Dr Sarah Jane Fox, now a member of the Institute of Policing at Staffordshire University, highlights the key role that women already play in policing – and the efforts to address the gender imbalance in police services around the globe, as well as in wider society. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 8/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Key issues in contemporary policing: From high and low to consent and coercion – what is policing? In the first in a new series of The Police Student, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores the key issue of 'What is policing?' – including the definitions of high and low policing, the five approaches to understanding police activity, and the inherent tensions between coercion and legitimacy. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 8/3/2021 Feature MPS launches first ever all-female operation to tackle robbery The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has held its first ever all-female operation as part of series of events to mark International Women’s Day. Police Professional 8/3/2021 News Crypto-currency enabled future crime Ever since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009 and the massive growth of distributed ledger technologies, criminals have developed increasingly harmful ways to use this innovative technology to their advantage. In 2019, experts from academia, police, defence, FinTech and the government came together to identify the latest cryptocurrency risks and score them based on harm, criminal profit, feasibility and difficulty of defeat. In this guest blog, Eray Akartuna at UCL’s Dawes Centre for Future Crime looks closer at these risks and where prevention efforts must improve, particularly given the rise in Covid-related digital crime. The Police Foundation 8/3/2021 Feature, Opinion Home Office announces new funding to tackle violence hotspots Police are to be given an extra £30 million funding pot to target violence hotspots in a bid to crack down on murders, knife crime and other serious offences. Police Professional 8/3/2021 News «277927802781278227832784278527862787Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
