Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 116009 total results. Showing results 55681 to 55700 «278127822783278427852786278727882789Next ›Last » Gangs will meet police on ‘neutral turf’ in bid to tackle violent crime Strategy has been widely deployed in US cities, reducing serious crime by a third The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/8/2022 News Victoria police issue list of demands AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s police union has issued a list of demands to both major political parties to better protect officers. The list comes three months out from the state election, where law and order will be a major focus. News.com.au (Australia) 20/8/2022 News, Video Pressure shifts to Chief Superintendent Ray Rohweder after Paul Taylor’s resignation as Queensland Police deputy commissioner AUSTRALIA: The resignation of the now former Queensland Police deputy police commissioner Paul Taylor over inappropriate comments he made during a speech has put pressure on another senior police officer to do the same. The comments made by Mr Taylor and Chief Superintendent Ray Rohweder came to light this week during the final days of the Commission of Inquiry into QPS Responses to Domestic and Family Violence. ABC News (Australia) 20/8/2022 News Almost 450 hate crimes and related incidents recorded across Ireland last year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Almost 450 hate crimes and hate-related incidents were recorded across the country last year, data shows. The Garda’s latest hate crime figures found there were 389 hate crimes and 59 hate-related incidents last year. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 20/8/2022 News West Yorkshire Police figures show rise in disability hate crime Disability hate crimes have risen in West Yorkshire, worrying figures have revealed. The data was released through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to West Yorkshire Police. Telegraph and Argus 20/8/2022 News Fraud victim? The police won’t help if you were warned about it Police are dropping fraud investigations if victims have been warned about scams and dismissing complaints if further inquiry is not considered “cost effective”, The Times has learnt. Forces were accused of “victim blaming” with cases given a lower priority if detectives assessed that a complainant’s conduct and found they may have “contributed to the loss” by being alerted about a transaction. The Times - Subscription at source 20/8/2022 News Liz Truss says police will be told to tackle street crime, not tweets The chiefs of poorly performing police forces should be sacked, Liz Truss said last night, and she has pledged to ensure greater accountability. The frontrunner to succeed Boris Johnson told a Tory party hustings in Manchester that police spent too much time investigating posts on social media instead of crime on the streets. The Times - Subscription at source 20/8/2022 News Victim regrets reporting sex assault after abuser successfully appeals jail term NEW ZEALAND: Her case beat the statistical odds when her sex abuser was convicted, but a woman now regrets going to police in the first place due to the emotional toll her search for justice has had on her. Stuff (New Zealand) 20/8/2022 News Fitbit Murder: Husband of Slain Wife Sentenced to 65 Years AUSTRALIA: Richard Dabate, the husband of 2015 murder victim Connie Dabate, was sentenced to 65 years in prison on Thursday. Prosecutors say that Richard Dabate’s police statements describing the murder did not match data present on Connie’s wearable activity tracker, Fitbit. Gizmodo 20/8/2022 News CPS authorises exposure charges against Wayne Couzens Rosemary Ainslie, Head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said: “The CPS has authorised two further charges of exposure against Wayne Couzens, following a referral of evidence by the Metropolitan Police. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 19/8/2022 News Former and serving Derbyshire Constabulary officers charged following directed IOPC investigation A former and a serving Derbyshire Constabulary officer are both due to appear in court next month following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) directed investigation conducted by Derbyshire Police Counter Corruption Unit (CCU). Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 19/8/2022 News Crime and gangs: Law and order policies ‘no magic bullet’ – experts NEW ZEALAND: Law and order is shaping up as a hot topic for next year's election, but experts say crime is not as bad as it's been portrayed and many proposed policies would be ineffective. The Government has been under pressure over recent ram raids, daylight burglaries, and an outbreak of gang violence fuelled by tensions between the Tribesmen and Killer Beez in Auckland. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 19/8/2022 News Survey finds sexual offences and human trafficking are top policing priorities for public REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Sexual offences and human trafficking were the top two policing priorities identified by members of the public in 2020, a survey has found. Robberies, illegal weapons, assaults and drugs offences were the next top priorities, according to the survey carried out by Amarach Research on behalf of An Garda Siochana. Carlow Live (Republic of Ireland) 19/8/2022 News Garda groups meet Commissioner over roster proposal dispute REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda representative groups have met with Commissioner Drew Harris after rank and file members declared a proposed new roster as “adverse changes” to their conditions of employment. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 19/8/2022 News Phone data debacle raises concerns over Garda use of drones REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The State’s alleged misuse of retained telephone data raises concerns over plans to let Gardaí use surveillance drones, according to a legal expert. It comes as a new bill could provide a legal basis for “wider operational deployment of drones” by An Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill will also allow for the use of body-worn cameras and mobile CCTV in Garda vehicles. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 19/8/2022 News Cops on electric bikes: Why more police departments are turning to e-bikes for patrols USA: Electric bicycles aren’t just for leisure or commuting, they also make great work tools for commercial applications. And more police departments are now waking up to the fact that light electric two-wheelers can be a huge advantage compared to typical police cruisers. That doesn’t mean police departments aren’t still exploring larger vehicles as well, but electric bikes and other light EVs are proving to be a popular choice for cops on the move. Electrek 19/8/2022 News Police given new powers to crackdown on ‘barbaric’ bloodsport across northern Lincolnshire Police have welcomed new powers to tackle illegal hare coursing across northern Lincolnshire. Humberside Police's rural task force has said that the new powers "will really help deal" with the issue of hare coursing. The powers were part of new legislation under the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 that came into force on August 1. Grimsby Live 19/8/2022 News New tactic to deny gangsters their most trusted device AUSTRALIA: After 16 murders in two years there is a new front in the war against Sydney’s gangland criminals. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 19/8/2022 News Advocates angered by news Queensland police boss declined request to appear at inquiry AUSTRALIA: Katarina Carroll declined invitation on same day police said they will ‘fully cooperate’ with domestic violence inquiry The Guardian 19/8/2022 News Police shooting mortality: Investigating individual, incident, and contextual factors differentiating fatal and non-fatal police shootings Research on relevance of race and community context for police shooting mortality is underdeveloped. We collected data on 623 police-involved shootings in the state of Texas to examine which incident- and county-level factors are associated with shooting outcomes. In doing so, we incorporate a novel incident-level variable: distance from incident to trauma hospitals. Results from hierarchical linear models suggest that the lethality of police-involved shootings is positively correlated with the number of officers and citizen possession a deadly weapon. Additional models indicate that community violent crime rates are the only contextual factor associated with both fatal and non-fatal shootings. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 19/8/2022 Research article «278127822783278427852786278727882789Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
