Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 116017 total results. Showing results 56461 to 56480 «282028212822282328242825282628272828Next ›Last » New legislation to crack down on illegal hare coursing now in force PRESS RELEASE: Tougher sentencing and improved powers introduced under the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 to tackle the cruel practice of chasing hares with dogs Home Office 1/8/2022 News In Search for the Best Police Oversight Mechanism for Zimbabwe: The Imperative for an Independent Police Complaints Board On numerous occasions, the Zimbabwean police have had to contend with allegations of police abuse of power, with various sectors of the society calling for sound mechanisms for holding the police to account. This study gathered data from purposefully sampled representatives of police oversight institutions to find out their perspectives on the best police oversight mechanism for Zimbabwe. Findings revealed that an independent board consisting of non-police officers is the most effective mechanism for handling police misconduct. Findings also revealed that the independent board should be manned by retired judicial officers, retired senior police officers and representatives from the civic society. Journal of Applied Security Research - Subscription at source 1/8/2022 Research article Surge in coercive control crimes reported to Garda last year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister for Justice says maximum sentence of five years could be reconsidered and increased The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 1/8/2022 News Northumbria Police facing financial pressure as cost of living continues to spiral and savings dwindle North East police chiefs are feeling the pinch as the cost of living crisis continues to spiral. Sunderland Echo 1/8/2022 News Gaia Pope: Dorset Police not introducing specialist rape unit Police have said there are no plans to create a specialist rape unit despite calls from the family of Gaia Pope. The jury at the inquest of Miss pope, who went missing in Swanage in November 2017 and was found 11 days later, found failings on the part of Dorset Police, although those failings did not contribute to her death. Daily Echo (Bournemouth) 1/8/2022 News Officer warns racism in police has been ‘taken out of canteens and put on WhatsApp’ The comments come as a court heard that police officers abhorrent meesages in a WhatsApp group which included Wayne Couzens before he killed Sarah Everard The Standard 1/8/2022 News Ex Metropolitan Police officer to receive award from the Queen A former police officer from south London has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their achievements and long service in policing. News Shopper 1/8/2022 News Flood of senior police quit force after pension change The departures have been prompted by changes in pension rules which give over-50s with at least 25 years’ service an incentive to retire The Times - Subscription at source 1/8/2022 News Scottish Minister urges UK to support public health approach to drug misuse following Drug Deaths Taskforce report As latest figures confirm that Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related fatalities in Europe, the country’s Minister for Drugs Policy has urged the UK Government to back a public health approach to substance misuse as set out recently by the Scottish Drugs Death Taskforce – rather than the punishment-focused white paper on recreational drug users – as Policing Insight’s Keith Potter reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 1/8/2022 Analysis, Feature Hate policing makes us look clueless, Greater Manchester Police chief says Stephen Watson, who heads Greater Manchester Police, said that, done properly, recording of non-crime incidents could be vital to help police understand a pattern of antisocial behaviour The Times - Subscription at source 1/8/2022 News Using location data to keep communities safe and inform security at the G7 Summit Devon and Cornwall Police combined market leading mapping solutions from Precisely with cutting edge 3D visualisations to create a digital twin of the location - informing security planning at the world leaders’ event. UKAuthority.com 1/8/2022 News ‘Wasting time’ tackling ‘hate incidents’ when no crime has been committed makes the public question whether police ‘know what they’re doing’, top officer says A senior police chief has said that recording non-crime 'hate incidents' makes people lose faith in cops. Mail Online 31/7/2022 News Merseyside police apologise to woman deterred from sexual assault complaint Local rape and sexual assault support group says ‘nine out of 10’ survivors report similar experiences The Guardian 31/7/2022 News ‘Counter-terror police wrecked my life looking for Sir Kim Darroch leaker’ A sick civil servant who lost his home and was suspended from his job after he was targeted as a ‘mole’ says he is fighting for justice The Telegraph - Subscription at source 31/7/2022 News Police told to stop wasting time on Twitter disputes ‘simply because someone is offended’ Stephen Watson, Greater Manchester chief constable, says officers have been overzealous in recording trivial online spats The Telegraph 31/7/2022 News How do police match a bullet to the gun that fired it? AUSTRALIA: In a bunker under a police forensic facility, a ballistics officer aims a sawn-off shotgun down a firing range. It’s one of the hundreds of sawn-offs seized or handed over to police every year. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 31/7/2022 Feature Police shoot man allegedly armed with knives in WA’s Wheatbelt AUSTRALIA: Police say a man allegedly ran towards an officer while carrying two knives before he was shot in the torso in a small Western Australian town on Sunday, ABC News (Australia) 31/7/2022 News ‘Thinning blue line’ being felt in Taranaki too – National MP NEW ZEALAND: Getting beat cops back on streets in regions including Taranaki is one of Mark Mitchell’s goals if he becomes National’s police minister after next year’s election. Stuff (New Zealand) 31/7/2022 News Police still investigating gang links in spate of Auckland shootings NEW ZEALAND: Police are still investigating whether gangs may be involved in the spate of shootings that occurred across Auckland on Friday night and Saturday morning. Stuff (New Zealand) 31/7/2022 News, Video Traditional versus operational: Moving away from forage caps to ball caps CANADA: Ever since Gloucester, Ottawa and Nepean Police Services amalgamated in 1995, uniform members have pushing for the switch from the century-old forage cap to a ball cap. Blue Line (Canada) 31/7/2022 Feature «282028212822282328242825282628272828Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
