Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104463 total results. Showing results 5641 to 5660 «279280281282283284285286287Next ›Last » Custom designed armoured vehicles handed over to NSW Police Force AUSTRALIA: The NSW Government is today launching five new Tactical Armoured Vehicles, which will significantly strengthen the capability of the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) to respond to high-risk, tactical and counter-terrorism situations. New South Wales Government 17/3/2025 News ‘Flawed from the start’: Police failure and ‘outdated’ attitude in spotlight AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Service has launched an internal review and been ordered to pay costs after failing to properly consider potential domestic violence. Police have been ordered to pay costs in a matter where Gympie region officers failed to properly consider potential domestic violence, treating a woman at the heart of an incident in such a way that it earned the clear ire of the magistrate. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 News Inside the nine-tonne, V8-powered tactical ‘Bearcat’ used by police AUSTRALIA: Five new Lenco "Bearcat" armoured vehicles have been obtained by NSW Police. 9 News (Australia) 17/3/2025 Feature NSW Police unveils latest defence for tactical operations AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police Force has unveiled the latest defence in support of tactical operations, counter-terrorism and riots. The armoured, nine-tonne Lenco 'BearCat' vehicles have been specifically designed and manufactured to respond to the state’s most dangerous incidents. New South Wales Police Force 17/3/2025 News Officer suspended after being found guilty of assaulting staff at Christmas party A Gloucestershire Constabulary officer has been suspended after he was convicted of assaulting two bouncers during a Christmas party. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 News ‘Game changer’ armoured police vehicles an Aussie first AUSTRALIA: A state's police force will be able to get direct, vehicular access to passenger planes for the first time with a multimillion-dollar boost to an armoured car fleet. The Canberra Times (Australia) 17/3/2025 News How police around Australia are cracking cold cases using investigative genetic genealogy AUSTRALIA: Described as WA's biggest cold case breakthrough since the introduction of new DNA technology, the naming of Terence John Fisher as a suspect in the 1979 murder of Perth woman Kerryn Tate created headlines around the country. ABC News (Australia) 17/3/2025 News Police operation targets ‘predators’ on nights out A police operation targeting "predatory behaviour" in a seaside town at night has led to a reduction in crime, officers and publicans have said. BBC 17/3/2025 News Let’s go back to a tried and tested model of policing REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 'Who is brave enough in senior Garda positions or in Government to say enough is enough, let’s get back to the tried and tested model?' Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 17/3/2025 Feature, Opinion What will be the legacy of the Police Race Action Plan? With just over a year to go until the end of National Police Chiefs’ Council funding for the Police Race Action Plan, Ian Weinfass looks at what chief constables across England and Wales hope it can achieve, and speaks to the chair of its independent scrutiny board and the head of the National Black Police Association about what else needs to be done. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 Analysis, Feature Reimagining police engagement: The virtual volunteering model Dr. Martin Wright discusses with Iain Britton the innovative concept of virtual volunteering in policing, highlighting its potential to engage the public, particularly students, in addressing crime and community safety issues. He reflects on his extensive background in policing and academia, emphasizing the need for new approaches to volunteer engagement in light of current challenges faced by police services. The discussion covers the implementation of virtual volunteering, its benefits, and future expansion plans, including international collaboration. PolicingTV 17/3/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Met Police sued after 999 call handler who called rape victim ‘a slut’ reinstated The Metropolitan Police are being sued after a 999 call handler who called a rape victim ‘a slut’ and mocked Sarah Everard’s death was reinstated. Metro 16/3/2025 News ‘It devalues the uniform’ – New Garda style splits opinions REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A survey questioning Garda members on uniform changes has found that the majority back the recent introduction of baseball caps to their uniforms. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 16/3/2025 News ‘Dry and intelligent sense of humour’: Why Polkinghorne’s lawyer says police corruption claim was misconstrued NEW ZEALAND: Philip Polkinghorne’s comment about police planting methamphetamine in his car as they investigated the death of his wife, Pauline Hanna, was misunderstood, his lawyer says. Stuff (New Zealand) 16/3/2025 News Can harm be predicted? On the development and validation of a statistical model for predicting harm in missing person incidents A small but significant proportion of missing episodes result in serious harm or death. In this study, we developed and validated a statistical model for predicting missing incidents where harm occurs. Data were provided by two police forces in England and Wales for the period January 2015 to December 2021. Of the 44,294 missing incidents we analysed, 4% were recorded by the police as resulting in harm (n = 1902). Ten variables were found to significantly increase the risk of harm, including increased age, female sex, suicide ideation, mental health concerns and being harmed in a previous missing episode. What predicted harm was also shown to vary by age group. Using a standard train/test framework, our statistical model yielded an acceptable level of predictive performance – an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve score of 0.75 – but was not superior to the current police risk assessment method both in terms of recall (the proportion of harm cases that were successfully identified) and precision (the proportion of identified cases which actually resulted in harm). If generalisable, our findings (1) call for a re-examination of the questions currently used in police missing person risk assessments and (2) suggest that a validated risk prediction model can complement police decision making in missing person investigations. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 16/3/2025 Research article International search expected for new Garda Commissioner when Drew Harris steps down from €250,000 job in June REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is about to begin the search for a new garda commissioner. Drew Harris’s term as commissioner was extended three years ago, with him holding the role since 2018 after he previously served as deputy chief constable of the PSNI. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 16/3/2025 News Can harm be predicted? On the development and validation of a statistical model for predicting harm in missing person incidents A small but significant proportion of missing episodes result in serious harm or death. In this study, we developed and validated a statistical model for predicting missing incidents where harm occurs. Data were provided by two police forces in England and Wales for the period January 2015 to December 2021. Of the 44,294 missing incidents we analysed, 4% were recorded by the police as resulting in harm (n = 1902). Ten variables were found to significantly increase the risk of harm, including increased age, female sex, suicide ideation, mental health concerns and being harmed in a previous missing episode. What predicted harm was also shown to vary by age group. Using a standard train/test framework, our statistical model yielded an acceptable level of predictive performance – an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve score of 0.75 – but was not superior to the current police risk assessment method both in terms of recall (the proportion of harm cases that were successfully identified) and precision (the proportion of identified cases which actually resulted in harm). If generalisable, our findings (1) call for a re-examination of the questions currently used in police missing person risk assessments and (2) suggest that a validated risk prediction model can complement police decision making in missing person investigations. Policing and Society 16/3/2025 Research article The £100 blank-firing guns that can be made lethal in 20 minutes Weapons with blocked barrels have been used about a third of all shootings in London over the past two years. They can be converted using everyday DIY tools The Times 16/3/2025 News Met Police sued after reinstating 999 call handler who branded rape victim a ‘slut’ A Met director allegedly said the original panel was ‘too emotionally and heavily influenced by violence against women and girls’ The Standard 16/3/2025 News Funding announced for new police officers in county Derbyshire Police has announced plans to recruit, train and deploy 35 new officers across the county by March 2026. BBC 16/3/2025 News «279280281282283284285286287Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events