Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100784 total results. Showing results 5661 to 5680 «280281282283284285286287288Next ›Last » New £26m Investigative Hub with advanced custody suite set to open It is the first suite in the country to include a dedicated forensic medical facility – a recent addition to the Home Office design guidance. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/12/2024 News Understanding the drug landscape with Mark Lay In this episode, Jason Harwin speaks with Mark Lay, the National Police Chief's tactical coordinator, about the complex relationship between policing and illicit drugs. They discuss the current drug landscape, including the rise of synthetic opioids, the dangers of drug use, and the importance of harm reduction strategies. Mark emphasizes the need for collaboration across various sectors to effectively address drug-related issues and highlights the role of naloxone in saving lives. The conversation also touches on diversion strategies and the future challenges that policing faces in tackling drug-related crime. PolicingTV 9/12/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video IOPC report urges forces to address continuing racial disproportionality in the use of police powers The latest Race Discrimination Report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct has highlighted continuing racial disparities in the use of police powers such as stop and search, and called on forces to address disproportionality in an effort to end the cycle of mistrust in minority ethnic communities, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/12/2024 Analysis, Feature ‘Lives on hold’: a day in the crown court where cases are delayed for years Backlog in cases set to reach 100,000 in England and Wales without action on shortage of barristers and judges The Guardian 9/12/2024 Analysis, Feature Court delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to plead guilty’ in England and Wales Exclusive: Some inmates being advised to change plea to secure earlier release as backlog spirals, watchdogs say The Guardian 9/12/2024 News Undercover officer denies role in arson attack on Debenhams in 1987 Six witnesses had told inquiry Bob Lambert was involved in attack while masquerading as animal rights campaigner The Guardian 8/12/2024 News Ex-police officer sentenced for child sex offence An ex-police officer has been sentenced for attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. BBC 8/12/2024 News Police chiefs warn of cuts to officer numbers to meet funding shortfall Chief constables and police and crime commissioners have warned that forces will have to increase council tax to make up for the recent 4.75 per cent pay rise The Times - Subscription at source 8/12/2024 News How many rape cases are derailed by ‘sexsomnia’ claims? The CPS doesn’t know Despite pledge to challenge claims, the prosecutions agency is not tracking how many cases it has dropped The Guardian 8/12/2024 News Gardaà can now get permission to drive against flow of traffic during pursuits REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaà can now be given permission to drive against the flow of traffic on motorways and dual carriageways during pursuits. A new spontaneous pursuits procedure from An Garda SÃochána outlines that gardaà can drive contra-flow to traffic if it is safe to do so. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 8/12/2024 News New disciplinary rules will be ‘final nail in the coffin’ for Garda recruitment and retention REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: New disciplinary rules for gardaà will be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for Garda recruitment and retention, senior sources have warned. It comes amid growing anger in the force over Garda management’s failure to respond to the concerns of representative bodies about the new disciplinary regime, due to come into force on January 1. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 8/12/2024 News Tracking race when officers use force ‘bare minimum’ Winnipeg police should do, expert says CANADA: Data helps starts conversations with police about systemic racism: Ontario advocates. Winnipeg police neither tracks nor shares data on racial identities when they use force, but the force said it's part of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police committee that's working on creating a national standard for race-based data collection. CBC News (Canada) 8/12/2024 News Yvette Cooper faces revolt from police chiefs as they warn thousands of officer jobs will have to be cut over her cop funding plan The Home Secretary is facing a revolt by police chiefs who have warned that thousands of officer jobs will have to be cut due to a ‘fundamental accounting mistake’. Chief constables are predicting that a shortfall in the police funding settlement due to be announced this week will mean major reductions to officer and staff numbers next year. In a significant rebellion, ten forces including Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk have sounded the alarm writing to Yvette Cooper warning that they will have no choice but to slash officers, police community support officers (PCSOs) and staff. Mail Online 8/12/2024 News Gene Bowers set to become Winnipeg’s new police chief CANADA: Global News has confirmed that the Winnipeg Police Board has recommended Gene Bowers, a deputy chief with the Winnipeg Police Service, to be the city’s new chief of police. Global News (Canada) 8/12/2024 News Exposure to citizen incivility, perceived public disrespect, and police stress: evidence from front-line officers in South Korea Prior research has shown how police contacts affect community members in many aspects. However, it is unclear how the police are affected by community members’ behaviour or hostility in the line of duty. This study examined the impacts of exposure to citizen incivility and perceived public disrespect on police stress in an East Asian setting. The cross-sectional survey data were collected from seven police departments in a metropolitan jurisdiction in South Korea (n = 458). Ordinary least squares regression and a mediation analysis with bootstrapping were used for data analysis. The results indicated that exposure to citizen incivility (b = 0.112, β = 0.111, p  Policing and Society 8/12/2024 Research article Police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for facial recognition Privacy fears raised as report warns photographs of arrested people who are then released are being retained The Guardian 8/12/2024 News ‘Our new government must now avoid policing by press release’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Former Detective Chief Superintendent John O’Brien discusses how policing policies have changed in Ireland over the past few years. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 8/12/2024 Feature, Opinion New Gardai traffic rules permit driving against motorway flow as ‘criminals exploiting law’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai have been given the green light to drive against the flow of traffic on dual carriageways and motorways under certain conditions. A new Spontaneous Pursuits procedure document from An Garda Siochana has clarified that gardai can navigate contra flow on these roads if it is deemed safe. The guidelines have been revamped as gardai are concerned that criminals are intentionally driving on the wrong side of the road in the hope that the police will call off their chase. Galway Beo (Republic of Ireland) 8/12/2024 News Upkeep of garda surveillance aircraft costing more than the vehicle is worth – with €1m spent over four years REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Department of Defence has spent more than €1m on ongoing repairs for a garda surveillance aircraft worth just a fraction of the amount that is being spent to maintain it. The cost of keeping An Garda SÃochána’s Defender aeroplane in service since 2020 has been running at the rate of around €200,000 a year. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 8/12/2024 News Defence Department spends over €1m on ‘maintenance costs’ of garda surveillance aircraft worth just €200k REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Department of Defence has spent more than €1million on ongoing repairs for a garda surveillance aircraft that is worth just a fraction of that amount. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 8/12/2024 News «280281282283284285286287288Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
