Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100401 total results. Showing results 57781 to 57800 «288628872888288928902891289228932894Next ›Last » Patel attacks Burnham as Greater Manchester’s police chief resigns Home secretary says mayor has ‘thrown senior officer under bus to save his own skin’ The Guardian 18/12/2020 News GMP Chief Constable Ian Hopkins quits as force set to be put into special measures It comes after the Manchester Evening News exclusively revealed that GMP is to be placed in 'special measures' Manchester Evening News 18/12/2020 News Greater Manchester Police chief Ian Hopkins stands down amid force failures Greater Manchester Police's chief constable has stood down after the force was placed into special measures. The force was placed into an "advanced phase" of monitoring on Thursday, after it failed to record 80,000 crimes in a year. BBC 18/12/2020 News Three-Dimensional Policeman: Security, Sovereignty and Volumetric Police Power Rather than thinking only in terms of flat cartographic surfaces, this article advances current understandings of the political geography of police power by paying close attention to both height and depth in the fabrication and colonization of three-dimensional or volumetric political space. Taking aim at a number of police technologies including the ShotSpotter system which uses highly sensitive microphones to track gunfire and tear gas which weaponizes the atmosphere, our aim is to bring the volumetric to bear in the critique of the police power. After having sketched the volumetric and its implications for contemporary police practices, we conclude the article with some reflections on how recent interventions in speculative realism and new materialism might allow us to see all human and non-human objects as part of policing’s broader volumetric assemblage, thereby revealing the contours of a three-dimensional policeman. Theoretical Criminology - Registration at source 18/12/2020 Research article A crisis exposed: How COVID-19 is impacting on domestic abuse reported to the police Many police and support agencies have spoken of the rise in domestic abuse cases due to the COVID-19 lockdown, but empirical evidence has been lacking; now new research by Dr Katrin Hohl of City, University of London and Dr Kelly Johnson of Durham University has revealed both the scale and complex nature of the pandemic’s impact on domestic abuse, and the need for police to prepare for a post-lockdown surge in reporting. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/12/2020 Analysis, Feature Greater Manchester Police failings: Andy Burnham ‘should resign’ Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham should resign after the region's police force was placed in special measures, an MP has said. Greater Manchester Police was placed into an "advanced phase" of monitoring on Thursday, after it failed to record 80,000 crimes in a year. BBC 18/12/2020 News Fed and Chiefs say rise of use of force due to increase in assaults Use of force is up by 64,000 incidents in a year. The NPCC and the Federation have both put the increase down to a rise in aggression against officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/12/2020 News HMI puts Greater Manchester into special measures as chief goes sick Greater Manchester Police have been put into special measures after inspectors revealed the force had failed to record 80,000 crimes. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/12/2020 News Former officer who sent ‘sexually explicit messages’ to female colleague guilty of gross misconduct A former detective sergeant who sent “racially and sexually explicit messages” to a female officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct. Police Oracle 18/12/2020 News Supervision of terrorists reinforced with new powers and closer collaboration The monitoring of convicted terrorists and others who pose a terror risk will be strengthened under new plans drawn up by the Government. Police Professional 18/12/2020 News Greater Manchester Police to be placed in special measures Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is to be placed in special measures after concerns were raised over its failure to record more than 80,000 crimes in the space of a year. Police Professional 18/12/2020 News Europol and the European Commission inaugurate new decryption platform to tackle the challenge of encrypted material for law enforcement investigations This week Europol launched an innovative decryption platform, developed in close cooperation with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. It will significantly increase Europol’s capability to decrypt information lawfully obtained in criminal investigations. Europol 18/12/2020 News Supervision of terrorists reinforced with new powers and closer collaboration The monitoring of convicted terrorists and others who pose a terror risk will be strengthened under plans laid out today (17 December 2020). Home Office 18/12/2020 News Police use force against black people “five times more often” than white people Black people are also more likely to be hit with non lethal force by police, using weapons like Tasers, according to Home Office data Mirror 18/12/2020 News I’m an ex-copper who worked during the first lockdown – it reminded me of the desperate need for more police Initial stay-at-home orders caused an unexpected drop in crime, and I was able to catch up on paperwork and progress with investigations. It didn’t last of course, and I was soon praying for the 20,000 new recruits we were promised The Independent 18/12/2020 News With one in five officers expected to suffer from PTSD, mandatory mental health support is crucial Being a police officer was Sam Smith’s dream job, but when his mental health began to suffer as a result of his career choice, the lack of resilience training and minimal support meant the dream turned sour; now the former Hertfordshire PC has launched the Green Ribbon Policing campaign, calling for a mandatory national standard for mental health within policing. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/12/2020 Feature, Opinion Brexit: Public at risk from losing crime data, police chiefs warn The anticipated loss of data on 40,000 fugitives and dangerous criminals from next month has prompted concerns over public safety and investigations into gangsters and terrorists, police and National Crime Agency chiefs have warned. The Times - Subscription at source 18/12/2020 News I’m the victim, argues burglar injured by homeowner’s sword A burglar confronted by a woman waving a samurai sword after he broke into her house almost bled to death when he grabbed the blade — and then claimed he had been the victim of an assault. The Times - Subscription at source 18/12/2020 News Toronto’s interim police chief on officer accountability CANADA: Interim Police Chief James Ramer, in a year-end interview, talks about the importance of neighbourhood policing and officer accountability. [VIDEO] The Globe and Mail (Canada) 18/12/2020 Feature, Interview, Opinion Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2019 to March 2020 OFFICIAL STATISTICS; Statistics on incidents where police officers use force; including type of force, reason, outcome, injuries, and person details (such as age, gender). Home Office 17/12/2020 Report «288628872888288928902891289228932894Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
