Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102947 total results. Showing results 59401 to 59420 «296729682969297029712972297329742975Next ›Last » G Division Reconciliation Strategy CANADA: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in G Division is committed to Reconciliation, and with the support of our communities, we have been able to develop the basic awareness and understanding of what reconciliation is. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 27/1/2021 Report Police fined over lockdown haircuts More than 30 police officers have been issued with coronavirus fines after a local Turkish barber was invited into their station and gave them haircuts. The Times - Subscription at source 27/1/2021 News Change of policy in rape cases ‘was to counter bad publicity’ The country’s former top prosecutor approved a controversial policy for rape cases in an effort to counter bad publicity around four prominent acquittals, campaigners have told judges. The Times - Subscription at source 27/1/2021 News Forensics: ‘doing it once for every forces benefit’ The Forensic Capability Network's new CEO says she doesn't underestimate the task of transforming policing's relationship with forensics to a truly networked approach. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2021 Feature Police halt training new recruits as funds dry up NEW ZEALAND: The head of the police union is at odds with the Police Minister over recruiting new officers. After a fresh deployment of 60 police in March, there won't be any new officers until at least September because Police have put a halt on training. [AUDIO] NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 26/1/2021 News Lincolnshire PCC to hike tax to hire 60 more police officers Lincolnshire Police will recruit a further 60 officers next year if a council tax increase between 20p to 26p a week can be agreed. This recruitment in the 2021/22 financial year will be in addition to 54 new officer posts already planned. The Lincolnite 26/1/2021 News Capitol riot: Police chief apologises for pro-Trump riot USA: The acting chief of the US Capitol Police has apologised to Congress for not having done enough to prepare for the pro-Trump riot earlier this month. BBC 26/1/2021 News Getting gardaí to enforce quarantine in homes ‘problematic’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Government proposals to bring in new laws compelling incoming travellers to quarantine in their homes will raise constitutional issues if the Garda is asked to enforce it, the Irish Council of Civil Liberties has said. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 26/1/2021 News Biden to limit transfer of military equipment such as ‘flash bag grenades’ to local police USA: The Obama-era policy limited the types of equipment police could receive, requiring them to justify the need for items like helicopters, riot helmets and 'flash-bang' grenades. National Post (Canada) 26/1/2021 News Police justified in tasering man four times – IPCA NEW ZEALAND: The police have been cleared of wrongdoing after a man was tasered four times and hit with a baton during an incident in Palmerston North. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 26/1/2021 News Survey on 2020 gun crime and firearm recoveries USA: As 2020 was nearing a close, PERF was hearing about spikes in violent crime levels. We surveyed our members and learned that in a sample of 223 cities of all sizes, there was a 28% increase in homicides in the first 9 months of 2020, compared to the same time frame in 2019. During December, a number of police chiefs told us anecdotally that they attributed the increased homicides to broader increases in gun-related crime, both fatal and nonfatal shootings. New data compiled by PERF shows that these increases were not limited to a few large departments. The majority of agencies responding to a new PERF survey reported that firearm homicides, nonfatal shootings, and the number of illegal firearms recovered all increased from 2019 to 2020. And these patterns were not limited to the largest agencies; increases in gun crimes and recoveries were reported by agencies of all sizes. Police Executive Research Forum 26/1/2021 Analysis, Feature Shootings and knife crimes rose in London as Covid lockdown eased The number of shootings in London rose last year despite the coronavirus lockdown and simmering gang tensions on social media led to a rise in summer knife crime. The Times - Subscription at source 26/1/2021 News MPS launches review as homicides fall but domestic killings rise The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is reviewing all the domestic killings of children last year amid fears that lockdown may have contributed to an increase in the number of deaths. Police Professional 26/1/2021 News Officers must wait their turn for Covid vaccine The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) says police officers will be “enraged” that they still have to wait their turn for the Covid-19 vaccine despite repeated calls they should be prioritised. Police Professional 26/1/2021 News Thirty-one MPS officers face fines after barber attends police station Thirty-one officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) are to be fined £200 for breaching Covid-19 regulations by having a haircut while on duty. Police Professional 26/1/2021 News Cigarette smugglers’ activities up in smoke after illegal factories dismantled across Europe On 21 January, close to 14 million of cigarettes and 186 tonnes of cut tobacco were seized during an action day carried out in Belgium and the Netherlands. All 7 workers present in the illegal factory in the Netherlands were also arrested. The illegal factory dismantled in Jemeppe-sur-Sambre in Belgium was one of the largest ever uncovered to date (6 000m2). Europol 26/1/2021 News Successful hit against drug trafficking in the EU Seven suspects linked to an international criminal network trafficking drugs arrested in Poland Europol 26/1/2021 News West Midlands Police chief back at work after Covid-19 The chief constable of West Midlands Police has returned to work after a "mild dose" of Covid-19. BBC 26/1/2021 News Unconscious bias training is not fit for purpose – but what should replace it? Paul Odle, Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales’ Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic & Belief group and a serving Metropolitan Police officer, believes that while current unconscious bias training is not fit for purpose, it should be updated and amended, not abandoned. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/1/2021 Feature, Opinion Deep Waters: Policing ports and waters after Brexit Ports have long been magnets for serious and organised crime - but in the post-Brexit environment these risks are magnified and the capacity of the UK police to counter them limited by the end of access to European databases. Dr Anna Sergi of the University of Essex analyses the risks. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/1/2021 Analysis, Feature «296729682969297029712972297329742975Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
