Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 116032 total results. Showing results 59541 to 59560 «297429752976297729782979298029812982Next ›Last » Sentencing powers for magistrates doubled to help tackle courts backlog Magistrates will now be able to issue jail sentences of up to one year for a single offence to help ease the case backlog in the Crown Court that increased during the pandemic Police Professional 4/5/2022 News Game of drones: A courageous approach to tackling UAV threats Having recognised the potential criminal threat from the use of drones, the INTERPOL Innovation Centre has now joined forces with law enforcement agencies across Europe to launch Project COURAGEOUS, an initiative to identify and assess the most effective technology to detect, track and intervene against illicit drones, as Policing Insight’s Andy Staniforth reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 4/5/2022 Feature, Innovation Scottish Police Federation fears loss of senior officers An exodus of senior officers in Scotland’s police service will trigger a crisis in policing, it has been claimed. The Times - Subscription at source 4/5/2022 News Rape and other sex offences should be the biggest police priority, say public The number of people wanting rape to be prioritised by police is greater than for any other crime, a new survey revealed on Tuesday in a new reflection of public concern about sex attacks on women. The Standard 4/5/2022 News Experienced police officer joins national farm machinery crime unit An additional police officer has been appointed to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service’s agricultural vehicle unit, boosting its fight against rural crime. Farming UK 4/5/2022 News 40,000 car and bike thefts unsolved in 2021 as UK faces ‘crime epidemic Shocking new figures have revealed a “vehicle crime epidemic,” with over 140,000 car and bike thefts going unsolved by police last year. Politico 4/5/2022 News Dying man, 27, was ‘handcuffed and held down after being hit by unmarked police car’ Arthur Hoelscher-Ermert died from serious injuries sustained after being hit by the unmarked police car on the A259 in Peacehaven - with witnesses saying he was bleeding on the ground as officers attempted to cuff him Mirror 4/5/2022 News The way forward II – An update on the implementation of the RCMP’s sexual assault review and victim support action plan CANADA: Sexual assault is one of the most under-reported crimes in Canada. Results from the General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization indicates that only 6% of sexual assaults in 2019 were reported to police. This finding is consistent with former studies. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 4/5/2022 Report Police officer quarterly strength statistics: 31 March 2022 OFFICIAL STATISTICS: Statistics on police officer quarterly strength, which gives the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed by Police Scotland. Scottish Government 3/5/2022 Report Queensland corruption watchdog records 25% increase in complaints against police AUSTRALIA: Complaints against Queensland police have increased by 25% so far this year, the state’s Crime and Corruption Commission told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. The Guardian 3/5/2022 News ANZPAA Strategy 2020 – 25 OCEANIA: The ANZPAA Strategy sets out the strategic direction of the agency for the next five years. [pdf] Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA) 3/5/2022 News White, male field likely in search for new Met head as frontrunner steps aside Decision by Lynne Owens not to apply leaves former top officer turned thriller writer Mark Rowley a favourite The Guardian 3/5/2022 News Nottinghamshire police and crime chief caught speeding five times in 12 weeks Caroline Henry was elected to the post of PCC using the slogan ‘Make Notts Safe’ in 2021 The Guardian 3/5/2022 News Expert warned against wrist X-rays used by AFP to prosecute children as adult people smugglers AUSTRALIA: An expert radiologist says Australian federal police continued to use wrist X-rays to prosecute children as adult people smugglers after he had given unequivocal evidence of the technique’s unreliability, something he now says was “just wrong” and akin to “child abuse”. The Guardian 3/5/2022 News Lisa Townsend: New police powers to tackle disruptive protesters are long overdue The latest incarnation of those who seek to disrupt the life and travel of ordinary people who are just trying to get to work, appointments or to see family is ‘Just Stop Oil’. Surrey Police made 35 arrests last Thursday after protestors at Clacket Lane and Cobham Services on the M25 blocked access to fuel, caused criminal damage to petrol pumps and glued themselves to signs, pumps, and a tanker. Conservative Home 3/5/2022 Feature, Opinion Met police commissioner: likely candidates to succeed Cressida Dick The possible contenders remaining in the race to take the top job in London policing The Guardian 3/5/2022 News Police plan major nationwide crackdown on gangs NEW ZEALAND: Police are planning a major nationwide crackdown on gangs. The six-month-long operation, dubbed Operation Cobalt, is scheduled to begin in late June, Stuff has learned. Stuff (New Zealand) 3/5/2022 News Former Leeds police officer charged with child sex abuse A former West Yorkshire police officer has been charged with historic sexual offences against two children. BBC 3/5/2022 News Nearly nine in ten London car thefts go unsolved by police, according to new study Nearly nine in ten car thefts go unsolved in London, according to analysis by the Liberal Democrats. The Standard 3/5/2022 News Police accept IPCA findings on use of force during Christchurch arrest NEW ZEALAND: Police accept the IPCA’s finding that an officer from the Canterbury District in Christchurch was justified in using force against a youth, referred to in the report as Mr Z, during his arrest. New Zealand Police 3/5/2022 News «297429752976297729782979298029812982Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
