Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105089 total results. Showing results 41 to 60 1234567Next ›Last » Deputy Commissioner Cameron Harsley APM announces retirement AUSTRALIA: Deputy Commissioner Cameron Harsley APM has advised the Commissioner of Police of his intention to begin transitioning into retirement in September. His final day with the Queensland Police Service (QPS) will be Friday, 12 September, marking the close of a remarkable career spanning more than 35 years. myPolice - Queensland Police News 21/8/2025 News Police use of force on detainee in Auckland Custody Unit unjustified, IPCA finds NEW ZEALAND: The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found officers used unjustified force on a man who complained he had been "face-planted" onto a concrete cell bed. The authority said the man, named only as Mr X, was arrested in January 2023 for breach of bail and placed in a cell at the Auckland Custody Unit. Mr X told investigators he had fallen face-first when officers pulled his legs out from under him, after he was reluctant to enter a wet cell. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 21/8/2025 News No charges laid yet in fatal police shooting that left woman dead, partner critically injured NEW ZEALAND: No charges have been laid as yet following last week's double police shooting in Christchurch. The shooting which occurred last Wednesday night, left 53-year-old Te Arohanui Pohio dead and her 47-year-old partner critically injured. Officers were called to the Kāinga Ora property on Clyde Rd in Bryndwr, Christchurch, after a report of family harm. A caller to 111 reported a man at the Clyde Road house had a knife and was threatening his partner and himself. The person making the call was not at the address. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 21/8/2025 News NZ Police chief acknowledges impact of criminal deportees on the Pacific PACIFIC ISLANDS: New Zealand's police commissioner says he understands the potential impact the country's criminal deportees have on smaller Pacific Island nations. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 21/8/2025 News Interpol seeking Pacific base as NZ Police Commissioner mulls deploying more officers PACIFIC ISLANDS: Pacific police chiefs will tomorrow decide whether to support Interpol’s bid to create a base in the region. The secretary-general of the international police agency, Valdecy Urquiza, today spoke to police representatives from 22 Pacific Island nations about the proposal at an annual conference in Waitangi. NZ Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 21/8/2025 News Police helicopter crew to face no action after chasing suspect at low altitude The National Police Air Service (NPAS), which operates the helicopter, said the crew had upheld safety procedures The Independent 21/8/2025 News Bereaved families consider suing over ‘flawed’ domestic violence tool Tue number of deaths linked to system could exceed 400, data scientist claims The Telegraph - Subscription at source 21/8/2025 News ICO says Welsh police use of facial recognition complies with data protection law The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that South Wales Police and Gwent Police have showed compliance with data protection laws in their use of live and retrospective facial recognition technology (FRT). UKAuthority.com 21/8/2025 News Met Police’s live facial recognition policy is ‘unlawful’, watchdog warns The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue The Independent 21/8/2025 News Force surveys store owners on Safer Streets initiative Cheshire officers have visited a number of retailers in Warrington, Macclesfield and Chester policing areas with a survey to find out how they felt their area was policed and what issues mattered to them. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/8/2025 News Wellbeing survey highlights worrying levels of exhaustion and fatigue in a ‘wake-up call’ for policing The latest wellbeing survey of police officers in England and Wales has been labelled a “wake-up call” by Andy Rhodes, Service Director at Oscar Kilo, the National Police Wellbeing Service, who told Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons that the police service is on “borrowed time” when it comes to officer attrition through exhaustion and fatigue, and warned that policing “can’t keep pushing the pedal harder”. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/8/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview Rachel Tuffin: Navigating the challenges of redaction adoption The College of Policing's Rachel Tuffin discusses the complexities of redaction in policing, focusing on the challenges of national adoption of redaction software and the importance of implementation support. She highlights the lessons learned from initial tests and the ongoing efforts to facilitate the adoption of audio-visual redaction techniques. The conversation emphasizes the need for collaboration and support among police forces to overcome barriers to implementation. PolicingTV 21/8/2025 Feature, Interview, Video New recruits pass out in ‘new look’ outdoor ceremony The two cohorts include three former Herts PCSOs, three staff who previously worked in the Force Communications Room and two other ex-Herts police staff. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/8/2025 News Officer jailed for sexual offence returns to prison for ‘almost identical’ crime Stuart Trentham was sent to prison for 18 months by the same judge who sentenced him in February The Independent 20/8/2025 News Met Police’s facial recognition tech plans ‘breach human rights’ The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the technology would have a ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of speech if used at protests The Times - Subscription at source 20/8/2025 News The Evolution of Plural Policing in Ghana: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis This study traces the evolution of plural policing in Ghana from pre-colonial times to the present, highlighting diverse strategies across eras. In the pre-colonial period, policing was managed by informal local agents, community members, and self-regulation, influenced by African Traditional Religion. Colonial policing involved formal state actors, such as the Gold Coast Constabulary and Police Force, alongside informal non-state entities, including traditional authorities, private security, paramilitary forces, and merchant police. The former protected colonial interests, whereas the latter covered neglected areas. In contemporary Ghana, the Ghana Police Service is the main law enforcement body, but non-state actors, such as private security companies, vigilante groups, and traditional authorities, play crucial roles, especially where the state is perceived as ineffective. Through systematic desktop and documentary analysis, this study elucidates the presence and significance of plural policing in Ghana across historical periods, identifying diverse actors within the policing landscape. Based on these findings, this study emphasizes the necessity for Ghana to adopt plural policing by focusing on best practices and addressing challenges, recommending collaboration between state and non-state actors to enhance security provision. This study contributes to the literature by addressing the lack of comprehensive research on plural policing in Ghana from pre-colonial times to the present, encouraging investigations beyond the Ghana Police Service, and laying the groundwork for future research. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 20/8/2025 Research article Victims urged to report non-contact sex offences Victims of non-contact sexual offences are being urged to report the crimes, in a campaign launched by West Mercia Police. BBC 20/8/2025 News How Mexican judicial reforms may have fueled crime: Arrest trends and trust erosion Background: Mexico rolled out state-led criminal justice reforms between 2000 and 2017 to modernize procedures and improve rule of law. Whether these changes reduced violent crime—especially in cartel-affected areas—remains uncertain. Aims: Estimate the impact of reform implementation on homicides and arrests, and assess mechanisms related to enforcement capacity and public cooperation with law enforcement. Materials & Methods: We build a municipality–year panel (2000–2017) from death certificates (homicides) and administrative records (arrests). Because states adopted reforms at different times, we use difference-in-differences estimators designed for staggered adoption and heterogeneous treatment effects, with rich fixed effects and controls. To probe mechanisms, we analyze nationally representative survey measures of crime reporting, institutional trust, and perceived police/prosecutorial integrity. Results: Reform implementation is associated with a ~25% increase in homicide rates. Over the same horizon, arrest rates fall by >50%. As homicides are less prone to underreporting than other crimes, the homicide increase is unlikely to be a reporting artifact. Survey evidence shows reduced crime reporting, declining trust in institutions, and more negative views of police and prosecutors; effects are strongest in cartel-affected regions. Discussion: The pattern is consistent with an erosion of effective enforcement capacity at rollout: fewer arrests and lower public cooperation raise expected returns to violent crime. In high-violence settings, reforms that change procedures without parallel boosts to investigative and prosecutorial capacity—and without safeguards for witnesses—can weaken deterrence. Conclusion: Mexico’s staggered judicial reforms coincided with higher homicides and sharply lower arrests. Successful reform in violent contexts likely requires coordinated institutional strengthening (policing, prosecution, witness protection), phased implementation with measurable benchmarks, and strategies to sustain public trust and reporting. Criminology and Public Policy 20/8/2025 Research article Met Police’s use of facial recognition tech must comply with human rights law, says regulator The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called on the Metropolitan Police to ensure that its use of live facial recognition technology (LFRT) complies with human rights law. The human rights regulator has been granted permission to intervene in an upcoming judicial review examining whether the Met Police’s use of the technology complies with human rights law. The EHRC acknowledges the potential value of LFRT to policing but believes that the Met’s current policy governing the use of LFRT is incompatible with Articles 8 (right to privacy), 10 (freedom of expression), and 11 (freedom of assembly and association) of the European Convention on Human Rights. Equality and Human Rights Commission 20/8/2025 News Number of Mounties on long-term sick leave poses ‘significant operational challenges’: report CANADA: Union says advisory board ignores management's role in getting members back to work. The proportion of Mounties on long-term, off-duty sick leave has reached an all-time high and become a critical issue for the national police force, according to a new outside report. The Management Advisory Board (MAB), an oversight body that advises the RCMP commissioner, is warning that the existing model of unlimited sick leave at full pay is unsustainable and in need of a rethink in order to get more officers back on patrol — recommendations that are already garnering vehement disagreement from the RCMP union. CBC News (Canada) 20/8/2025 News 1234567Next ›Last » Upcoming events September 29 Disability in Policing Conference 2025: How to maximise the diverse abilities of your Police workforce retaining their skills and experience; October 2 Delivering police reform – Mission, people, technology October 6 Professional Standards and Ethics Conference 2025: Culture, candour & accountability October 9 Building Bridges @Blue Evidence-Based Policing Conference 2025 October 18 IACP 2025 View all events
