Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115580 total results. Showing results 581 to 600 «262728293031323334Next ›Last » Civilian justice system takes over from military police on sexual offence complaints CANADA: Military police will no longer accept Criminal Code sexual offence complaints as of Monday, in anticipation of passage of the Liberal government’s military justice system reform bill. Bill C-11 will strip the military of its jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute sexual offences involving Canadian Armed Forces members committed within the country, and hand those cases over to the civilian justice system. “It is already underway. As they say, the horses are out of the barn,” said Sen. Rebecca Patterson, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran who sponsored the bill. CTV News (Canada) 15/6/2026 News Calls grow for independent investigation into alleged racism at Montréal-Nord police station CANADA: 16 officers being investigated for allegedly racist, violent behaviour during police stops CBC News (Canada) 15/6/2026 News Answers due over police response to fatal DV bashing AUSTRALIA: The police watchdog is set to hand down a report after examining why it took officers almost an hour to respond to a brutal domestic violence attack. Australian Associated Press (AAP) - Subscription at source 15/6/2026 News Police air support unit too costly for Prince Albert CANADA: Saskatchewan city's officers have fewer pursuit options than Regina, Saskatoon. Without an air support unit, Prince Albert officers have fewer options than their counterparts when pursuing vehicles that fail to stop, the city's police chief says. The Prince Albert Police Service doesn't have a plane, unlike Regina and Saskatoon police. CBC News (Canada) 15/6/2026 News Germany moves to allow police facial recognition searches of online images GERMANY: Critics warn the proposal could expand biometric surveillance by allowing automated searches of publicly available online photos. Europe’s largest internet industry association, eco, has warned against Germany’s plan to allow its law enforcement agencies to run automated biometric searches against publicly accessible online images to identify suspects, calling the new proposals a “blueprint for digital mass surveillance. BiometricUpdate.com 15/6/2026 News Representations of policing in Swiss police image films: Legitimising police forces and drawing the boundaries of membership While the use of media by police forces has been widely studied, films produced by public police organisations have only been scarcely researched. Such films, however, allow us to observe how police forces seek to reproduce their symbolic power. Through a qualitative content analysis, this article examines image films produced by Swiss police forces, a genre of film that aims to represent the operation of an organisation, focusing on how they represent policing. The research shows that Swiss police forces present themselves as crime-fighters, as organisations with unlimited tasks and as helping and listening to the public. Officers are portrayed as well-educated, professional and courteous, as human and as part of the local community. This conveys an image of police forces and officers as legitimate and trustworthy. At the same time, police forces are portrayed as consisting of and interacting primarily with white Swiss German speakers. In this way, these films delineate the boundaries of membership through a selective inclusion of these demographic groups. European Journal of Criminology - Subscription at source 15/6/2026 Research article Global interlaboratory study: Assessing consistency and accuracy for determining source of face, hands, and clothing images across forensic practitioners and laypersons Images containing faces, body parts, vehicles, weapons, clothing, luggage, furniture, landscapes, and buildings are routinely sent to forensic laboratories for comparison. Trained forensic practitioners offer an opinion regarding a common source or a different source. Results from comparisons are typically reported using opinion categories, and the number used can vary (typically 3–7 categories). To harmonize opinion categories used across digital multimedia disciplines, the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science developed OSAC Proposed Standard 2022-S-0001 (Standard Guide for Image Comparison Opinions), which details five opinion categories for determining image source. To ensure this standard meets the OSAC program goal of developing technically sound standards, an interlaboratory study focused on 2022-S-0001 was conducted. Combining machine learning and input from subject matter experts, 20 pairs of face, hands, and clothing images were selected for use that represented varying sources and difficulty. Qualtrics was used to disseminate a survey and collect responses from forensic practitioners (n = 38) and laypersons (n = 44). For all three image subject categories, statistically higher agreement (selection of the same opinion source category for the same pair of images) was observed between practitioners over laypersons. Practitioners were statistically more accurate at determining the true source over laypersons for face (p = 0.005) and hand (p = 0.043) image pairs. This study highlighted that when individuals are provided with a clear and detailed framework of source opinion categories, moderate agreement and high accuracy (especially for practitioners) can be achieved for face, hand, and clothing image comparisons. Journal of Forensic Sciences 15/6/2026 Research article Domestic Abuse Act 2021: post-legislative scrutiny This assessment of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 has been prepared for submission to the Home Affairs Committee and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee. Home Office 15/6/2026 Report Garda fails in High Court bid to prevent dismissal over drink-driving conviction REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda has failed in a High Court bid to prevent his dismissal from the force after being convicted for drink-driving. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 15/6/2026 News Child abuse image database GUIDANCE: This database has been developed to help investigate online child sexual abuse offenders and protect the victims of abuse. The child abuse image database (CAID) contributes to the fight against online child sexual exploitation and abuse. It was announced at the #WeProtect summit in 2014. Home Office 15/6/2026 Report The service that police officers want to provide, and why they struggle to deliver it Public trust and confidence remain central to policing by consent. However, contemporary policing operates in an environment characterised by organisational strain, intense scrutiny and a growing gap between what the public expects and what police can deliver. This can make it harder to build and maintain trust. As a result, questions about whether and how neighbourhood policing, visibility and action on public priorities can be delivered have become increasingly significant within policy, cultural and public debate. Research on procedural justice and police legitimacy demonstrates that public confidence and satisfaction depend not solely upon crime outcomes but on whether policing is experienced as fair, respectful and trustworthy. Recent work on the ‘Minimum Policing Standard’ reinforces these findings, identifying appropriate response, behaviour and treatment, and presence and engagement as core public demands for local policing. These standards are less about the outcomes delivered and more about high quality processes that prioritise accessibility, communication and reassurance. However, the conditions under which public trust and police legitimacy are produced have become progressively more difficult: in the context of austerity, police services have faced growing resource pressures together with increasingly complex demand involving mental health crises, safeguarding, domestic abuse and wider vulnerability-related incidents. Simultaneously, rapid recruitment has led to a younger, less experienced workforce, while high-profile misconduct cases and social media scrutiny have intensified pressures around confidence and legitimacy. Against this backdrop, questions about what the police should prioritise, what kind of service officers themselves believe communities need, and whether contemporary policing systems can deliver on these expectations become ever more urgent. Our study sought to address these questions, examining the extent to which police officers share the public’s views of what makes good local policing, the barriers they believe undermine delivery, and what these mean for confidence, legitimacy, and the future of relational policing. Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre 15/6/2026 Report ‘Sadistic’: AFP boss warns of growing threat coercing kids to harm themselves — and others AUSTRALIA: AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett spoke of the "worrying" new trend as she prepares to meet with global law enforcement agencies. SBS News (Australia) 15/6/2026 News ‘Our greatest pride’: Parents pay tribute to police officer daughter, 19, killed in line of duty PC Jess Turnbull, 19, was hit as she was responding to a collision near Cramlington, Northumberland, late on the night of Monday 8 June. The vehicle that struck her was unconnected to the original incident. Sky News 15/6/2026 News Holding by-election for PCC two years before role is scrapped ‘a waste of money’ says MP An election has been scheduled to appoint a new Police and Crime Commissioner on Thursday, 16 July 2026. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 15/6/2026 News Ex-police sergeant on trial over assault on suspect amid ‘bragging culture’ The Cambridgeshire officer was leading a proactive team based at Cambourne Police Station, mainly dealing with County lines drug supply and organised crime. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 15/6/2026 News Ban on Palestine Action was lawful, court of appeal rules Judges overturn decision of high court that government proscription of group under Terrorism Act was wrong The Guardian 15/6/2026 News Suspect was assaulted by ex-policeman, trial hears An ex-police sergeant assaulted a man during an arrest amid a "culture of bragging" and "intolerance" exposed on a WhatsApp chat, a court has heard. BBC 15/6/2026 News Men’s health and policing: Why seeking support is more important than trying to tough it out alone With this week marking Men’s Health Week in the UK, and June dedicated as PTSD Awareness Month, Chartered Psychologist Dr Rachel Rogers explores some of the challenges and ongoing efforts to improve male police officers’ ability and willingness to access mental health support, and shares the personal experiences of three officers who were able to reach out to when their own mental health was suffering. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 15/6/2026 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Making Law Enforcement Fit for the Future: Strategic Priorities for Policing in the Digital Age EUROPE: The rapid evolution of new and emerging technologies is fundamentally reshaping modern law enforcement. These technologies present both opportunities to make policing more effective and efficient, and significant challenges that demand thoughtful governance, institutional adaptation and frameworks that ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. To explore these dynamics, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit organized a series of four expert roundtable discussions between October 2024 and October 2025. This synthesis paper distils the key findings, shared challenges and common opportunities identified across the four discussions, and outlines potential activities and initiatives through which the OSCE could support its participating States in this domain. It is intended to serve as a policy-oriented resource for decision-makers, practitioners and international partners seeking to advance the responsible adoption of new and emerging technologies in law enforcement. Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) 15/6/2026 Report Policing needs to limit expanding role to avoid eroding capability, public confidence and workforce wellbeing A report from the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency exploring the ‘megatrends’ facing policing over the next five years and beyond is warning that as demand for policing becomes increasingly fragmented and shaped by external forces, law enforcement agencies will need to limit the expansion of their roles for the benefit of both the public and the workforce, while also addressing skills gaps and improving community collaboration, reports Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 15/6/2026 Analysis, Feature «262728293031323334Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
