Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97923 total results. Showing results 63681 to 63700 «318131823183318431853186318731883189Next ›Last » Police forces across UK will make officers work 12-hour shifts and put plain clothed cops back in uniform to answer 999 calls to cover sick staff in coronavirus crisis plans Police forces across the UK will make officers work 12-hour shifts and put plain clothes police back in uniform to answer 999 calls under plans to cover sick staff in plans being drawn up to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Mail Online 19/3/2020 News All police displaying Covid-19 symptoms ‘should be tested’ PSNI assistant chief constable Alan Todd said it would provide reassurance and confidence. Belfast Telegraph 19/3/2020 News Police and health officials to be given powers to detain under UK emergency powers Bill allows police and public health officials to order anyone believed to be infected to undergo testing The Guardian 19/3/2020 News Female Victims of Police Justifiable Homicide This paper provides an analysis of characteristics of Police Justifiable Homicide (PJH) events with female victims, including a comparison with a sample of male victims of PJH. Cases were identified using the FBI’s Supplemental Homicide Report, and include all-female justifiable homicide victims for a 7-year period (2007–2013), along with a random sample of male victim events in the same period. Additional qualitative information was assembled from newspaper articles related to these cases. In addition to basic demographic characteristics, the following are also examined: the incidence of injury or death of other people (including law enforcement officers) in these events, the type of weapon which was used by the PJH victim, the evidence of mental illness or suicidal behaviors in the victim, and the role of domestic violence in the justifiable homicide event. Women and Criminal Justice - Registration at source 19/3/2020 Research article Fact Or Friction: Law Enforcement Perspectives on Their Working Relationship With Retail Store Detectives This article examines the professional relationship between police officers and retail store detectives. Fifty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with police officers from six states. The results of the study suggest police officers have a somewhat tenuous relationship with store detectives; however, strategies exist to develop stronger partnerships between the two parties. Academics and practitioners can use these findings to more clearly understand how the security industry operates. Furthermore, these findings can be used to forge stronger, more productive relationships between police officers and store detectives. Journal of Applied Security Research - Registration at source 19/3/2020 Research article Policing the pandemic: Managing the police response to Covid-19 Coronavirus Professor Karl Roberts is a Consultant on Health Security, Law Enforcement and Policing for the World Health Organisation. In an exclusive article for Policing Insight, he examines the different roles police may have during a pandemic and the challenges this creates alongside some suggested approaches to developing the police response. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 19/3/2020 Analysis, Feature Coronavirus: The detectives racing to contain the virus in Singapore In Singapore, one of the first places hit by coronavirus, detectives are tracking down potential positive cases to try to stay one step ahead of the virus. How did they do this and is it too late for the rest of the world? BBC 19/3/2020 Analysis, Feature Police prepare for ‘graduated withdrawal’ of services as virus crisis deepens Police forces across the country are drawing up contingency plans for the loss up to one third of their staff through illness or self-isolation as a result of Covid-19 (coronavirus), putting additional pressure on their capacity as they take on new duties during the crisis. Police Professional 19/3/2020 News Coronavirus Bill – APCC response Responding to the measures announced ahead of the publication of the Coronavirus Bill, APCC Chair Katy Bourne OBE said: “I welcome the enhanced powers announced to strengthen the powers of police and immigration officers. These need to be used proportionately and only when absolutely necessary to do so. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 19/3/2020 News Global operation sees a rise in fake medical products related to COVID-19 Counterfeit facemasks, substandard hand sanitizers and unauthorized antiviral medication were all seized under Operation Pangea XIII, which saw police, customs and health regulatory authorities from 90 countries take part in collective action against the illicit online sale of medicines and medical products. Europol 19/3/2020 News Materials that may have been relevant to undercover policing inquiry were shredded by Metropolitan Police personnel The Independent Office for Police Conduct has found that materials that may have been relevant to the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) were shredded by Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) personnel. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 19/3/2020 News Philadelphia police tell cops to stop arresting some criminals in response to the coronavirus while other cities consider releasing low-level offenders from jail Police officers in Philadelphia have been ordered to delay arresting suspects for non-violent crimes to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Mail Online 19/3/2020 News Arresting moment police are forced to hand out toilet paper as panic buying sparks supermarket brawls across the country amid coronavirus pandemic Police have been forced to handout toilet paper after panic buying reached dangerous levels at a Woolworths supermarket. Mail Online 19/3/2020 News Undercover policing inquiry: secretive Met unit shredded files Watchdog says intelligence officers destroyed documents despite being told to keep them The Guardian 19/3/2020 News UK government to bring in emergency coronavirus law today giving police more power to arrest people as London faces ‘lockdown’ The Army is on standby as Londoners warned they could be put on 'lockdown' first Manchester Evening News 19/3/2020 News Ex-Met Police Commissioner: London lockdown must be last resort The former head of the Metropolitan Police has told LBC that the lockdown of London must only be the very last resort in the fight against coronavirus. [video] LBC 19/3/2020 News Sniffer dogs have their noses put out of joint by computer Sniffer dogs may soon need to look for new jobs because researchers have designed a computer chip that can “smell” dangerous chemicals. The Times - Subscription at source 19/3/2020 News Letting police enforce trespass is a dangerous move Changes to trespass law that have been recently mooted by the government risk criminalising the homeless, travellers and ramblers by making all forms of trespass an offence. The Times - Subscription at source 19/3/2020 Feature, Opinion Coronavirus: UK calls in army to support police, transport oxygen and run emergency medical centres Britain’s armed forces will be playing an active part in combating the coronavirus pandemic with a range of services being planned from transporting oxygen and supplies, running emergency medical centres, support for police and border forces during public disturbances, and helping to find possible antidotes to the disease. The Independent 19/3/2020 News Dismay over UK plan to close unsolved Troubles cases Irish government says No 10 proposal to pursue only cases with compelling new evidence betrays Stormont agreement The Guardian 18/3/2020 News «318131823183318431853186318731883189Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
