Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97923 total results. Showing results 63781 to 63800 «318631873188318931903191319231933194Next ›Last » Cops are going door-to-door to check on Australians in coronavirus quarantine to make sure they haven’t left isolation – with those who do facing jail or fines up to $50,000 Police have conducted random checks on thousands of Australians who are meant to be in self-isolation during the coronavirus outbreak to make sure they are staying at home. Mail Online 16/3/2020 News Northamptonshire Police Federation chairman guilty of gross misconduct A former Police Federation chairman who "kissed and fondled" a woman whose complaint he had been handling has been found guilty of gross misconduct. BBC 16/3/2020 News Going Local: Do Consent Decrees and Other Forms of Federal Intervention in Municipal Police Departments Reduce Police Killings? Despite calls for police reform to address lethal use of force, there has been little empirical evaluation of consent decrees—settlement agreements that address police departments’ use of force policies and practice. This study considers the effect of Department of Justice intervention on law enforcement agencies’ levels of use of force. Data on the number of people killed by police between the years 2000 and 2016 were drawn from Fatal Encounters, a crowd-sourced dataset. These data were combined with information on the date of consent decree implementation to create a department-by-year panel dataset. The findings suggested that while there is little evidence that consent decrees targeting use of force decrease police killings, there was some evidence that other forms of intervention did affect levels of lethal use of force. Justice Quarterly - Registration at source 16/3/2020 Research article FREE subscriber access for police officers, staff and students: Find out how! Policing Insight is now available FREE to police officers and staff in many forces as well as to students and staff members in many academic institutions. Read on to find out how to use your FREE subscriber access. Policing Insight 16/3/2020 News COVID-19 pandemic: Cybercrime threat analysis It was entirely inevitable that cybercriminals would take advantage of the current public health emergency but, says Policing Insight Contributor Andrew Staniforth, their actions have surprised even the most hardened cyber security professionals. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/3/2020 Analysis, Feature Police review communications as COVID-19 plan changes Forces are reviewing how they communicate with the public as ministers consider further restrictions. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/3/2020 News South Wales Police officer tests positive for coronavirus An officer from South Wales Police is self-isolating at home having tested positive for Covid-19, also known as the coronavirus. Police Professional 16/3/2020 News Record funding to protect places of worship from hate crime The Government has marked the one-year anniversary of the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, by announcing record levels of funding to protect 49 places of worship in England and Wales against hate crime attacks. Police Professional 16/3/2020 News Government postponement of PCC elections Following the Government's announcement to postpone PCC elections in May, Katy Bourne OBE, APCC Chair and Sussex PCC said:"I welcome Government's decision to postpone PCC elections." Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 16/3/2020 News Warwickshire Police and Crime Comissioner supports decision to postpone election for his post until 2021 Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe has welcomed the news that local elections including the one for his post will be postponed for 12 months due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Courier (Leamington Spa) 16/3/2020 News Coronavirus: UK intelligence agency issues public warning about criminals exploiting outbreak In a rare public warning the security service says it has detected attacks targeting people in Britain. Sky News 16/3/2020 News New bill aims to protect UK shop workers from soaring abuse Proposed legislation follows Co-op survey revealing four-fold increase in violent incidents since 2017 The Guardian 16/3/2020 News Brits who refuse to self-isolate could be sent to ‘prison It has been revealed that anyone in the UK who refuses to self-isolate, meaning leaving your front door, could face prison or a fine of £1,000. London Loves Business 16/3/2020 News Police in Spain are using drones to tell people to stay in their damn homes during coronavirus crisis Police in Spain, which is under lockdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, are embracing tech during this global pandemic. This weekend, officers in the capital city, Madrid, began using very loud drones to tell people that are out and about during this crisis to stay home. Gizmodo 16/3/2020 News There’s a backlog of 1,500 ‘sensitive’ Greater Manchester Police intelligence reports that can’t be read Inspectors found nearly 700 domestic abuse incidents had been sitting in the queue, not being dealt with Manchester Evening News 16/3/2020 News Coronavirus: Sector by sector, arms of the state gear up as crisis deepens Police have been granted additional powers to intervene and force anyone refusing to self-isolate into their homes. The Times - Subscription at source 16/3/2020 News Chief constable weeps under strain of severe budget cuts A chief constable broke down and wept as he described the weight of responsibility of running a force struggling to keep the public safe amid severe budget cuts. The Times - Subscription at source 16/3/2020 News Genealogy websites lead police to criminals Police could solve cold case crimes by combining DNA detection with popular genealogy websites, scientists say. The Times - Subscription at source 16/3/2020 News Places of worship scheme provides record levels of funding 49 places of worship to benefit from £1.6 million of Home Office funding for security. Home Office 15/3/2020 News Met Police vow to prosecute rapists even if victim is unwilling to testify in conviction rate shake-up This is one initiative to reverse a nationwide slump in rape prosecutions blamed on “intrusive” digital searches of victims’ personal lives The Telegraph - Subscription at source 15/3/2020 News «318631873188318931903191319231933194Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
