Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97881 total results. Showing results 64221 to 64240 «320832093210321132123213321432153216Next ›Last » Labour backs positive discrimination to close racial gap in policing The racial imbalance that has existed in policie forces needs a radical change in the law to allow positive discrimination in favour of ethnic minority recruits, Labour has said. The Guardian 24/2/2020 News The Times view on overcrowding in prisons: Jail Break An internal Ministry of Justice forecast predicts that prisons will run out of space by the end of the year The Times - Subscription at source 24/2/2020 Feature, Opinion The Times view on the challenges of robot animals: Spot the Problem Some dogs are easy to train. Others will sit and simply refuse to move, no matter how often they are shut down and rebooted. A robot dog hired by the American bomb squad and programmed to inspect a suspicious package instead went into “sit” mode. Attempts to switch the “dog”, called Spot, on and off again were to no avail. Eventually the police team were able to coax it into approaching the package. The resulting video, officers said, was of limited quality. The Times 24/2/2020 Feature, Opinion Why Spot, the ‘bomb-detecting’ robodog, wasn’t a policeman’s best friend in Massachusetts It is a scene all too familiar to dog owners. Their pet has decided it wants to sit and no amount of coaxing, shouting or offers of treats will get it to move. The Times 24/2/2020 Analysis, Feature Far-right terror threat is rising, police chief warns Far-right extremists are growing in number and are more intent on committing terrorist attacks, one of Britain’s top police officers has said. The Times - Subscription at source 24/2/2020 News PSNI statement in relation to discontinued flyers Head of PSNI’s Public Protection Branch, Detective Chief Superintendent Paula Hilman said: “We were made aware this evening that old PSNI flyers had been distributed in north Belfast this week, and that this had been reported online. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 23/2/2020 News MPs urged to back new laws to protect police dogs from violent attacks Campaigners want the maximum sentence increased to five years for anyone found guilty of wounding a police dog Mirror 23/2/2020 News UK knife crime hits shocking high as 130 offences committed every day The true extent of the nation's horrific knife crime epidemic has been revealed in shocking statistics showing there are almost 130 serious knife offences committed every day Express 23/2/2020 News No Scottish police officers have been trained to tackle LGBT hate crime in four years despite being a ‘priority’ Despite rocketing rates of violence against LGBT+ people in Scotland, absolutely no Police Scotland officers have been sent to a training course to better tackle the upsurge in around four years. Pink News 23/2/2020 News Rules urgently needed to oversee police use of data and AI – report Report warns that technology, uptake of which has largely been driven by cuts, could lead to discrimination The Guardian 23/2/2020 News Data Analytics and Algorithms in Policing in England and Wales: Towards A New Policy Framework This paper summarises the use of analytics and algorithms for policing within England and Wales and proposes a policy framework to guide the use of new technologies. RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) 23/2/2020 Report Alarm at ‘Minority Report policing’ Police are using computer software to predict where crime is most likely to happen and decide who is most at risk of breaking the law, despite a lack of evidence that the technology works. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 23/2/2020 News MI5 chiefs ‘do not trust’ Priti Patel with their secrets The civil war in the Home Office erupted again last night with claims that intelligence chiefs at MI5 do “not trust” Priti Patel. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 23/2/2020 News Cop-out Police Scotland break own rules by training rookies to act as riot cops amid shortage fears for Glasgow marches Top brass are breaking their own rules and training up rookies as riot cops amid fears of a shortage in Scotland's busiest-ever year for policing. The Scottish Sun 22/2/2020 News Director of Public Prosecutions – concerns over knife imagery shared on social media Social media is being used to glamorise gang lifestyle and the use of weapons, forthcoming CPS guidance on prosecuting gangs will say. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 22/2/2020 News Government must act fast so police can use AI without undermining public trust Public attention is increasingly focussed on the regulation of police technology. Recent debate has centred around live facial recognition (LFR), following the Met Police’s decision to deploy LFR technology on the streets of London. Proponents argue that LFR will enhance the police’s ability to detect and prevent crime, by enabling officers to more efficiently locate wanted individuals. Privacy campaigners argue that these technologies present a fundamental threat to citizens’ human rights, and pressure is growing for legislative reform to regulate police use of LFR and other data-driven technologies. The Sunday Telegraph - Subscription at source 22/2/2020 Feature, Opinion Fears over police AI to identify future criminals Police are using artificial intelligence to predict which youngsters could be drawn into violent crime, in a major government-funded trial. The Sunday Telegraph 22/2/2020 News Police apologise for ‘victim blaming’ leaflets which linked rape to alcohol consumption Police in Northern Ireland have apologised after flyers – which suggested the more someone drank the more likely they were to be raped – were wrongly distributed in Belfast. The Independent 22/2/2020 News All legacy misconduct cases must now be reviewed As the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) withdraws its direction to compel a force to hold a gross misconduct hearing following the death of a man in custody which left five police officers in limbo for almost seven years the Police Federation of England and Wales has called for all legacy cases to now be reviewed and better disclosure training for investigators. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 22/2/2020 News European Union is planning network of national police facial recognition cameras sparking fears of ‘politically motivated surveillance’, report claims The European Union is accused of seeking to create a network of national police facial recognition databases that could lead to 'politically motivated surveillance'. Mail Online 22/2/2020 News «320832093210321132123213321432153216Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
