Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103185 total results. Showing results 66021 to 66040 «329832993300330133023303330433053306Next ›Last » New Zealand police shooting: One officer dead and another seriously injured A police officer has been shot dead during a routine traffic stop in Auckland, New Zealand. BBC 19/6/2020 News Home Secretary chairs virtual ‘Five Eyes’ security summit Key allies met and agreed joint action to tackle emerging security threats during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Home Office 18/6/2020 News Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) codes of practice GUIDANCE; The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 codes of practice regulate police powers and protect public rights. Home Office 18/6/2020 News Coronavirus: Crime ‘back to pre-lockdown levels’, police chief says Crime levels have risen back to pre-coronavirus levels despite the continuing lockdown, a chief constable has said. BBC 18/6/2020 News The difference between police defunding and police disbanding USA: While these terms sound similar, the outcomes are very different – here’s what you need to know PoliceOne.com 18/6/2020 Feature, Opinion How police-union power helped increase abuses USA: Police unions have long had a singular—and divisive—place in American labor. What is different at this fraught moment, however, is that these unions, long considered untouchable, due to their extraordinary power on the streets and among politicians, face a potential reckoning, as their conduct roils not just one city but the entire nation. Since the nineteen-sixties, when police unions first became like traditional unions and won the right to bargain collectively, they have had a controversial history. And recent studies suggest that their political and bargaining power has enabled them to win disciplinary systems so lax that they have helped increase police abuses in the United States. The New Yorker 18/6/2020 Analysis, Feature NSW deaths in custody review hailed as chance to end ‘police investigating police’ AUSTRALIA: Unanimous parliamentary motion acknowledges ‘unacceptably high level’ of Indigenous incarceration The Guardian 18/6/2020 News Radio network used by emergency services predicted to fail by 2023 NEW ZEALAND: The critical communication system used by police, fire and ambulance when they are out on a job is expected to fail by 2023. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 18/6/2020 News How Bank of America, Starbucks, Target, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and others quietly fund the police through private donations More than 25 large corporations in the past three years have contributed funding to private police foundations, new report says The Guardian 18/6/2020 News Protests and Police Reform: Q&A with RAND Experts After the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis and subsequent nationwide protests, the United States is seeing urgent action to reform policing. The House and Senate have introduced differing bills for changing police tactics, tools, and training. A presidential executive order incentivizes independent credentials for police officers and creates a database of officers fired, convicted, or who face civil judgement for improper use of force. State and local lawmakers are moving even more quickly than federal leaders. New York and Iowa have banned chokeholds. California is weighing a ban on holds that compress the carotid artery. Washington, D.C. has banned the use of tear gas, riot gear, and stun grenades on demonstrators. And most notably, Minneapolis is considering dismantling its police department altogether. RAND media relations director Jeffrey Hiday spoke with four researchers who work on policing and community safety issues at RAND RAND Corporation 18/6/2020 Feature, Interview, Opinion Man rescued by UK Black Lives Matter protester is ex-police officer Bryn Male, who retired from British Transport Police in 2014, identified as man carried over shoulder of Patrick Hutchinson The Guardian 18/6/2020 News UK police chiefs criticised for lack of action as race panel launched An attempt by police chiefs to grapple with racism claims by launching a panel to recommend action has been criticised by victims’ representatives and met with scepticism from within their own ranks. The Guardian 18/6/2020 News Police vow crackdown on illegal raves after Manchester gatherings Police have warned young people not to attend illegal raves this weekend, promising a tougher approach after two “quarantine raves” attracted 6,000 people last Saturday. The Guardian 18/6/2020 News Police chiefs pledge ‘plan of action’ to combat perceived racism in forces Police chiefs promise plan of action by end of July to address racial inequalities in recruitment, stop and search and use of force The Telegraph 18/6/2020 News New York City Council passes police surveillance oversight bill June 18 (Reuters) - The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill that would order the city’s police force to itemize and explain its surveillance gear. Reuters 18/6/2020 News Garda officer shot dead A Garda officer has been shot dead during an incident in Castlera, County Roscommon, shortly before midnight on Wednesday (June 17). Police Professional 18/6/2020 News NPCC launches taskforce to draw up ‘plan of action’ on racial inequality in policing A group of some of the most senior police officers in the country are being brought together to address issues around racial inequalities in policing. Police Professional 18/6/2020 News NPCC pledges ‘action now’ on diversity through working groups UK police leaders are stepping up efforts to tackle racial discrimination in their communities. Both the National Police Chiefs Council and Police and Crime Commissioners have set up working groups after two weeks of demonstrations and claims of racial bias. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/6/2020 News Police take too much data from victims’ phones, says watchdog Information commissioner says victims and witnesses in England and Wales could be put off reporting crimes The Guardian 18/6/2020 News What would abolishing police powers in the UK look like? The death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other high-profile cases in America has instigated a fervour to defund the police and in turn abolish them. Metro 18/6/2020 News «329832993300330133023303330433053306Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
