Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100056 total results. Showing results 67021 to 67040 «334833493350335133523353335433553356Next ›Last » Policing and Crime in a Networked World As more people go online, more systems are networked and the Internet of Things (IoT) expands, the context in which crime occurs and the police attempt to deal with it will change markedly. Some technological developments, coupled to the way criminals innovate around them, may tip the balance in favour of those interested in breaking the law. Others, if police forces, public policy-makers, consumers and citizens can learn to adapt and adopt them quickly, may point to improved crime prevention and increased law enforcement effectiveness. There are competing narratives. The Oracle Partnership 30/1/2020 Analysis, Feature CPS data summary Quarter 2 2019-2020 This data release illustrates several long-term challenges for the criminal justice system. There is an ongoing decrease in receipts from the police, and as a result, a continuing decline in the volume of defendants prosecuted in the magistrates’ and crown courts. The average time to charge is increasing. This is linked to the increasing complexity of offences prosecuted, evidenced by an increase in the average number of consultations per case across a range of offences. In publishing this data, the CPS demonstrates its commitment to working with partners in the criminal justice system to understand and address these shared challenges. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 30/1/2020 Report Police sending a third fewer rape cases to prosecutors, figures show Call for inquiry into CPS as prosecutions fall by a quarter and convictions by a fifth The Guardian 30/1/2020 News Report on an unannounced inspection of HMP & YOI Doncaster HMP & YOI Doncaster is a local category B and resettlement prison situated near the centre of Doncaster. It was last inspected in July 2017 on which occasion we found that outcomes for prisoners were not sufficiently good in three of our four healthy prison tests [pdf] HM Inspectorate of Prisons 30/1/2020 Report Plans for statistical reporting on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales OFFICIAL STATISTICS - Plans for statistical reporting on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales [pdf] Home Office 30/1/2020 Report Police workforce open data tables NATIONAL STATISTICS - Breakdowns of workforce numbers by police force area, English region and Wales. Home Office 30/1/2020 Report 700 inmates doubled up in single cells at Doncaster prison, inspectors find Inspectors discovered that 700 prisoners were doubling up in cells designed to hold one person at a “badly overcrowded” private jail in South Yorkshire where five inmates took their own lives in the space of a year. The Guardian 30/1/2020 News Bedfordshire Police officers disciplined over stop and search arrest Two police officers have been disciplined after one of them used incapacitant spray while arresting an innocent young black man. BBC 30/1/2020 News £3 billion cost of London violent crime epidemic is fuelled by knife offences The financial cost of London’s violence epidemic is laid bare in a report which reveals more than £3 billion was spent dealing with crimes last year. The Standard 30/1/2020 News Female perpetrated intimate partner homicide: Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders AUSTRALIA: The current study was commissioned by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to examine the role of offender characteristics, historical circumstances and situational factors in female perpetrated intimate partner homicide, and how these factors may differ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders. [pdf] Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 30/1/2020 Report Police are more interested in ‘process’ than crime fighting, says policing minister Police are more interested in process and policies than fighting crime, says the policing minister. The Telegraph 30/1/2020 News Police forces have ‘obsession’ with office processes rather than fighting crime, says Tory Policing minister Police forces have an “obsession” with office processes rather than fighting crime, a senior Tory reckons. The Scottish Sun 30/1/2020 News Funding formula is ‘deeply flawed’, says Surrey PCC Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has written to the Home Secretary to call for reform to the funding formula Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/1/2020 News Number of slavery victims in London up tenfold in five years There has been a more than tenfold increase in the number of people identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in London, and more than 30% of all cases nationally are discovered in the capital, according to new research. The Guardian 30/1/2020 News Paddy Tipping, Nottinghamshire PCC at the Police ICT summit Paddy Tipping, PCC for Nottinghamshire, attended this year's Police ICT and National Police Technology Council's Joint Summit, where the National Policing Digital Strategy, approved by PCCs and Police Chiefs, was launched. [video] Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 29/1/2020 News Dorset named the ‘heroin capital’ of England and Wales in new report Dorset has been labelled the 'heroin capital' of England and Wales in a shocking new report. Daily Echo (Bournemouth) 29/1/2020 News Use of Taser on man who died in Falmouth was in line with force policy and training The use of Taser on a man who subsequently died in Falmouth was in line with force policy, an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation found. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 29/1/2020 News Remembering Professor Goldstein Geoff Coliandris looks at the work of the pioneer of Problem-Oriented Policing and the importance of police approaches over officer numbers. Police Professional - Subscription at source 29/1/2020 Analysis, Feature IOPC updates Federation roads policing conference With deaths from police-related traffic incidents rising, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) today (29 January) shared learning and our work to boost in-house expertise at the Police Federation of England and Wales annual Roads Policing Conference. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 29/1/2020 News Stephen Mold, Northamptonshire PFCC at this year’s Police ICT Summit Stephen Mold, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire and Chair of the Police ICT Company Board, hosted Day One of this year's Police ICT Company and National Police Technology Council's Joint Summit: Delivering Change At Pace In A Digitally Disrupted Age. [video] Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 29/1/2020 News «334833493350335133523353335433553356Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events