Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115073 total results. Showing results 6741 to 6760 «334335336337338339340341342Next ›Last » Four BTP officers sacked over offensive WhatsApp messages A gross misconduct panel ruled that two former British Transport Police (BTP) officers would have been dismissed if they were still serving for sharing offensive messages in a WhatsApp group. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 News Political obsession with constable numbers has ‘come at the expense of effective IT’ NPCC chair says there "isn't sufficient money in the system" to support officer numbers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 News Manitoba police officer shot in foot by fellow officer during confrontation with dog CANADA: A police officer in Manitoba is recovering from surgery after he was shot in the foot by a fellow officer. Blue Line (Canada) 18/11/2025 News Ottawa Police detail $415M budget, focus on district policing and AI-enabled technology CANADA: The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) tabled its 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, setting out a strategy that emphasizes service modernization, staffing stabilization and district policing. Blue Line (Canada) 18/11/2025 News Manitoba municipalities renew calls for province to review mental health legislation CANADA: Some municipalities in Manitoba are renewing calls for the province to make legislative changes to reduce the role police play in responding to crises as rural and northern communities deal with staffing challenges with law enforcement and an increase in mental health calls. Blue Line (Canada) 18/11/2025 News Largest intake of Garda recruits in a decade starts in the Garda College REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Today is Day Two for the 223 Garda recruits who yesterday, November 17, commenced training in the Garda College Templemore. Westmeath Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 18/11/2025 News Cork TD warns of garda exodus despite record allocation of new recruits REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Cork TD warns of garda exodus despite record allocation of new recruits Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 18/11/2025 News Publishing suspects’ nationality unlikely to prejudice cases, law reviewers say More information could potentially be published when people are arrested if recommendations in a review of contempt of court laws are adopted. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 News Minister Jim O’Callaghan welcomes largest single intake to Templemore since 2014 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, welcomed the largest intake of Garda trainees since 2014. Government of Ireland 18/11/2025 News Police apologise to bishop after arrest during church memorial service A senior officer has apologised to a bishop after a memorial service was disrupted by police attempting to arrest a man, saying the force deeply regretted that the “sanctity was interrupted”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 News GMP officers and staff’s contributions to community recognised Last week, colleagues from across Greater Manchester Police (GMP) joined together at Gorton Monastery to celebrate achievements, with individuals and teams receiving the Chief Constable Award. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 News ‘I wish I could go back and tell myself it will all be okay and you will get through this’ This is Jasmin, who has bravely waived her right to anonymity to speak out about the coercive control and sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of ex-partner Michael Ball, who was jailed this month for 19 years. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 News Police shared ‘foul’ messages about the vulnerable Two British Transport Police (BTP) officers who shared "inappropriate, derogatory and offensive" messages would have been dismissed if they were still serving, a gross misconduct hearing has found. BBC 18/11/2025 News ‘Policing is at a crossroads, with tough decisions to make’ NPCC Chair sets out the challenges facing policing in an ever-changing political and societal environment. Opening the annual NPCC APCC Partnership Summit, NPCC Chair Chief Constable Gavin Stephens spoke of the significant choices and tough decisions policing continues to navigate during increasingly turbulent times. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 18/11/2025 News APCC & NPCC Summit 2025 – Speech by APCC Chair Building safer communities in a connected world: Good morning everyone, it’s a pleasure to welcome you all to this year’s Summit. As you can imagine my speech has had something of a rewrite after the announcement last Thursday. In response, I have made clear that PCCs are deeply disappointed with the decision and the lack of consultation. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 18/11/2025 Feature, Opinion Suella Braverman: British policing needs a radical overhaul Scrapping PCCs is the most timid of first steps. What is required is something bolder The Telegraph - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 Feature, Opinion Project Bright Light: Transforming the police response to domestic abuse: Findings Report The Bright Light project, which took place between January and May 2025, aimed to lay the foundation for radically improving the police response to domestic abuse. It applied the ‘six Pillar’ methodological approach established by Operation Soteria. This involved close police-academic co-production to collect, analyse and interpret a range of data sources to examine the following six topics: (1) investigation and safeguarding; (2) disruption and deterrence; (3) victim-centred response; (4) learning, development and officer wellbeing; (5) data and performance; and (6) digital evidence. Our data sources included: 3-year dataset of all domestic abuse incidents and crimes recorded by the force during 2022-24; analysis of a subset of case files and digital processing notices; approximately 30 focus groups and 60 interviews with police; online survey of partner agency perspectives; multiple in-person site visits and online observations of meetings; review of body-worn video, force policies, guidance and templates along with other relevant information. The overall aim of the research was to map the force’s current approach to domestic abuse to suggest evidence-informed, practical ideas to help transform how police operate in each of the six Pillar areas. Specific findings from each of the Pillars are described in sections of this report. These findings coalesce into an overarching theme: the statutory definition of domestic abuse is too broad for effective operational policing. Conflating various victim-suspect relationships into a single domestic abuse category challenges police operations and compromises the delivery of victim-centred, suspect-focused, and context-led policing. Consequently: • There is a lack of clarity over how best to disrupt and deter suspects. • Victims’ goals, interests and safety are subsumed, rather than central. The current response to victims often fails to deliver a procedurally just approach, compounding their negative experiences. • Police data is distorted by flagging and recording requirements, obscuring the nature of the problem and how police respond to it. • Compounding these challenges is the increasing volume of domestic abuse cases, particularly complex course of conduct offences, which existing police structures cannot effectively handle. • A substantial proportion of this complex work stays with patrol, without officers being provided with the necessary training, time or resources to investigate them properly. • Learning and development does not equip police officers and staff with the necessary skills and training to be able to tackle these investigations effectively, and these challenges are exacerbated when digital evidence is involved. • Significant police time is expended on domestic abuse risk assessment, but the current tools and process-driven approach contribute to ‘incidentalism’, rather than assisting officers in identifying patterns of harm and responding appropriately. These findings reflect significant and systemic issues affecting all police forces across England and Wales, leading us to propose national policy implications. In addition, they point to the need for a transformational change programme based on these findings to enable police to consistently deliver victim-centred, suspect-focused, and context-led responses to domestic abuse. Cardiff University 18/11/2025 Research article Forces urged to ‘borrow best practice with pride’ to tackle ‘unprecedented levels’ of retail crime With retail crime reaching “unprecedented levels”, Superintendent Lisa Maslen, the lead of the National Business Crime Centre, is looking to build a repository of best practice and urging forces to “borrow with pride” in an effort to tackle offending that is “organised, prolific and impactive on us all”, as she explained to Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview CC Andy Prophet: Turning Hertfordshire Constabulary around (Part 2) In this second episode, Chief Constable Andy Prophet of Hertfordshire Constabulary shares his first nine months at the helm of the force, reflecting on the immediate challenges he inherited, the leadership approach he's brought to the role, and the progress already underway. PolicingTV 18/11/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Culture eats inclusion for breakfast: Breaking the barriers to inclusion in specialist policing Despite a continuing focus on diversity and inclusion across policing, specialist units in particular remain stubbornly homogeneous; new research within tactical and firearms teams by Dr Ashleigh Bennett, an occupational psychologist with extensive experience in policing and the public sector, highlights the significant cultural barriers officers encounter within these teams, and suggests steps forces should be taking to ensure inclusion becomes simply a matter of how policing operates. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/11/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion «334335336337338339340341342Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
