Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104175 total results. Showing results 6841 to 6860 «339340341342343344345346347Next ›Last » New strategy aims to transform police culture and rebuild public trust Improving public trust in policing by changing its culture can help deliver trusted and effective policing that cuts crime and keeps people safe. Recent high-profile reviews into policing have identified systemic issues rooted in police culture, leading to a loss of trust and confidence by both the public and our own workforce. College of Policing 7/2/2025 News PC guilty of ‘extremely serious’ child sex offences A police officer has pleaded guilty to a string of "extremely serious and appalling" child sex offences. Avon and Somerset Police's Insp, Thomas Kettleborough, 35, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Friday, where he admitted to causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and sexual communication with a child. BBC 7/2/2025 News Met officer jailed for 12 weeks for assaulting man in hospital bed The officer went to a hospital in east London hospital to attend to a man who had been admitted for a mental health assessment. PC Rajan Solanki, 28, on the Met’s North East Area Command Unit, was sentenced at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday after pleading guilty to assault by beating, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/2/2025 News Police officer jailed for on-duty sex assaults A police officer has been jailed for 18 months for sexual assaults on two colleagues while on duty. Greater Manchester Police Det Sgt Richard Mills, 42, was found guilty of assaulting the women on two separate occasions over the past 10 years. BBC 7/2/2025 News B.C. judge tosses drug evidence over ‘numerous and flagrant’ violations of accused’s Charter rights CANADA: Court says police demonstrated a 'pattern of disregard' for an accused drug dealer's Charter rights CBC News (Canada) 7/2/2025 News Avon and Somerset Police officer admits multiple child sex offences A serving police officer has admitted to multiple child sex offences. Thomas Kettleborough, 35, was arrested in July 2023 before being suspended from his role as an Inspector at Avon and Somerset Police. He was arrested on suspicion of arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence and has been on conditional bail since. Police said Kettleborough drove to meet a 'child' who he was talking to online but was instead met by officers who were part of a sting operation designed to catch paedophiles. Bristol Live 7/2/2025 News Justice Minister in favour of creating Domestic Violence Register REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan says he's in favour of creating a Domestic Violence Register, however it will not be publicly accessible and those entering relationships would have to be informed by Gardaí if there's an issue. Lmfm (Republic of Ireland) 7/2/2025 News FBI enlists NZ police to investigate sexual abuse in secretive sect NEW ZEALAND: The FBI is sharing information about alleged sexual abuse within an underground religious group with New Zealand police as part of its global investigation. Just over a year ago, the US agency took the unusual step of publicly asking victims to come forward, as it probed the religious group which has no official name but is commonly known as the Two by Twos. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 7/2/2025 News Youth crime spree in troubled NSW town of Moree sees $2m funding boost AUSTRALIA: The NSW government has taken an "unprecedented" approach to tackling youth crime in the troubled town of Moree with an additional $2 million in funding. Moree has seen a spike in youth crime, specifically robberies, break-ins and car thefts that have left the community "undeniably" in fear, Premier Chris Minns said. 9 News (Australia) 7/2/2025 News Grandma met with ‘aggressive brutality’ by killer cop, court told AUSTRALIA: Clare Nowland's family still can't believe their 95-year-old matriarch was killed by a police officer, who remains free and is challenging his dismissal from the force, while a judge considers whether or not to send him to jail. 9 News (Australia) 7/2/2025 News Effect of Personality, Cognitive Emotion Regulation, and Impulsivity on the Use of Coercion by Commissioned Officers in Training in the French National Gendarmerie Our study aimed to investigate the effects of personality characteristics, cognitive emotion regulation, and impulsivity on the use of legitimate violence by commissioned officers in the French National Gendarmerie. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire including a personality inventory (BFI), an impulsivity scale (UPPS), and an emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ). To assess their behavioral intention to use legitimate violence, the participants watched a video of a domestic violence intervention and then completed a questionnaire on the use of coercion. The video (Appendix) was designed to show an escalation in a routine intervention to assess how viewers might react when confronted with such a situation. The procedures took place at the French National Gendarmerie Commissioned Officers’ Academy in two sessions held 1 week apart between June and July 2022. The participants were 128 commissioned officers (N = 128), of whom 23.44% were women (N = 30) and 25% were former non-commissioned officers (N = 32). Lack of premeditation and perseverance (Impulsivity Scale) and a high score on the other-blame subscale (Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale) were linked to increased use of restraint. The conscientiousness dimension of the Big Five Inventory appeared to be a protective factor, significantly reducing the use of intermediate force. These results shed light on the factors influencing the use of legitimate violence. Further research on real-life situations could be conducted to corroborate these initial findings and verify their operational materiality. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 7/2/2025 Research article “Shifting goalposts” and “fishing expeditions”: police case preparation and the application of the full code test in cases of RASSO Despite recent increases, the low level of convictions in cases of rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO), aligned with the subsequent lack of victim satisfaction with the process, has highlighted the various challenges and barriers throughout the criminal justice process. Whilst understanding the shortcomings of criminal justice processes in cases of RASSO requires a holistic approach, this paper focuses on case preparation and the application of the Full Code test. Its purpose is to explore the application of this test and preceding case preparation in police decision-making around submitting cases for charging decision, following the recommendations of the first year of Operation Soteria Bluestone. This study adopted a mixed-method approach, combining both interviews and case reviews of selected RASSO cases across five forces in England and Wales. This research found a shift towards “threshold thinking”, whereby officers arguably no longer try to predict a prosecutor’s decision and instead focus on meeting the requirements for the application of the test. In terms of case preparation, the research demonstrates a move away from “fishing expeditions”, with a preference for more focused approaches to collecting evidence. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies looking at the use of full code test principles in police decision-making in RASSO cases. Journal of Criminal Psychology - Subscription at source 7/2/2025 Research article Officer sentenced for assaulting man in hospital A Metropolitan Police Service officer has been sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment for assaulting a man in hospital. Police Professional 7/2/2025 News COPS Winter Ball raises more than £42,000 The annual COPS (Care of Police Survivors) Winter Ball has once again proved to be a resounding success, raising more than £42,000 to support the families of police officers and staff who have died on duty. Police Professional 7/2/2025 News Shocking scale of phone thefts revealed as police battle surge in e-bike mobile snatchers Exclusive data obtained by The Independent shows mobile phone thefts almost doubled to 83,900 across the UK over a five-year period The Independent 7/2/2025 News Former PC cleared of dangerous driving after knocking two men off e-bike Tim Bradshaw had said the manoeuvre was a ‘justified, necessary’ action. The Independent 7/2/2025 News Man jumped to his death in police station – inquest A 68-year-old man jumped to his death from the top of a phone booth inside an east London police station after spending 18 hours in the public waiting area, an inquest has heard. BBC 7/2/2025 News Met criticised by coroner after man jumped to his death inside police station Senior coroner for Inner North London, Mary Hassell, has sent a prevention of future deaths report to the Met. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/2/2025 News B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board’s firing CANADA: When the British Columbia government fired the Greater Victoria school board last week, it effectively made police liaison programs mandatory in schools while failing to provide a factual basis for the decision, the B.C. Human Rights commissioner said. Blue Line (Canada) 7/2/2025 News ‘It’s everyday life, embedded into me’: CoP’s updated Code of Ethics, one year on Officers have spoken about how the code impacts both their professional and personal lives. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/2/2025 Analysis, Feature «339340341342343344345346347Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
