Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102722 total results. Showing results 6881 to 6900 «341342343344345346347348349Next ›Last » Congratulations to policing and public safety recipients of the 2025 New Year Honours We are pleased to publish and recognise the policing and public safety recipients of the UK and New Zealand 2025 New Year Honours. The team at Policing Insight offer our congratulations and thank all the recipients for their service. Policing Insight 31/12/2024 News Police recording ageist comments as non-crime hate incidents At least three forces record incidents for prejudice against age – despite it not being recognised as a hate crime under the law The Telegraph - Subscription at source 30/12/2024 News Outgoing police chief reflects on 2024 CANADA: Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee is set to leave his post after a contentious and controversial final year on the job. David Ewasuk reports. CTV News (Canada) 30/12/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services awarded knighthood in New Years Honours His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and former chief constable of Merseyside Police, Andy Cooke QPM DL, has been awarded a knighthood for services to policing and to public service in the King’s New Years Honours List. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 30/12/2024 News PFEW seeking legal action against ‘unfair’ new vetting rules The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) is exploring legal action to stop new vetting rules, which it says will “unfairly destroy the careers” of good police officers. Police Professional 30/12/2024 News Police Ombudsman’s Office investigating incident involving teenager with ‘complex needs’ The Police Ombudsman’s Office says it is currently assessing “a range of information” about an incident involving police and a teenage female with “complex needs” at a shop in Lisburn in Northern Ireland. Police Professional 30/12/2024 News Forces should cut officer numbers and use tech to fight crime, police chief says Finance lead for England and Wales police chiefs says focus on officers gets in way of making better use of budgets The Guardian 30/12/2024 News 3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a healthcare CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world 3D-printed firearms – known as ‘ghost guns’ – have been used in a wide range of criminal incidents by organised crime groups as well as political and religious extremists, with growing numbers of arrests in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia; Professor Nir Kshetri of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro believes that the use of ghost guns in violent and criminal activity will continue to increase, with governments and police facing significant challenges in regulating the firearms. Policing Insight 30/12/2024 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Quality gear: Making the difference for law enforcement CANADA: The right tools make a difference in job performance. As an active-duty Sheriff’s Deputy and an Investigative Instructor, we appreciate top-notch tools and resources. Blue Line (Canada) 30/12/2024 Feature SNP’s approach to justice ‘fuelling shoplifting surge’ The SNP’s soft approach to justice is fuelling Scotland’s shoplifting epidemic as teenagers see it as low risk, high reward, a senior police officer has said. Assistant Chief Constable Tim Mairs said that high demand at home and abroad for stolen items and cheaper products had made shoplifting an “appealing venture” for those under the age of criminal responsibility (12) as well as the under-25s. He said evidence showed that in the past five years there had been an increase in the overall number of under-18s who had turned to shoplifting. The Times - Subscription at source 30/12/2024 News West Midlands police chief makes ‘new bases’ pledge in 2025 plan West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has revealed the force will get 'new police HQs and bases' in his 2025 plan. In his new year's message to West Midlands residents Mr Foster gave an insight into his 2025 plan ahead of its official publication in March 2025. He also listed re-building community policing, tackling knife crime and road deaths as three of his key targets. Dozens of people are caught carrying weapons every day across the Birmingham, as our report detailed in November. Birmingham Live 30/12/2024 News Police Scotland road traffic cop numbers fall to lowest in five years SNP Ministers are under pressure over the number of police officers in Scotland. Daily Record 30/12/2024 News Police forces report sharp rise in religious hate crimes across UK Data shows spikes in antisemitic and Islamophobic offences after outbreak of Middle East conflict and Southport attack The Guardian 30/12/2024 News Police forces see sharp spike in Islamophobic and antisemitic hate crimes in past 18 months Some of the largest police forces in the UK have seen a double spike in types of religious hate crime in the past 18 months, with numbers jumping after the start of the Israeli war on Gaza in autumn 2023 and again following the Southport attacks this summer, figures reveal. Antisemitic offences recorded by forces including Greater Manchester, West Midlands and the Metropolitan Police, rose sharply in the weeks following the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East in October last year. The Independent 30/12/2024 News Police seize 6,000 illegal wild birds’ eggs as raids net largest haul in UK history Part of an international initiative to combat organised wildlife crime, similar seizures in Australia and Norway have recovered more than 50,000 eggs The Guardian 30/12/2024 News Mobile phone detection camera three-month expiation update AUSTRALIA: A three-month South Australia Police (SAPOL) mobile phone detection camera expiation report shows mobile phone distraction offences are on the decline, but multiple offenders have lost their licences. Officer in Charge of SAPOL’s Traffic Services Branch, Superintendent Shane Johnson said despite the alarming number of offence detections in the past six months, the decline in overall offending is thanks to South Australia’s most effective technology-led policing capability launched this year. South Australia Police 30/12/2024 News State’s major warning to ‘flouting’ drivers as hi-tech AI speed cameras rolled out to target phone, seatbelt offences AUSTRALIA: One state has put “flouting” drivers on notice as it prepares to roll out a new technology which uses AI to detect seatbelt and mobile phone offences. News.com.au (Australia) 30/12/2024 News More drug drivers than drink drivers – Surrey police More drivers have been arrested for drug driving offences than drink driving in December, according to Surrey Police. The findings come as part of Operation Limit, a month-long campaign which sees the force randomly stopping cars at designated stop sites to breathalyse or drug swab where necessary. BBC 30/12/2024 News Surrey Police Service appoints new deputy chief constable CANADA: Surrey Police Service (SPS) has appointed Superintendent Michael Procyk as the new Deputy Chief Constable of the Investigative Services Bureau. Blue Line (Canada) 30/12/2024 News Good practice from TVP’s behavioural science internal focus could be shared with forces nationwide An internally focused Behavioural Science Unit set up by Thames Valley Police is helping the force to address a range of issues including leadership standards, neurodiversity, and structural and geographical change – and good practice identified from the work of the Unit could soon be shared with other forces across England and Wales, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 30/12/2024 Feature, Innovation «341342343344345346347348349Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
