Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100519 total results. Showing results 6961 to 6980 «345346347348349350351352353Next ›Last » 3D-printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation AUSTRALIA: The lethal FGC-9 semi-automatic weapon can fire up to 30 rounds without needing to be reloaded and is the most popular 3D-printed gun in Australia, based on seizures in every state and territory over the past 12 months. Police say the gun, branded under the name ''F*** Gun Control", is increasingly being found in the hands of organised crime groups, extremists and teenagers around the world. ABC News (Australia) 4/11/2024 News ‘Canada is watching’: New northern Alberta police service trying to lead by example CANADA: On the second floor of a building where most offices are without doors, the ceilings hang low and the carpets don’t match, the chief of Grande Prairie’s new police force gets down to work. “Don’t focus on the building,” Dwayne Lakusta said in a recent interview. The 51-year-old was picked over a year ago to head up a new municipal police service in this city of 60,000 in Alberta’s northwest, replacing the RCMP. It’s to be the first new force in Alberta in more than 60 years. City News (Canada) 4/11/2024 News Force’s police officers owed 19,000 rest days Police officers in one force are owed about 19,000 rest days, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Norfolk Police Federation said officers ranking from police constables to chief inspectors were owed a total of 152,395 hours - the equivalent of 17 years - which it put down to rest days being cancelled over the summer due to disorder and riots. BBC 4/11/2024 News Police appeal against compensation for Tasered man The City of London Police is seeking to appeal against a court ruling that it must pay £24,000 in compensation to a social worker who was Tasered by one of its officers. BBC 4/11/2024 News Online offenders pursued by regional organised crime units Regional organised crime units (ROCUs) across the UK have been working closely with local police forces and national agencies to track down and arrest offenders involved in online crimes, such as fraud, hacking and other digital offences. College of Policing 4/11/2024 News Drug gangs ‘threaten to turn France into Mexicanised narco-state’ FRANCE: France’s new conservative interior minister has declared war on drug gangs and warned that the country risks becoming a “Mexicanised” narco-state after a 15-year-old was killed in a mass brawl and gunfight between rival dealers in Poitiers. The Times - Subscription at source 4/11/2024 News Women’s injuries in DA cases often perceived to be more serious than men’s New research calls for gender bias in 'two way' domestic abuse cases to be addressed as it is also found among those entering forensics profession. Not many men come forward to report domestic abuse but research suggests that, contrary to media portrayals, bi-directional abuse is more common than one-way abuse. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/11/2024 News Elevate your policing career: LJMU’s advanced security courses await! Leadership, knowledge and application are the fundamentals to continuous education and training across all policing fields, essential to keep updated on best practices, legal changes and evolving community needs. The Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies (LCAPS) offers a comprehensive learning portfolio featuring academic policing programs designed to equip police professionals with the essential skills needed to apply to the everchanging complex challenges of modern policing. Policing Insight 4/11/2024 Advertisement, Feature Police watchdog lead defends Chris Kaba decision The man who led the investigation into the shooting of Chris Kaba has defended the decision that led to a firearms officer being unsuccessfully tried for murder. BBC 4/11/2024 News IT flaw saw police fail to protect girl from rapist A sex offender who attacked a schoolgirl while awaiting trial for rape was not properly monitored by police because of problems with a computer system, a review has found. BBC 4/11/2024 News Anti-knife crime campaign relaunches An anti-knife crime campaign has been relaunched by a police force, as it revealed the weapons had been involved in six killings over the last year. Cleveland Police said between October 2023 and last month it had received 503 reports of violence with injury that involved a knife, with 154 offences involving a person aged between 14 and 24. BBC 4/11/2024 News Can dogs assist police trauma resilience training? A proof-of-concept study Earlier this year, we supported Dr Jessica K Miller in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge with a proof-of-concept study looking at the effectiveness of using dogs when providing trauma resilience training to police officers and staff. Oscar Kilo - The National Police Wellbeing Service 4/11/2024 Research article William Tyrrell inquest resumes with new details of police theory about involvement of former foster mother revealed AUSTRALIA: Any evidence police have gathered against William Tyrrell's foster mother is set to finally be presented to a coroner with the resumption of the inquest into the toddler's disappearance. ABC News (Australia) 4/11/2024 News Police Scotland reject one fifth of applicants due to failed fitness tests More than 1,000 potential applicants to Police Scotland were turned down after they failed mandatory fitness tests in the last three years as cop numbers plummeted to the lowest in over a decade. Scottish Daily Express 4/11/2024 News Police launch new community safety initiative in Toowoomba AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) today launched a new proactive initiative in Toowoomba, aiming to reduce crime and fear of crime across the region. myPolice - Queensland Police News 4/11/2024 News Police reducing time spent on mental health callouts NEW ZEALAND: A senior nurse said he's filled with dread at the prospect of police pulling back from their involvement with mental health patients. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/11/2024 Audio, Interview, Opinion Number of Merseyside Police officers reported for domestic abuse reaches four year high “At Merseyside Police, we will not tolerate any behaviour that does not meet our high standards and expectations" Liverpool Echo 4/11/2024 News ‘A debt of gratitude owed’: The impact of policing on officers’ families New research has revealed the extent to which relatives of serving personnel carry the burdens of their loved ones’ public service; Policing Insight’s Ian Weinfass reports on the findings of the Open University researchers, whose work was commissioned by Oscar Kilo, the College of Policing’s National Wellbeing Service. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 4/11/2024 Analysis, Feature Force’s police officers owed 19,000 rest days Police officers in one force are owed about 19,000 rest days, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. BBC 4/11/2024 News Interpol: ‘We’re witnessing an unprecedented surge in cybercrime’ Interpol cybercrime director Neal Jetton has called for a “total 360-degree strategy” to tackle the global cybercrime crisis. Holyrood Magazine 4/11/2024 News «345346347348349350351352353Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
