Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98645 total results. Showing results 69821 to 69840 «348834893490349134923493349434953496Next ›Last » Warning over prisoner numbers ‘exceeding capacity’ The prison population rose by 709 in the year to the end of March, from 7,413 to 8,122. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, said this 9% increase is equivalent to one additional large prison. BBC 22/8/2019 News Jailing addicts and dealers ‘not winning the war on drugs’ in Dundee, claims councillor Small-time drug dealers and addicts should be treated as victims and kept out of jail, a Dundee councillor has said. The Courier (Scotland) 22/8/2019 News Rape victims feel let down by Scottish justice system, study finds One woman interviewed in the study described the process as "three years of re-traumatisation", while another said she "didn't know how to live for 18 months". Glasgow Live 22/8/2019 News Police abuzz over plan for sniffer bees Sniffer bees trained with electric shocks could revolutionise detective work by tracking down illegal drugs and explosives, according to a 22-year-old German police officer. The Times - Subscription at source 22/8/2019 News UN climate summit in Glasgow too much for stretched police, says Iain Livingstone Iain Livingstone said that the event, which may be held in Glasgow, would stretch resources when the force was already facing huge financial pressures. The Times - Subscription at source 22/8/2019 News PSNI chief Simon Byrne calls for more officers to be recruited Simon Byrne told BBC News NI he would like to see a commitment, similar to that made in England and Wales, to the recruitment of more officers. BBC 22/8/2019 News Northern Ireland police chief warns hard border could revive extremists The chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland has warned that the return of a hard border in the event of a no-deal Brexit could revive paramilitary groups. The Guardian 22/8/2019 News Report warns of ‘serious consequences’ of disruptions to North-South police cooperation A new report has warned that any disruption to North-South police co-operation brought about by a no-deal Brexit could have serious consequences. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 22/8/2019 News No-deal Brexit could disrupt police co-operation – report A no-deal Brexit will deprive police, north and south of the Border, of EU tools to fight all-island crime such as the recent wave of ATM robberies, a new report has found. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 22/8/2019 News Police Scotland might have to axe 750 officers to balance books Police Scotland faces slashing up to 750 frontline officers to balance its books next year, senior officers have warned. Express 22/8/2019 News Should West Mercia Police follow Northamptonshire’s lead and arm all its frontline officers with tasers? West Mercia Police’s Assistant Chief Constable has responded to the decision taken by the Northamptonshire force this week to become the first in the country to arm all of its frontline officers with Tasers. Bromsgrove Standard 22/8/2019 News How sex workers who are sexually assaulted are being failed by the justice system In sex work, consent is based on conditions such as protection and payment. But when abuse happens, women are struggling to get justice. i News 21/8/2019 Feature, Opinion Police given £25,000 to spend on crime prevention projects in north-east Police Scotland has launched the local partnership initiative fund, which is giving the 13 divisional policing areas across Scotland a total of £325,000. Evening Express (Aberdeen) 21/8/2019 News Scotland’s chief constable warns police officer numbers must be cut Scotland's chief constable has warned the current number of police officers is "not sustainable". The Scotsman - Registration at source 21/8/2019 News Why the police should use machine learning – but very carefully The debate over the police using machine learning is intensifying – it is considered in some quarters as controversial as stop and search. The Conversation 21/8/2019 Feature, Opinion UK ‘best’ force takes aim with Taser to protect public and police from violent upswing Second force in 24 hours promises rollout of X2 model for every frontline officer. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/8/2019 News Durham to issue Tasers to every frontline officer Durham Constabulary has become the second force in two days to announce it will issue conducted energy devices to all officers. Police Professional 21/8/2019 News First prosecution for spitting at a police officer under new assault laws collapses as ‘not in the public interest’ The first prosecution for spitting at a police officer under new laws has collapsed after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ruled it was not in the public interest. The Telegraph 21/8/2019 News Police force to pay Twitter expert more than crime-solving cops A Police force wants to pay a computer whiz £28,353-a-year to tweet about crime-fighting. Daily Star 21/8/2019 News Get tough on illegal bloodsports in the countryside, police are urged Tough action needs to be taken to counter criminals engaged in illegal bloodsports, police have been told, now that illegal hare coursing is likely to kick off after harvesting. Lynn News 21/8/2019 News «348834893490349134923493349434953496Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
