Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103232 total results. Showing results 681 to 700 «313233343536373839Next ›Last » NPCC responds to national audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse The findings of the Casey Audit and the policing response to group-based child sexual exploitation are a sobering reminder of the urgent need for continued cultural change, accountability, and a victim-centred, trauma informed approach from a multi-agency perspective. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 16/6/2025 News Police ‘avoided grooming gang investigations over racism fears’ Ethnicity of suspects still goes uncovered in two-thirds of crimes, says Baroness Casey’s report The Telegraph - Subscription at source 16/6/2025 News Police recognised in King’s Honours Birthday List Members of the police service have been recognised for their commitment to public service in His Majesty The King’s 2025 Birthday Honours list. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 16/6/2025 News Keir Starmer accused of ‘trying to fool the public’ over police numbers The Prime Minister promised extra spending for police but his promise depends on Tory politicians putting up taxes Express 16/6/2025 News SWROCU must improve how it tackles serious and organised crime The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) and its regional police forces need to improve how they work together to tackle serious and organised crime, the police inspectorate has said Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/6/2025 News National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Baroness Casey's audit on group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse ('grooming gangs'). Home Office 16/6/2025 Report Man who stabbed officer and set station on fire jailed for at least 22 years The man who stabbed a South Wales Police officer and set a station on fire has been jailed for life, with a judge ordering him to serve a minimum of 22 years behind bars after it was found the incident was connected to terrorism. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/6/2025 News Outsourcing the brains: The epistemic power of consultancies in criminal justice The consulting industry enjoys an increasingly close relationship with the state, including criminal justice institutions. However, this development, previously described as ‘consultocracy’, is empirically unexamined within criminal justice scholarship. Drawing on document analysis of calls for tenders and interviews with consultants working within the criminal justice field in Norway, the article examines what kind of knowledge and expertise is provided by consultants, and how they obtain and exercise their epistemic power. In an increasingly cost-conscious public sector, which is acutely aware of the urgency of digital transformations, the consultancy industry exerts a growing influence on the organizational infrastructure of criminal justice, its evidence base and modes of knowledge production. Consultants are active agents in the proliferation of ideas that are re-shaping how criminal justice agencies understand the social problems they deal with, and the responses to them, as well their role and function in society. Theoretical Criminology 16/6/2025 Research article How the child sex grooming gangs scandal unfolded over 20 years More than 20 years after the alarm was first raised about systematic child sexual exploitation, a full inquiry has been announced. How did matters get this far? The Times - Subscription at source 16/6/2025 Feature, Video Key takeaways from grooming gangs report A review into abuse carried out by grooming gangs in England and Wales, external has been published. The government asked Baroness Casey to carry out the audit, examining existing data and evidence on the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse, in January. Here are some of its key findings and recommendations. BBC 16/6/2025 News Ethnicity of grooming gangs ‘shied away from’, Casey report says The ethnicity of people involved in grooming gangs has been "shied away from" by authorities, according to a new report by Baroness Louise Casey. The finding comes after the peer was tasked with producing an audit on the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse in England and Wales. BBC 16/6/2025 News GMP welcomes Baroness Casey recommendations following rapid review into CSE Greater Manchester Police’s lead for Vulnerability and Public Protection, Assistant Chief Constable Steph Parker said: “We welcome Baroness Louise Casey’s report and recommendations, and the announcement made by Prime Minister for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. Greater Manchester Police will approach this with openness and transparency and welcome the statutory powers this invokes to ensure complete accountability. “This report confirms many of the issues uncovered by the Mayor of Greater Manchester’s Independent Assurance Reviews and I want to reiterate my apology to all those who have been let down by GMP in the past. “It is pleasing to see this report provides tangible evidence that the lessons we have already learned in Greater Manchester are now ingrained in our current practice and we are seeing strong outcomes as a result. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) 16/6/2025 News Grooming gangs in UK thrived in ‘culture of ignorance’, Casey report says Public inquiry will examine repeated failures that prevented abuse against children being properly investigated The Guardian 16/6/2025 News UK grooming gangs inquiry ‘must confront uncomfortable truths’ Victims’ commissioner among those to welcome inquiry but ex-chief crown prosecutor says ‘only criminal investigations can bring real accountability’ The Guardian 16/6/2025 News Criminal charges dismissed against Calgary 911 operator accused of feeding police info to gang members CANADA: A former Calgary 911 operator accused of feeding protected police information to the rivals of alleged gang members, walked away from her criminal charges Monday after pleading guilty to offences under Alberta's Freedom of Information and Privacy (FOIP) Act. Marian Buonincontri, 59, was originally facing charges of breach of trust, fraudulent use of a computer system and mischief relating to police data. CBC News (Canada) 16/6/2025 News Lethbridge police chief accused of breaking health rules during pandemic has complaint dismissed CANADA: A police oversight board says it has dismissed a complaint that a southern Alberta police chief allegedly broke public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes after a former deputy chief with the Lethbridge Police Service had claimed Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh violated a public health order by taking a chaplain out for lunch in March 2021. A disciplinary hearing by the Lethbridge Police Commission concluded Monday and dismissed the allegations. Global News (Canada) 16/6/2025 News NT police racism review funding redirected to Legal Aid, attorney-general announces in budget estimates AUSTRALIA: Almost four years after the Northern Territory government committed to reviewing systemic racism within its departments, the attorney-general has announced a racism review into NT police has been scrapped. ABC News (Australia) 16/6/2025 News Police to collect ethnicity data for all cases of child sexual abuse Requirement made as review finds ‘over-representation’ of Asian men among grooming gang suspects The Guardian 16/6/2025 News More than 30 years after the royal commission, why are Indigenous Australians still dying in custody? AUSTRALIA: About 597 First Nations people have died since 1991. We are potentially further away from resolving this crisis than we were 34 years ago. The recent deaths in custody of two Indigenous men in the Northern Territory have provoked a deeply confronting question – will it ever end? The Guardian 16/6/2025 News Grooming gangs inquiry: how will it help victims and affect the law? A ‘vigorous approach to righting wrongs of the past’ is needed along with tougher laws for crimes against children The Guardian 16/6/2025 Analysis, Feature «313233343536373839Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
