Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115078 total results. Showing results 7121 to 7140 «353354355356357358359360361Next ›Last » Man tasered, charged with attempted murder after allegedly throwing spear and stabbing police officer AUSTRALIA: A Sydney man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer. The 20-year-old is accused of launching at officers and stabbing a constable with a sword during what was meant to be a routine welfare check. 9 News (Australia) 8/11/2025 News Justice Minister hopeful more Gardaí will be deployed nationwide soon REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Minister Jim O'Callaghan was speaking at the opening of the Garda Water Unit in Athlone on Friday. The Justice Minister says he hopes more Gardaí will be deployed across the country in the coming months. Shannonside (Republic of Ireland) 8/11/2025 News Police authorisation of Sydney neo-Nazi demonstration sparks calls for protest law review AUSTRALIA: A neo-Nazi protest received NSW Police authorisation to go ahead outside NSW parliament on Saturday morning. SBS News (Australia) 8/11/2025 News Halton Police to add tech-sniffing dog to fight child exploitation CANADA: Law enforcement has been using dogs to find drugs and track suspects for more than a century, and soon Halton Police will have another specialized canine to help fight child exploitation. The Halton Police Board has approved the acquisition of an electronic storage detection dog. The canine is trained to smell a specific compound, TPPO, that is used in cell phones, tablets, USB sticks, external hard drives and SD cards. Halton Hills Today (Canada) 8/11/2025 News Met wants ‘sub-standard’ senior officers to leave The head of the Metropolitan Police has said he plans to get rid of senior officers who are judged not to have met performance standards or upheld the force's values. BBC 8/11/2025 News Police officer stabbed with sword in Grasmere, man charged with attempted murder AUSTRALIA: A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed in the leg with a sword in Sydney's south-west on Friday. ABC News (Australia) 8/11/2025 News Metropolitan Police Federation accuses Commissioner of ‘thinly veiled threat’ A letter's appeared to detail an "exit route" for senior staff "not up for the challenge" of a planned force overhaul Rayo 8/11/2025 News Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says AUSTRALIA: Dozens of neo-Nazis demonstrated outside NSW parliament on Saturday where they held an antisemitic banner and chanted a Hitler Youth slogan The Guardian 8/11/2025 News Hotel protests are drain on police, warns chief Policing hotel protests has affected a police force's ability to deal with crime, a chief constable has admitted. Norfolk Police has had a regular presence at the Brook Hotel in Bowthorpe, Norwich – which is being used to house migrants. BBC 8/11/2025 News Plans approved for new police division HQ The development of a new eastern divisional headquarters for Surrey Police has been given the go-ahead, the force has said. BBC 8/11/2025 News From the beat to the tweet: the use of Twitter (X) by police officers Purpose: The police regularly incorporate social media into their outreach portfolios. Although much social media is handled at the organizational-level, some police officers also use social media in a professional capacity at the individual-level. Little research, however, has examined how individual police officers engage with social media. As part of the present research, we explored how individual police officers use Twitter (now named X): a popular microblogging platform. Design/methodology/approach: We constructed a dataset of police officers who use Twitter in a professional capacity at the individual-level. We then extracted and coded tweets from the public accounts of such officers to analyze their characteristics. We also examined potential differences in Twitter use by officer gender, officer rank, and frequency of posting. Findings: Our analyses revealed that individual police officers largely use Twitter to push content rather than pull information or network, mirroring organizational-level trends. Our analyses also revealed some differences in posting practices as a function of officer characteristics. Originality/value: Most previous research regarding social media in policing has examined police social media practices at the organizational-level. For our research, we explored police social media practices at the individual-level – assessing the characteristics of police officers who use Twitter in a professional capacity as well as the characteristics of their tweets. Policing: An International Journal 8/11/2025 Research article Why it is so hard to estimate the number of victims of modern slavery in the UK Developing an effective response to modern slavery requires an understanding of the extent of the issue, but estimates for the number of UK victims vary considerably; Professor Todd Landman and policy engagement and impact lead Vicky Brotherton of the University of Nottingham-based Rights Lab believe a change to the way data is recorded would provide a more accurate estimate that is likely to be much higher than current figures. Policing Insight 8/11/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Winnipeg police officer pleads guilty to several serious crimes CANADA: A suspended Winnipeg police officer has plead guilty to a list of serious crimes he committed while on the job. Elston Bostock, a 22-year veteran with the service, was charged with indignity to human remains, drug trafficking, breaking and entering to commit extortion, breach of trust and obstruction of justice. Global News (Canada) 8/11/2025 News Sixth Met officer sacked after BBC Panorama film A Metropolitan Police sergeant who said a detainee "deserves to be beaten up" has become the sixth officer based at Charing Cross police station to be sacked following a BBC investigation. BBC 8/11/2025 News Former Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty A former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal. Britain’s largest police force has been described as “institutionally misogynistic” after widespread claims that a “toxic” sexist culture has been allowed to thrive for decades. The Guardian 8/11/2025 News Reducing Crime on London Buses: A Randomised Controlled Trial on Moving Hotspots Objectives: This study assesses the effectiveness of hotspots policing in a novel context – moving hotspots. We examine the impact of preventative police presence on high-crime-harm bus routes, known as ‘Hot Bus Corridors’. Methods: A pretest-post-test parallel groups randomised controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in , UK, involving 556 ‘Hot Bus Corridors’ that were randomly assigned to receive either targeted visibility presence on buses or standard police presence, which served as the control group. Generalised linear models were used to estimate the treatment effect on crime levels, measured in terms of both crime counts and the Cambridge Crime Harm Index (CCHI). Results: We observed a significant reduction in both crime counts and crime harm in the treatment bus corridors compared to the control corridors, with a more pronounced reduction during morning hours. Conclusion: This study extends the applicability of hotspots policing to mobile environments, demonstrating its potential to enhance public safety. High-visibility police patrols in moving hotspots can increase deterrence and, consequently, effectively reduce crime within the public transportation network. Police Quarterly 7/11/2025 Research article Toward a Comprehensive Model of Police Training: A Longitudinal Study Examining Predictors of Officers’ Training Motivation, Receptivity, and Outcomes The literature on “what works” in police training is quickly growing. As we build this evidence base, it is important to not only examine whether a training program works but also develop a better understanding of how and why it works (or fails). Our paper builds on the theoretical framework of officer training motivation and receptivity by addressing several gaps in the existing literature and proposes an analytical model for training evaluation. We conducted a longitudinal police training evaluation by exploring different factors that may motivate officers to complete training, which, in turn, may impact their training receptivity and, ultimately, training outcomes. A sample of 351 newly hired Korean police officers participated in online surveys conducted at two time periods. The results demonstrate several factors are important predictors of training motivation, receptivity, and outcomes, offering empirical insights that can inform police agencies in designing and implementing more effective training programs. Justice Quarterly - Subscription at source 7/11/2025 Research article Parental failure and gaps in the law: why the Southport atrocity was preventable After nine weeks of inquiry evidence, a picture has emerged of systemic breakdown and poor information sharing The Guardian 7/11/2025 Analysis, Feature Montreal police adopt new practices to support victims of strangulation CANADA: Montreal police are expanding a pilot project meant to provide better support for victims of strangulation in relation to domestic violence. The 18-month pilot launched in May 2024 in Montreal’s east end handled 348 cases of strangulation. Global News (Canada) 7/11/2025 News More police alone won’t solve extortion crisis in Surrey, B.C.: criminologist CANADA: It'll take more than just hiring more police officers to solve an extortion crisis in Surrey, B.C., according to Wade Deisman, a criminologist at the University of the Fraser Valley. 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