Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 92006 total results. Showing results 72201 to 72220 «360736083609361036113612361336143615Next ›Last » It’s not the fuzz: force defends ban on stubble A new dress code for police officers and civilian workers dealing with the public has been criticised as draconian and failing to reflect modern society. The Times - Subscription at source 31/8/2018 News New turmoil at undercover police inquiry The inquiry into undercover policing has been plunged into turmoil after victims launched legal action over the chairman’s suppression of cover names of officers accused of wrongdoing that included sleeping with their targets. The Times - Subscription at source 31/8/2018 News New Nairobi cybercentre to help catch paedophiles Britain is building a cybercentre in Nairobi to help catch British paedophiles who target Kenyan children. The Times - Subscription at source 31/8/2018 News Office sale secures £1 million for force Merseyside’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) will generate more than £1 million for her force by selling the building where her office is based. Police Professional 30/8/2018 News Cyber unit to tackle rise in Kenyan children abused by British paedophiles A new cyber unit based on the National Crime Agency’s work has been announced to protect children in Kenya from British paedophiles. Police Professional 30/8/2018 News Doubts cast over police ‘prisoners in underwear’ reports Doubts have been cast on a watchdog’s claims Scottish police took prisoners to court in underwear, pyjamas or bare feet. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIPS) last week slammed what it called “unacceptable practices” its staff witnessed on a routine visit to Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The Herald (Scotland) 30/8/2018 News Life through a lens In a week when a video of police officers being assaulted while arresting a suspect in London has hit the headlines, Simon Kempton, Operational Policing lead for the Police Federation of England and Wales, discusses why being a hero or a villain is all a matter of perception Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/8/2018 Feature, Opinion Met police sergeant cleared over strip search of academic A Metropolitan police officer who ordered the strip search of an academic, in part because she would not disclose her name while in detention, has been cleared by a disciplinary panel. The Guardian 30/8/2018 News Chief demands urgent action from social media companies on ‘greatest threat we now face in the online space’ Policing’s child protection lead has demanded social media companies do more against grooming as new figures reveal one in 50 young people have sent naked or semi-naked pictures to adults. Policing Insight 30/8/2018 News Response unit to tackle children vulnerable to gangs The Home Office has announced a national response unit to help local councils prevent gangs exploiting vulnerable children. Police Professional 30/8/2018 News Force’s carbon footprint cut by more than half Derbyshire Constabulary plans to become even greener after cutting its carbon footprint by 54 per cent in the past eight years. Police Professional 30/8/2018 News Dorset Police committed to employing more BME officers to join the force County police chiefs are committed to employing more Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) police officers. Dorset Echo 30/8/2018 News Doncaster Council to pay South Yorkshire Police for extra officers to patrol town centre Doncaster Council is paying South Yorkshire Police to provide extra officers to patrol the town centre. Doncaster Free Press 30/8/2018 News ‘Overstretched’ police not properly monitoring paedophiles and sex offenders in Merseyside, watchdog finds Inspectors find almost 100 visits to sex offenders overdue and managers vastly outnumbered The Independent 30/8/2018 News Police Scotland phones ‘inefficient and out-of-date’ Police Scotland staff are operating "inefficiently" with either no or out-of-date mobile phones. BBC 30/8/2018 News PCC moves office to raise just over £1m for Merseyside Police Merseyside’s Police Commissioner has announced plans to move her office in order to generate just over £1m for Merseyside Police through the sale of Allerton Police Station. Merseyside OPCC 30/8/2018 News Kent Police recruitment drive backfires and leaves residents baffled A recruitment drive by Kent Police has backfired and sparked confusion among residents, after rhyming slogans appeared to suggest police officers had turned to a life of crime. Huffington Post 30/8/2018 News Derbyshire police hit back after ‘poor record’ claim by Hunt Investigation Team Derbyshire police have hit back after an organisation claimed the force had a ‘poor record on dealing with wildlife crime’. Derbyshire Times 30/8/2018 News Police Scotland phones ‘inefficient and out-of-date Police Scotland staff are operating "inefficiently" with either no or out-of-date mobile phones. The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) was also told there is an "urgent need" for modern devices. BBC 30/8/2018 News Environmental Predictors of Municipal Police Agency Goals Applications of organizational theory to police organizations frequently employ the framework of structural contingency or institutional theories. The current study seeks to evaluate the impact of both technical and institutional environmental aspects of policing on the goals of municipal police agencies. The influence of a combination of environmental contingencies and chiefs’ ratings of institutional sectors is explored to assess which theory better explains chiefs’ emphasis on police agency goals. Relying on ordinary least squares regression models, the impact of two competing theoretical frameworks is assessed. Findings suggest that chiefs’ demographics (control variables) and legitimacy (institutional) factors have a greater impact than technical (structural contingency theory) elements on the goals that chiefs emphasize within their agencies. Potential theoretical advancement employing public sector agencies is also presented. Police Quarterly 30/8/2018 Research article «360736083609361036113612361336143615Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
