Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 101084 total results. Showing results 74621 to 74640 «372837293730373137323733373437353736Next ›Last » Facial scans are just like CCTV, say police The scanning of citizens’ features using facial recognition software is no different to the monitoring of CCTV by police officers, a court has heard. The Times - Subscription at source 23/5/2019 News MPS anti-corruption team under investigation for malpractice Eight officers and one member of police staff in the Metropolitan Police Service’s Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) are being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following claims of malpractice. Police Professional 22/5/2019 News Police hail ‘value’ of face scanning technology in world first legal action against its use A police force leading the way in facial recognition technology has hailed its value to the public as a crime deterrent amid a chorus of criticism it breaches human rights’ laws. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2019 News Gloucestershire Constabulary scheme welcomes adults with disabilities into the force Gloucestershire Constabulary is looking to recruit 15 adults with learning difficulties in an initiative believed to be the first of its kind in the country. Police Professional 22/5/2019 News Sir Craig Mackey boards ‘accountability train’ of national rail force Sir Craig Mackey, the officer who held the reins of the Met for 47 days in between Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe’s departure and the arrival of Cressida Dick, has joined the burgeoning board of the British Transport Police Authority. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2019 News Digital key urged for overstretched police to unlock encrypted messages in ‘exceptional circumstances’ Tech firms urged to back UK forces by making a digital key that unlocks encrypted messages in exceptional circumstances of child abuse or terror cases have warned police chiefs it “can not be done yet". Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2019 News Fresh review by outside force ordered by Police Scotland into misconduct at the SCDEA Police Scotland have asked an external force to examine “unsatisfactory and unprofessional” conduct by a now defunct undercover policing unit. Chief Constable Iain Livingstone revealed he has asked for a peer review of the actions allegedly carried out at the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency in 2011. Scottish Police Federation (SPF) 22/5/2019 News WMP seeks to link school exclusions to violent crime West Midlands Police will become the first force in the country to keep records of children excluded from school in a bid to prevent youngsters being lured into criminality. Police Professional 22/5/2019 News Police watchdog feels frontline pressures of officers The head of police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has spent the past year ‘walking in officers’ shoes’ to learn about the pressures on the frontline. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 22/5/2019 News Manchester police defend prosecution of two mentally ill people A police force has defended its decision to prosecute two mentally ill women who were charged after they caused traffic jams when trying to kill themselves. The Guardian 22/5/2019 News Operational task force leads to dismantling one of Europe’s most prolific crime groups behind €680 million operation A highly professional and dangerous international organised crime group was dismantled last week after a complex investigation carried out in the framework of a Joint Operational Task Force, established at Europol, between the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau, the British HM Revenue and Customs, the Polish Police Central Bureau of Investigation, the Estonian Central Criminal Police under the Police and Border Guard Board and the Spanish Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Europol 22/5/2019 News Police unveil virtual reality equipment to train for handling calls of mental health crises Officers using VR headsets encounter young men with special needs and others having schizophrenic episodes. Chicago Sun Times 22/5/2019 News Amazon shareholders reject ban on selling face recognition software to police Amazon's shareholders have voted down a proposal to ban sales of its controversial Rekognition face-matching software to police forces. The Telegraph 22/5/2019 News Facial recognition tech prevents crime, police tell UK privacy case South Wales force defends use of technology after office worker claims rights breach The Guardian 22/5/2019 News The most frequently stolen car models – and some of the UK’s riskiest streets for vehicle theft Some of the most frequently stolen car models in the UK have been revealed. The Sun 22/5/2019 Analysis, Feature ‘Breakdancer’ hired as part of investigation into officers A breakdancer was hired by a review body during an 11-year investigation into five Metropolitan Police Officers over a 2008 custody death. The former police watchdog also enlisted a body mechanics expert at a cost of £8,400 to the taxpayer to determine whether musician Sean Rigg 'spun in the back of the police van' on his way to Brixton police station after being arrested or 'whether his injuries could have been caused in some other way'. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 22/5/2019 News Independent review of the Modern Slavery Act: final report In July 2018, the government commissioned Frank Field MP, Maria Miller MP and Baroness Butler-Sloss to undertake an independent review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Home Office 22/5/2019 Report Victims in London let down by ‘wholly unsatisfactory probation service One in five victims of serious crimes are not being offered access to a statutory scheme to keep them updated about the offender, a watchdog report reveals. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2019 News Signing up to police learning programme that ‘professionalises the professionals’ New police recruits are heading back to the classroom to gain landmark qualifications as educational institutions bid to “further professionalise” the service. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2019 News Police has ‘no statutory power’ for wholesale processing of people’s data Facial recognition technology is allowing the police to violate people’s human rights in a way they have “never been able to do before,” a court has heard. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2019 News «372837293730373137323733373437353736Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
