Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114911 total results. Showing results 741 to 760 «343536373839404142Next ›Last » UK police sending only three officers to England’s World Cup games after failure to land funding The UK Football Policing Unit will send only three officers to this summer’s World Cup after a failure to secure extra funding from authorities in the US. With as many as 15,000 England fans expected at each group match, police said their role would be to act as “cultural interpreters” for local law enforcement and they had no concerns over fans’ safety in the US. The Guardian 21/5/2026 News Your metadata may be kept for a year under lawful access bill. What to know CANADA: The federal government’s proposed lawful access bill is raising concerns about the potential lengthy retention of Canadians’ metadata that could then be accessed by law enforcement, which privacy experts warn is risky and “unprecedented.” Global News (Canada) 21/5/2026 News Calgary officer cleared after police dog mistakenly takes down nine-year-old girl CANADA: A nine-year-old girl who was attacked by a Calgary police dog while officers were chasing a suspected car thief was a case of a "confluence of errors," Alberta's police watchdog said in a report released Wednesday CBC News (Canada) 21/5/2026 News APCC demands Government rethink plans to restructure policing and create ‘mega forces’ The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) said the plans will unnecessarily distract from the police reform agenda included in last week’s King’s Speech. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/5/2026 News Police referrals to IOPC reach record high Police forces made a record number of referrals to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) last year, according to newly published figures. Police Professional 21/5/2026 News London mayor blocks proposed MPS contract with Palantir London Mayor Sadiq Khan has reportedly blocked a proposed Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) contract with US technology firm Palantir Technologies over concerns about procurement procedures and value for money. Police Professional 21/5/2026 News Domestic abuse victims’ rapid police video response Thames Valley Police (TVP) has rolled out a new video service to improve support for victims of non-emergency domestic abuse. BBC 21/5/2026 News Met Police Palantir contract blocked by City Hall The Metropolitan Police has been blocked from signing a contract worth up to £50m with the US technology firm Palantir, after London's deputy mayor refused to approve the deal. BBC 21/5/2026 News The wrong ceiling: How organisational positioning is limiting ethical ambition in UK policing With ethics frequently bound to professional standards in UK policing, the current reform proposals offer an opportunity to reset the issue of ethics as one of aspiration rather than compliance, says police officer and ethics specialist Dr Richard Cockbain – but failure to do so could leave policing risk building a future “with a ceiling that was only ever meant to be the foundations”. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/5/2026 Feature, Opinion Police Intervention Programmes and Delinquency Among At-Risk Juveniles in Residential Youth Villages: The Mediating Roles of Police Legitimacy and Social Resistance This study evaluated a police intervention programme implemented in Israeli educational residential youth villages for at-risk juveniles. Using a quasi-experimental design, the study compared two matched groups of 118 youths, one enrolled in a police programme and the other in alternative interventions, to assess whether police legitimacy and social resistance mediated the relationship between programme type and self-reported delinquency. The results showed that police legitimacy, but not social resistance, partially mediated this relationship. Youth participating in the police programme reported higher levels of police legitimacy, which were associated with reduced delinquent behaviour. These findings suggest that residential police–youth interventions may strengthen legitimacy and contribute to delinquency reduction among at-risk juveniles in residential care, where culturally appropriate and institutionally feasible. Crime and Delinquency 21/5/2026 Research article Front-line services in ‘crisis situation’ without a budget – Long The justice minister has said the only way her department can "move towards balancing the books" without a budget, is to make cuts to front-line services. There had been hope that Stormont could agree a multi-year budget in January for the first time in more than 10 years, but that did not happen. This means government departments started the financial year in April without being certain how much they have to spend. BBC 21/5/2026 News Police Leadership Under Pressure: Job Demand Stress, Resources, and Psychological Health Few studies focus on stress, support and psychological health of police leaders. Data was collected from mid-level police leaders (n = 538) and frontline police (n = 1,003) employed in a large Australian state police agency. While mid-level leaders experience similar levels of psychological distress as the frontline, the frontline is more burned out. Organizational and operational stress significantly predicted burnout and psychological distress. Supervisor and peer support were both associated with less burnout and supervisor support was associated with less distress. Greater perceptions of psychological safety climate (PSC) were a protective factor for psychological distress. Job resources and PSC can be useful in attenuating psychological distress of police leaders. If we expect mid-level police leaders to build healthy workplaces, we must take the necessary actions to mitigate organizational and operational factors that contribute to stress among police leadership cohorts. More attention must be given to safeguarding the wellbeing of those leading the frontline. Police Quarterly 21/5/2026 Research article The Portuguese police experience with drug decriminalisation As attempts to decriminalise the personal possession of drugs have foundered in North America over concerns about its negative effects on crime and public order, Portugal’s 2001 decriminalisation strategy remains widely regarded as the most successful reform to date. Despite this success, there is little research about the experience of Portugal’s national police as central actors in the initiative. Addressing this gap, this study investigated Portuguese Police and Public Safety experiences with decriminalisation through qualitative interviews with 19 participants, principally consisting of veteran police executives and national police and health policymakers who had direct roles in implementing and discharging the nation’s drug policy, as well as street-level patrol and narcotics officers. Participants explained police practices within Portugal’s drug decriminalisation policy that made it compatible with maintaining public safety and order, contributing to the feasibility and acceptability, among police, of a drug control strategy associated with nationwide reductions in fatal overdose and infectious disease. They stressed: the deliberate manner in which decriminalisation was planned and implemented; how the shift prioritised public health, relying on police as conduits to health-related interventions that also reduced the criminal activity motivated by substance use disorder; the police role referring otherwise difficult-to-reach people with addiction treatment and social services; the provisions through which police could effectively address disruptive public drug use and pursue narcotics trafficking. Decriminalisation shifted the police role in Portuguese society, resulting in the gradual evolution of police culture towards its acceptance. Policymakers can use Portugal as a case study of successful innovation. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 21/5/2026 Research article ‘Expect to be caught’: Roadside drug testing to go nationwide NEW ZEALAND: Roadside drug testing is being expanded across New Zealand, with police set to have nationwide coverage by July, allowing officers to stop drivers at any time to screen for drugs. 1 News (New Zealand) 21/5/2026 News Police move-on powers legislation passes first reading NEW ZEALAND: Legislation which will provide Police with the power to issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places has passed its first reading in Parliament. Justice Minister, Paul Goldsmith said the Government was committed to fixing the basics in law and order, and building a future where everyone feels safe to visit, work and live in our central cities. Inside Government (New Zealand) 21/5/2026 News Improving police response: The case for a police-centric approach to hate crime training In recent years, scholars have linked the (in)effectiveness of police response to hate crime to the quality of training received by officers. While some have critiqued police training for being insufficient, inadequate and thus ineffective, making suggestions for improvements, few studies have examined the effect of changes to training on the experiences of officers. In this article, we examine the evolution of hate crime training in Nottinghamshire, a mid-sized city in England, and two successive hate crime training modules that sought to address criticisms of in-service training. First, this article argues that to improve in-service hate crime training, a multisectoral approach to training design and delivery, which includes victim and community perspectives, is crucial. Second, we argue that training development must prioritise the feedback of police officers through continual evaluation and revision. Third, while training must incorporate both the perspectives of victims and communities for it to be effective, a police-centric framework is needed to engage with officers, learning styles and policing roles, improving officers’ understanding, retention and application. Criminology and Criminal Justice 21/5/2026 Research article NT cop found not guilty of pressuring domestic violence victim AUSTRALIA: An NT Police officer has been found not guilty of launching a two week campaign to pressure a domestic violence victim into silence. NT News (Australia) - Subscription at source 21/5/2026 News “A positive future lies ahead.” Lincolnshire Police unveils plans for more officers, PCSOs and fraud team Lincolnshire Police has unveiled a major new investment programme which bosses say will modernise the force and improve services across the county over the next three years. Lincolnshire World 21/5/2026 News London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis. A £50m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules. The Guardian 21/5/2026 News New video response service transforms how domestic abuse victims access police support Thames Valley Police rolled out its Rapid Video Response (RVR) service force‑wide last week, following a successful pilot in Oxfordshire last year and subsequent rollouts across Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, and East and West Berkshire, to improve outcomes and support for victims of domestic abuse. RVR provides an immediate, optional video call with a frontline officer for victims reporting non-emergency domestic abuse incidents. The service offers a faster and more flexible alternative to traditional responses, enabling officers to engage with victims sooner and more effectively. Thames Valley Police 21/5/2026 News «343536373839404142Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
