Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115824 total results. Showing results 76401 to 76420 «381738183819382038213822382338243825Next ›Last » Police protection to be boosted as 9 in 10 say they’ve been assaulted More than a third of all officers reported having been assaulted in the line of duty in the past year, police chiefs said yesterday as they promised more protection. The Times - Subscription at source 3/9/2020 News Independent review finds gaps in supervision of released terrorists Report criticises authorities in England and Wales and calls for cultural shift to information sharing The Guardian 3/9/2020 News French reporter who joined police exposes racism and violence Undercover journalist Valentin Gendrot describes culture where officers act with impunity The Guardian 3/9/2020 News Protests erupt in upstate New York over video showing a black man, 41, suffocating to death in March USA: Protests have erupted in upstate New York after a newly surfaced video revealed how a 41-year-old handcuffed black man died of asphyxiation in March after a group of police officers put a hood over his head, then pressed his face into the ground until he stopped breathing. Mail Online 3/9/2020 News Daniel Prude: New York police used ‘spit hood’ on man who died of asphyxiation An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows. BBC 3/9/2020 News Next Generation 999 – an opportunity for policing to do so much more Nathan Bird, UK Policing lead for social media company Hootsuite, believes the changes that policing will need to make as a result of the European Electronic Communications Code – known as ‘Next Generation 999’ – should be seen as a real opportunity to revitalise police engagement and public contact in a digital society. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/9/2020 Feature, Opinion Professional Standards Branch 2020 Annual Report CANADA: Despite the many challenges of 2020, this was a year of growth and transformation for Professional Standards Branch (PSB). [pdf] Edmonton Police Commission (Canada) 3/9/2020 Report Former addict Peter Krykant sets up drugs van to cut deaths A former drug addict has converted a minivan into a safe consumption room for substance users in an effort to reduce death rates. The Times 3/9/2020 News Garda reform ‘should be guided by sex workers, migrants and families of those who died in custody’ The reform of the garda force should be guided by sex workers, migrants and the families of those who have died in custody, a member of the Policing Authority has said. The Times 3/9/2020 News Police may increase controversial use of Tasers and spit hoods after safety review Police may increase the use of Tasers and controversial “spit hoods” after a rise in reported assaults on officers in England and Wales. The Independent 3/9/2020 News Record number of online child abuse logged by police The number of online child sex abuse cases logged by police has hit a record high, figures suggest. BBC 3/9/2020 News Police demand more Tasers as it emerges nine out of 10 officers have been assaulted on duty with more than a third attacked in the last year Police officers want more access to Tasers as a damning survey revealed almost 90 per cent have been assaulted at least once in their career. Mail Online 3/9/2020 News Critical conversations The coronavirus pandemic may have forced this year’s Excellence in Policing conference to take place in an online only format, but with its provocative title – ‘What are you talking about?’ – the event remains as unmissable as ever. Police Professional - Subscription at source 2/9/2020 Feature Why the stakes have never been higher The results of the Spending Review for 2020-23 are to be announced in the autumn. For policing and justice, the outcome will be critical, as Harvey Redgrave explains. Police Professional - Subscription at source 2/9/2020 Feature Defending defunding Dismissing calls to defund the police as ‘nonsense’ means missing the finer points of a wider argument that is not entirely without merit. Ian MacDonald examines the history of the movement and the societal changes that have brought it about in an attempt to uncover its true intentions. Police Professional - Subscription at source 2/9/2020 Feature Community engagement and wellbeing at work Like other first responders, police workers are often exposed to traumatic events that have dire consequences on their mental health. Police Professional - Subscription at source 2/9/2020 Feature NPCC and College of Policing pledge to improve officer and staff safety following largest ever survey of police workforce Officer safety training to be overhauled and every police chief to review the equipment available to the frontline, following the findings of a review and safety survey commissioned by the NPCC and College of Policing last year. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 2/9/2020 News NCSC publishes guidance on responses to cyber attacks The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has joined up with organisations in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in publishing guidance on helping organisations stay safe from malicious cyber actors. UKAuthority.com 2/9/2020 News Police union push for relief from prisoner transport duty AUSTRALIA: The police union wants officers to stop transporting prisoners, and get back on the beat. For decades, the union has pushed the issue, arguing police should not be responsible for driving prisoners across the state, instead putting the responsibility back on the Justice Department and its correctional officers. The Examiner (Australia) - Subscription at source 2/9/2020 News Victoria police powers under scrutiny after fines issued for exercise and going to supermarket AUSTRALIA: Exclusive: Legal experts say people are being fined for lawful activities including not being at home because they were in hotel quarantine The Guardian 2/9/2020 News «381738183819382038213822382338243825Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
