Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103216 total results. Showing results 76761 to 76780 «383538363837383838393840384138423843Next ›Last » 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 Met inquiry into cover-up claims at Police Scotland Claims that undercover Scottish officers burnt documents as part of a cover-up are to be investigated by an outside force. The Times - Subscription at source 22/5/2019 News Police claimed ‘not proven’ verdict implied guilt In a letter to Dundee city council objecting to an application for a taxi licence, police cited the driver’s three minor criminal convictions dating back more than seven years and a charge against him that was found not proven by a jury in 2017. The Times - Subscription at source 22/5/2019 News Tenfold surge in number of child slavery probes as police warn there are ‘just too many predators out there’ Police say that one in three probes into modern slavery now concern children. About a third exploited by gangs had been reported missing to police before. Experts say the rise has been fuelled by the growth of the county lines menace. Mail Online 22/5/2019 News Comment: We need to know switch in police resources is making a difference Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan is quite clear. He says that Hampshire police and crime commissioner Michael Lane assured him that a £24-a-year per person council tax increase would result in 200 new police officers out on our streets fighting crime. The News (Portsmouth) 22/5/2019 Feature, Opinion ‘Dismay’ as £24-a-year tax rise sees just ‘80 extra’ police officers in Hampshire – but a big cut in PCSOs Council taxpayers have been asked to fork out more money and in publicity leaflets were promised there would be: ‘200 new officers, 65 police staff investigators, and training for PCSOs’. The message was that the ‘extra officers will tackle local crime’. The News (Portsmouth) 22/5/2019 News Almost half of millennials in UK exposed to domestic abuse during childhood, poll finds In total, 47 per cent of the 2,004 UK 18-34-year-olds reported witnessing a parent being a victim of domestic abuse as a child, compared with 28 per cent of 35-54-year-olds and 17 per cent of those who are over 55. The Independent 22/5/2019 News University joins forces with the police to deliver new study programme The University of South Wales (USW) has signed contracts to provide specialist education to new police officers across four forces in England and one in Wales. Wales 24/7 22/5/2019 News More West Midlands cops are now armed – despite fall in police numbers The latest Home Office figures reveal there were 241 armed officers in West Midlands Police as of March 2018 Birmingham Live 22/5/2019 News «383538363837383838393840384138423843Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
