Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105149 total results. Showing results 78081 to 78100 «390139023903390439053906390739083909Next ›Last » ‘Gross violation’: Indigenous boy reportedly held naked inside Brisbane police cell for days Disability advocates are outraged at reports an intellectually impaired Indigenous boy was held naked inside a police watch house in Brisbane for days. The Guardian 18/6/2019 News Why Labour needs a more critical approach to the police The desire to appear more trustworthy to voters on law and order runs like a golden thread through the Labour Party’s campaign efforts. Tony Blair famously ran on the slogan ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’, and now Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour has been keen to establish a link between Tory police cuts and the disintegration of communities. LabourList 18/6/2019 Feature, Opinion Positive action: Who’s to blame if it is misunderstood? Maybe we are Resourcing Manager at British Transport Police Tom Webb-Skinner examines the essential differences between positive action (PA) and positive discrimination (PD) and what the police can do to lessen the confusion that surrounds this. Tom’s views are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of British Transport Police. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/6/2019 Opinion Police letting off sex offenders and thieves who say they are sorry Rapes, burglaries, child sex offences and assaults were among tens of thousands of offences that did not go to court but were dealt with by using “community resolutions”. The Times - Subscription at source 18/6/2019 News ‘Money mules’: Rising numbers are in middle age Middle-aged people are increasingly being lured into becoming "money mules" and their bank accounts used to launder proceeds of crime, a report suggests. BBC 18/6/2019 News ‘Bulk hacking’ by UK spy agencies is illegal, high court told Rights group argues powers of MI5 and GCHQ to obtain and store data breach human rights. The Guardian 17/6/2019 News Key public sector workers ‘cannot afford to buy homes’ as property prices outstrip earnings The average police officer and other key public sector workers cannot afford to buy a home in 92 per cent of towns in Britain, a damning report has found. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/6/2019 News Arrested: Organised crime group smuggled 308 migrants to the UK French and Romanian authorities arrested 11 members of an organised crime group (OCG) involved in the smuggling of 308 migrants to the UK in a joint action day. Eighteen house searches were carried out in Romania, where firearms and around €480 000 in cash were seized during the searches. Europol 17/6/2019 News Abuse claims ‘ridiculous’, ex-Army chief told police A former head of the Army thumped the desk as he told police questioning him that allegations he was part of a VIP paedophile ring were "ridiculous". BBC 17/6/2019 News August court date set for ex-soldier charged over Bloody Sunday ‘Soldier F’ faces charges for the murders of James Wray and William McKinney. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 17/6/2019 News Assange judge refuses to step down, despite evidence of intelligence and defence links Accusations of a conflict of interest have emerged regarding the judge presiding over the pre-extradition hearings of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Indeed, there appears to be overwhelming evidence of family links to the defence industry, to a vocal critic of whistleblower Edward Snowden, and to a former head of MI6 who oversaw the ‘sexed-up’ dossier that led to the Iraq War. The Canary 17/6/2019 News Just released: Fourth decryption tool neutralises latest version of GandCrab ransomware On 17 June, a new decryption tool for the latest version of the most prolific ransomware family GandCrab has been released free of charge on www.nomoreransom.org. This tool allows victims of ransomware to regain access to their information encrypted by hackers, without having to pay demanded ransoms. Europol 17/6/2019 News London Bridge inquest: police waited for help that wasn’t coming In ‘chaotic’ conditions, officers were unaware paramedics had been told to stay out of area. The Guardian 17/6/2019 News National force seeking ‘collective approach’ to protecting human trafficking survivors Public bodies including 999 and prison services could be among those required by statute to report concerns about suspected people trafficking to police in the future. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/6/2019 News Teens caught up in county lines gangs have seen things no child should see "Somebody being shot in front of you, or you yourself shooting somebody, became just like drinking a glass of water.” An interview with a child soldier from Sierra Leone I read recently really struck a chord with me, because it’s the same sort of impact I see working with young people caught up in county lines. Exploitation normalises violence. Young lives are scarred. The Guardian 17/6/2019 Feature, Opinion Calls for Cheshire crime panel chair to resign in LGBT lanyard row Police crime commissioner says Bob Fousert should consider his position over remarks aimed at deputy chief constable Cheshire Live 17/6/2019 News Police use ‘community resolutions’ to deal with sex assaults and knife crime OUT of court Police have dealt with thousands of serious offences out of court. Daily Star 17/6/2019 News Protest ‘Domestic extremism’ is no way to describe peaceful protest Police must stop categorising protest activities in this way, say 152 campaigners, lawyers, academics, journalists and politicians The Guardian 17/6/2019 Feature, Opinion Hong Kong police deployed female cops to clean up their colleagues’ mess Four days after Hong Kong saw some of its worst political unrest, an estimated 2 million people again flooded the streets yesterday (June 16) to protest a hated extradition law, further galvanized by seething popular anger against police for their use of force against largely peaceful demonstrators last week and what many see as a problematic designation of the protests as a riot. Quartz 17/6/2019 News Examining A Ferguson Effect on College Students’ Motivation to Become Police Officers The current study examines the impact of the Ferguson Effect and related public scrutiny on college students’ motivation to become police officers. Using data from 654 students located at two US universities with over 20,000 students, the results indicate that students’ who perceived that officer motivation and dangerousness has been affected by negative media scrutiny had significantly higher log-odds of strongly agreeing that such scrutiny has negatively impacted their trajectory to work in the police profession and had higher log-odds of strongly agreeing that it has made them apprehensive about applying for police positions in comparison to the reference category. The current study highlights how the negative attention directed towards law enforcement is adversely influencing college students’ motivation to enter the police profession. Police departments must make a concerted effort to mitigate such negative scrutiny in order to ensure a strong candidate pool for prospective police officers. 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