Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 91598 total results. Showing results 78861 to 78880 «394039413942394339443945394639473948Next ›Last » Violence Against Women Report (10 edition) 2017 This is the tenth year of our publication of an annual Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) crime report. We are committed to publishing the analysis and assessment of our performance each year, to assist in improving the effectiveness of our VAWG prosecutions. Over this ten year period VAWG convictions have risen from 51,974 to 84,565 – a 63% rise [PDF] Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 9/10/2017 Report East Midlands police get own DNA profiling laboratory Five police forces are to share a DNA forensic laboratory which they say will speed up detection and save money. BBC 9/10/2017 News CPS report shows more offenders are being successfully prosecuted for sexual crimes than ever before More defendants than ever before are being prosecuted and convicted for sexual offences across England and Wales, new figures reveal today. The Crown Prosecution Service's 10th Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) report outlines the huge increases in convictions for rape (48%) and other sexual offences (79%) that have been witnessed in the decade since the first VAWG report was published in 2007-08. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 9/10/2017 News SNP delegates unanimously pass motion calling for end to ‘sex for rent’ practice The Scottish Government has been urged to bring in new legislation to outlaw the “shameful” and “immoral” practice of sex for rent deals. Evening Express (Aberdeen) 9/10/2017 News Cyber gang and hostile state hackers threat ‘as serious as fight against terror’ The ability to keep the UK safe from cyber-crime is now "as important" as counter-terror measures after nearly 600 "significant" attacks needed a national response in the last year, the new head of GCHQ has said. Police Professional 9/10/2017 News North Wales PCC Decisions Log The table below sets out the key decisions made from 24 February 2017 to 20 April 2017. North Wales OPCC 9/10/2017 Report Powers of Kent Police Community Support Officers Appendix A provides an overview of current Kent PCSO powers. Kent OPCC 9/10/2017 Report Making Offenders Pay – Progress Update In the ‘Safer in Kent’ Plan the Police and Crime Commissioner is committed to making offenders pay for the harm that they cause Kent OPCC 9/10/2017 Report Policing and Crime Act 2017 – New Responsibilities for PCCs At the request of the Panel, this paper focuses on two specific provisions relating to PCCs, namely: the opportunity to take on fire and rescue governance; and changes to the police complaints arrangements. Policing Insight 9/10/2017 Report Kent PCC Statement of Accounts 2016/17 This report highlights key facts from the accounts and provides Panel Members with the audit opinion. Kent OPCC 9/10/2017 Report Just looking? Preventing, investigating and prosecuting Child Abuse Material offenders Amid growing demand on policing, how can forces manage the flood of offenders arrested for viewing child abuse material? Nick Alston, Chair of Anglia Ruskin University's Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER), outlines a major conference in November that seeks to find new approaches to investigations and prevention. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/10/2017 Opinion Seven West Yorkshire police stations shut their public help desks Public help desks are closing at seven police stations around West Yorkshire after senior officers said they would save money by shutting the poorly-used facilities. The Yorkshire Post 9/10/2017 News ‘Close pass’ scheme rejected by police as drivers would have to move into opposite lane to overtake cyclists Cambridgeshire Police also reject scheme as it could mean motorists have to slow down behind cyclists Cycling Weekly 9/10/2017 News Deputy Chief Constable – Vacancy South Wales Police is pleased to invite applications for the post of Deputy Chief Constable. The annual salary is £128,496 and a car is provided for duty use (and private use subject to private running costs and tax being met by the post holder). The successful candidate will be expected to reside within the force area following appointment. The appointment will be subject to the relevant legislation and to such other conditions as may be agreed by the Police and Crime Commissioner in relation to the appointment. The role is subject to an initial fixed term appointment for up to five years. The post holder will be expected to have at least a level 2 standard to communicate in the Welsh language or achieve it within 2 years of taking up the post. The closing date for applications is noon, Wednesday 1st November 2017. South Wales Police 9/10/2017 Jobs Welsh-speaking cops ‘treated like a nuisance by colleagues’, claims police union rep Sergeant Trystan Bevan says some officers fear their use of native language will be a barrier to promotion within North Wales Police North Wales Live 9/10/2017 News Facing fears: Should facial recognition technology be installed in railway stations? German authorities are testing facial recognition software at Berlin’s main rail station, in an attempt to increase security. Joe Baker asks whether the installation could be helpful or harmful to rail passengers. Railway-Technology.com 9/10/2017 Analysis, Feature ‘Attraction strategies’ in development as direct entry numbers lower than hoped Forces still looking to 'grow and enlist leaders of the future' via method Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/10/2017 News Former detective lifts lid on ‘chaotic’ crime evidence storage at Scottish police station Steven Russell fears evidence relating to offences such as murder and rape could have been lost. Daily Record 9/10/2017 News Hate crimes targeting mosques in UK more than doubles in a year Threats, harassment or other intimidating behaviour more than tripled. Huffington Post 9/10/2017 News YouTube must crack down on music videos glamorising gun crime, Met Police gang chief says YouTube and other social media websites must do more to crack down on music videos that glamorise violence and gun crime, Scotland Yard’s gang specialist has said. 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