Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103270 total results. Showing results 81921 to 81940 «409340944095409640974098409941004101Next ›Last » Policing at risk of irrelevance amid Home Office leadership failure Policing is at risk of becoming "irrelevant" as neighbourhood presences are stripped back and vast numbers of crimes go unsolved, a major new report warns. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 25/10/2018 News Home Office ‘can not stand back as forces struggle’ A hard-hitting report from the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) warns the Government that without additional funding for policing in the Autumn Budget next week there will be “dire consequences” for public safety and criminal justice. Police Professional 25/10/2018 News Police-tracking app angers Germany A peace prize-winning collective of German artists has been accused of abetting criminals after it introduced a digital map for tracking police officers. The so-called Cop Map shows the public the locations of patrol cars, CCTV cameras and even suspected undercover detectives, with the time at which they were seen. It is on a website set up by Peng!, a Berlin-based group awarded the Aachen peace prize last month for its protests, which included encouraging Germans to shoplift cheap goods and donate the price to manufacturers in the developing world. The map, produced in collaboration with a student organisation in Munich, is a protest against a law introduced by the Bavarian conservative government this year, which gave officers sweeping surveillance powers and allowed them to… The Times - Subscription at source 25/10/2018 News Ex-police chief was warned of ‘political problems’ Phil Gormley, the former chief constable, was warned there could be “political problems” if a Scottish candidate was not hired as one of his deputies. The former head of Police Scotland claims the order came from Andrew Flanagan, the chairman of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), during a discussion about a vacant post for a deputy chief constable. The Times - Subscription at source 25/10/2018 News More than 100 police officers could be in jeopardy if government presses ahead with pensions plan, chief warns Norfolk police could be in danger of hitting “an historic low” in officer numbers, if the government goes through with plans to change the way police pensions are paid. Eastern Daily Press 25/10/2018 News Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner puts the focus on rural crime County Durham and Darlington contain some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. It’s great that the Durham Dales retain much of their traditional character and I enjoy visiting whenever I go there to meet local people. Our rural areas are also very safe places to live and work. We’re not immune to crime, however, and police officers know there is no room for complacency in the quest to keep crime levels low. The Northern Echo 25/10/2018 Feature, Opinion Police commissioner chief executive confirmed The former head of a police union who won his job with coin toss has been handed one of the top roles overseeing police in County Durham. The Northern Echo 25/10/2018 News North-east police face £2 million station repair bill More than £2million has been spent repairing north-east [Scotland] police stations in the last year three years. The Press and Journal 25/10/2018 News Our police can’t cope! Damning report warns policing is ‘becoming irrelevant’ with officer numbers shrinking, crime soaring and forces’ budgets constantly being slashed Police forces are struggling to cope and risk becoming irrelevant, MPs warn today. In a damning exposé of the state of policing in England and Wales, MPs said forces were under 'considerable stress', with officer numbers slashed and vast numbers of crimes unsolved. Mail Online 25/10/2018 News Federal Investigations of Police Misconduct: A Multi-City Comparison Over the past two decades, high-profile federal investigations have examined the policies and practices of several American police departments where civil rights violations and police misconduct were deemed serious by the Department of Justice. This paper focuses on four recent investigations: Baltimore, Chicago, Ferguson, and New Orleans. We examine the specific types of misconduct highlighted by the investigation of each department. Findings reveal both important similarities and differences across the four cases. Crime Law and Social Change - Registration at source 25/10/2018 Research article Overstretched police risk becoming ‘irrelevant’, MPs warn Policing is at risk of becoming "irrelevant" as neighbourhood teams are stripped back and huge numbers of crimes go unsolved, MPs have warned. BBC 25/10/2018 News Cuts have left policing at risk of becoming irrelevant, MPs warn Report says there could be dire consequences for public safety if funding not addressed The Guardian 25/10/2018 News ‘Irrelevant’ police forces struggle with rising crime, say MPs Police face becoming irrelevant to the public because there are so few officers on the beat and so many crimes are no longer investigated or solved, MPs have said. The Times - Subscription at source 25/10/2018 News Policing for the future This wide-ranging report examines changing demands on policing, and considers the extent to which the service is able to meet the challenges that these create. We look first at changing trends in crime and policing and the overarching problems facing the police service in England and Wales, such as funding and investment; then at three specific areas of growing pressure on policing—online fraud, child sexual abuse, and safeguarding vulnerable people; and finally at the wider, cross-cutting reforms that are required. Parliament.uk 25/10/2018 Report Committee warns of “dire consequences” without extra police funding The Home Affairs Committee has urged the Government to prioritise policing in the Autumn Budget and the next Comprehensive Spending Review, warning that without additional funding for policing, there will be dire consequences for public safety and criminal justice. Parliament.uk 25/10/2018 News Anti-terror chief Neil Basu rebukes websites for failing to report extremist posts Technology companies are failing to tell police about terrorism suspects whose extremist material they have removed from the internet, the country’s most senior counterterrorism officer said yesterday. The Times - Subscription at source 25/10/2018 News Loss of innocence Children now account for more than one in five of all human trafficking cases within the EU. Victims end up working in the sex trade, forced into manual labour or coerced into committing crimes such as pickpocketing, according to a comprehensive new report. Police Professional - Subscription at source 24/10/2018 Analysis, Feature May and Corbyn clash in Parliament over Staffordshire Police cuts The county force will have to axe jobs in order to save an extra £6.6m Stoke on Trent Live 24/10/2018 News Forces get national backing to innovate Police forces across England and Wales can now seek the backing of the College of Policing to test innovative ideas in tackling crime under a new scheme. College of Policing 24/10/2018 News North Yorkshire police and crime commissioner labelled ‘challenging and difficult’ A police and crime commissioner accused of humiliating and constantly criticising her staff has been urged to address "an endemic issue around the perception of bullying" in her office. The Northern Echo 24/10/2018 News «409340944095409640974098409941004101Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
