Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115640 total results. Showing results 83001 to 83020 «414741484149415041514152415341544155Next ›Last » Prison sentences for fly-tippers as government announces new ‘waste police’ unit Fly-tippers will face prison, the environment secretary has said, as the government announces a new "waste police" unit. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 16/1/2020 News Clock is ticking for waste criminals as new taskforce launched A new unit will bring together law enforcement agencies and UK environmental regulators to target waste criminals. Home Office 16/1/2020 News London Metropolitan Police to upgrade Command & Control System Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, today announced it will support Leidos UK in the recently announced upgrade to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) command and control system. Under the 10-year programme, Leidos will implement HxGN OnCall, a comprehensive portfolio of advanced public safety solutions, to deliver a system that captures emergency contacts from the public and subsequently coordinates deployment of officers to incidents, pre-planned events and other operations. Hexagon 16/1/2020 UK police use of facial recognition tests public’s tolerance When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. In a sign of the technology’s divisiveness, even the head of a neighboring police force said he opposed it. The Associated Press 16/1/2020 News Social workers to ease pressure on police call system Police call handlers have been told to dispatch other emergency responders such as doctors or social workers to deal with people in distress, freeing officers to investigate crime. The Times - Subscription at source 16/1/2020 News Police should pause use of facial recognition technology Technology has been unleashed on the world of football. Its accuracy has been questioned and it is disrupting some fans’ enjoyment of the beautiful game. It is not VAR, but AFR — automated facial recognition technology. The Times - Subscription at source 16/1/2020 News Boris Johnson plans to review the roles of all 41 elected police & crime commissioners Boris Johnson plans a sweeping review of elected police and crime commissioners as he tackles the scourge of violent crime. The Sun 16/1/2020 News TV cameras to be allowed in Crown Courts in England and Wales TV cameras are to be allowed to film in Crown Courts in England and Wales for the first time. BBC 16/1/2020 News We still turn a blind eye to child exploitation Could there be a more depressing story of modern Britain than the one revealed in this week’s report about how, 16 years ago, dozens of young girls were raped and assaulted by older men in the city of Manchester and nothing was done about it? And Manchester is just the latest. Sometimes you begin to wonder what we were all doing back then in the Eighties, Nineties and Noughties when the gangs were grooming, the priests were abusing and the showbiz bigwigs were couch-casting. The Times - Subscription at source 16/1/2020 Feature, Opinion Cannabis at risk of being ‘decriminalised’ as police let users off with community resolutions Police have been accused of decriminalising cannabis by the backdoor as up to two-thirds of users are being let off with informal “community resolutions” without getting a criminal record. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 15/1/2020 News Criminal records scandal: police chiefs blame Theresa May Theresa May has been blamed by chief constables for botched police reforms that led to tens of thousands of alerts on foreign criminals being kept from their home countries. The Guardian 15/1/2020 News Minorities more likely to be jailed for drug dealing, study suggests Black and Asian men are more likely to be jailed for drug dealing offences in England and Wales than white men, a study of 14,000 people suggests. BBC 15/1/2020 News NCA praised as PC Sharon Beshenivsky murder suspect detained The ringleader of a gang of armed robbers who fled the country after they murdered a West Yorkshire Police officer in 2005 has been arrested in Pakistan. Police Professional 15/1/2020 News ‘Many promises have been made, we now need action’ Warnings from the National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales about the long-term funding of the police service have received widespread media coverage today. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 15/1/2020 News Police Presentation of Firearms and Discharge of Conductive Energy Device (Taser) 40-year-old man Ross-shire 1 August 2019 At about 2036 hours on Thursday 1 August 2019, during the course of an incident in Ross-shire, armed police officers presented G36 Carbines at a 40-year-old man, and discharged a Taser at him. [pdf] Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 15/1/2020 Report Police use of Taser in response to violent incident was necessary An investigation has found that the use of Taser by police on a 40-year-old man acting aggressively towards armed officers and who had set fire to his home was necessary and proportionate. Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) 15/1/2020 News Use of Taser found to be proportionate by independent body The use of a Taser on a 40-year-old man in Balintore was proportionate and necessary an independent investigation has concluded. Police Scotland 15/1/2020 News Sharon Beshenivsky: Man wanted over British policewoman’s death arrested in Pakistan PC Sharon Beshenivsky had only served nine months in West Yorkshire Police when she was gunned down during a robbery. Sky News 15/1/2020 News Manchester sex abuse: Police ‘should be prosecuted’ A whistleblowing former detective has called for police officers to be prosecuted for "deliberately ignoring" the sexual abuse of young girls. BBC 15/1/2020 News Man in court over ‘savage’ machete attack on police officer Muhammed Rodwan accused of stabbing PC Stuart Outten during routine stop in London The Guardian 15/1/2020 News «414741484149415041514152415341544155Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
