Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115640 total results. Showing results 83481 to 83500 «417141724173417441754176417741784179Next ›Last » Legal aid: UK’s top judge says cuts caused ‘serious difficulty’ The retiring president of the Supreme Court says legal aid cuts in England and Wales have caused "serious difficulty" to the justice system. BBC 27/12/2019 News How a 50-year-old study was misconstrued to create destructive broken-windows policing 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of a study that unwittingly contributed to the violent and racialized policing that dominates our criminal justice system today. In 1969, social psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo published research that became the basis for the controversial broken-windows theory of policing, which emerged in a 1982 Atlantic article penned by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling. These two social scientists used the Zimbardo article as the sole empirical evidence for their theory, arguing, “If a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken.” The problem? Wilson and Kelling distorted the study to suit their purposes. In short, the broken-windows theory was founded on a lie. The Washington Post 27/12/2019 Analysis, Feature Lunch with ex-AFP head Mick Palmer: no ‘bleeding-heart advocate’ AUSTRALIA: Mick Palmer is drawn to the water. It's part of the reason why the former Australian Federal Police commissioner has hung his holster in the coastal town of Banora Point, just south of Tweed Heads, and also why he's chosen to meet me for lunch at Circular Quay, arguably Sydney’s most iconic harbourside location. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 27/12/2019 Feature, Opinion Police seizing control of ‘county lines’ drug dealers’ numbers and texting users Pilot scheme sees officers swipe gang numbers and message customers telling them: get help before you get caught The Independent 27/12/2019 News Police pay more than £30m in out-of-court settlements in four years Dozens of police forces have paid out more than £30 million in out-of-court settlements in the past four years, figures show. The Telegraph 27/12/2019 News It will take a royal commission to sort out our policing The police service in England and Wales, reeling from years of budget cuts, is in urgent need of fixing. Politicians of all persuasions now accept that more money is necessary to address a shortfall in police numbers of around 20,000. The Times - Subscription at source 27/12/2019 Feature, Opinion Putting cannabis offenders in prison costs taxpayers billions Taxpayers have spent more than £2.5 billion detaining up to 8,000 people a year for cannabis offences since 2015, The Times can reveal. The Times - Subscription at source 27/12/2019 News Call to raise age of criminal responsibility to 12 The government’s official advisers on youth justice are calling for a full review of the age of criminal responsibility in the hope that it will be raised by at least two years. The Times - Subscription at source 27/12/2019 News The War on Drugs in England: Police seize drug dealers’ phone then text users! Police take over drug dealers’ phone numbers and then text users in a new fight against the county lines gangs. Euro Weekly News (Europe) 26/12/2019 News PSNI chief Simon Byrne says heavily-armed police ‘reality in some areas’ Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said heavily armed police are needed to patrol some parts of Northern Ireland after he posted a photo on Twitter of himself with officers in County Armagh. BBC 26/12/2019 News Chief Constable Simon Byrne under fire over Crossmaglen ‘heavy weaponry’ photo The chief constable has faced criticism for tweeting a picture of heavily armed officers in south Armagh on Christmas Day. Simon Byrne, who succeeded George Hamilton as PSNI head in July this year, posted the image of himself and four other uniformed officers outside the perimeter fence of Crossmaglen station on December 25. Two were posing for the picture carrying semi-automatic rifles fitted with large night vision sights. The Newsletter 26/12/2019 News UK police out-of-court settlements total £30m in four years Dozens of police forces have made out-of-court settlements totalling more than £30m in the past four years, according to recent figures, which were described as “the tip of the iceberg” in terms of people on the receiving end of unlawful police behaviour. The Guardian 26/12/2019 News Police wasted £1.5million on electric cars that can’t chase criminals Police forces in the United Kingdom have squandered over a million pounds on electric cars that are incapable of chasing criminals or performing emergency services because the eco-friendly vehicles are too slow and take too long to charge. Breitbart 26/12/2019 News Revealed: How Met Police spent nearly £14,000 on VEGAN meals for locked-up Extinction Rebellion activists during year of eco-chaos in London The Metropolitan Police have spent nearly £14,000 on vegan meals for Extinction Rebellion activists in custody in the last year. Mail Online 25/12/2019 News Conservatives to select new Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Daily Echo (Southern) 25/12/2019 News PC Jamie Aston proposes before Christmas Day shift in Bangor A police officer, who revealed he had proposed to his partner on Christmas morning before starting his shift, said she was more shocked at being woken up so early. BBC 25/12/2019 News Indigenous people outraged at Canada police’s possible use of lethal force CANADA: A Guardian report revealed an RCMP strategy document calling for ‘lethal overwatch’ in a January raid The Guardian 24/12/2019 News Christmas message from Home Office, PSA and Police Federation In a video put out on the Home Office Twitter account, Home Secretary Priti Patel, Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service Kit Malthouse, and MP Victoria Atkins have delivered the following Christmas message to the police and emergency services. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/12/2019 News NBPA “disheartened” by IOPC’s conclusion on Saddique case The President for the National Black Police Association (NBPA) says the IOPC sends the message to Black and Asian whistle-blowers: "you won't be supported in policing" Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/12/2019 News Look out for each other, Fed urges The Police Federation called for police officers to stay alert and look out for other team members who are on shift over the Christmas period and struggling with depression. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/12/2019 News «417141724173417441754176417741784179Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
