Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115122 total results. Showing results 8341 to 8360 «414415416417418419420421422Next ›Last » Alberta launches body-worn camera pilot program for Sheriffs CANADA: Officers with the Alberta Sheriffs are now field-testing body-worn cameras (BWCs) as part of a pilot program ahead of a provincewide deployment scheduled for January 2026. Blue Line (Canada) 9/10/2025 News PDS selects NEC Software Solutions UK to deliver next-generation Asset Recovery IT system The Police Digital Service (PDS) has officially appointed NEC Software Solutions UK to develop the new Asset Recovery IT (ARIT) system. Police Professional 9/10/2025 News Recruiting the right people in a rapidly evolving world CANADA: Every year around this time, I find myself speaking with a wide range of members in the Canadian police and peace officer community, from constables to chiefs and police board members. Blue Line (Canada) 9/10/2025 Feature, Opinion Police worker’s failures put women at risk of abuse A Chief Constable has apologised after a police worker's "dereliction of duty" led to women being put at risk of domestic abuse, including one who was the victim of attempted murder. BBC 9/10/2025 News Ten Met Police officers facing fast-tracked misconduct hearings Ten Met Police officers based at Charing Cross station are facing accelerated misconduct hearings, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IPOC) said. BBC 9/10/2025 News GRA ‘completely underwhelmed’ by offerings for gardaí in budget REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: GRA general secretary Ronan Slevin said there was “a dire and urgent need for more garda members”, but added that there appeared to be little or no strategy on recruiting them. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 9/10/2025 News Gardaí report 67% increase in drunken offences in Dublin city REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána said there has been a 67 per cent increase in drunken offences in Dublin city. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 9/10/2025 News Minister Jim O’Callaghan opens new domestic violence refuge accommodation in Dublin city REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, opened a new domestic violence refuge in Dublin 4. Government of Ireland 9/10/2025 News Breaking the cycle: Why now is the time for a UK national diversion strategy Following the strong support from Lord Justice Brian Leveson for out-of-court resolutions in his recent Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, Pavan Dhaliwal, CEO of Revolving Doors, and Emily Spurrell, Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chair of the APCC, set out why the time is right for a national diversion strategy that would bring significant benefits for low-level offenders caught in the cycle of crisis and crime, for policing, and for the wider criminal justice system. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/10/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Government moves to give police back more information-collecting powers NEW ZEALAND: The government says it is moving to give police back the rights to collect intelligence undermined by recent court rulings. RNZ has been asking where this legislative move promised by the Prime Minister for the third quarter has got up to. Cabinet had decided to amend the Policing Act, to" reaffirm police's ability to gather intelligence in public places, and expand police's powers to temporarily close areas in response to antisocial behaviour or public safety risks". RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/10/2025 News Advocate immunity ‘wider in scope’ and extension applies to police conduct, CoA finds The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over the scope of advocates’ immunity from civil suits for statements made while conducting a case in court. The case in The Chief Constable of Sussex Police and another v XGY centres on a claim for damages against the chief constable of Sussex Police and the Crown Prosecution Service under the Human Rights Act and Data Protection Act and for breach of confidence and misuse of private information. The claimant, identified as XGY, made allegations against DYP who had been arrested on a domestic violence charge. The Law Society Gazette 9/10/2025 News Police Scotland probe officers’ historical social media messages Historical phone messages and social media posts - allegedly sent by now senior police officers - have been reported to Police Scotland. BBC 9/10/2025 News Four in five crime scene investigators say mental health is harmed by work, UNISON finds Police service forensic teams are suffering severe damage to their mental health due to frequent exposure to traumatic scenes as they attend incidents, says UNISON today (Thursday). Research by the union has revealed 84% of crime scene investigation staff report an impact on their mental health as a result of their work. UNISON 9/10/2025 News Parricide in Australia: Findings from the National Homicide Monitoring Program AUSTRALIA: This study examines the characteristics of parricide in Australia using 35 years of data from the National Homicide Monitoring Program. Parricide, or the homicide of a parent by their child, comprises five percent of homicides each year. Offenders were predominantly male but victimisation was more even. Parricide was largely gendered, with sons more likely to kill their fathers and daughters to kill their mothers. Offenders aged 10–17 years committed parricide at higher rates than older homicide offenders and almost a fifth of parricide offenders were delusional at the time of the homicide. Findings illustrate the distinctiveness of parricide and the greater need to consider this form of lethal violence in responses to family violence. Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 9/10/2025 Report Border Force £1bn cocaine seizures ‘record breaking’ More than £1bn worth of cocaine has been seized by the Border Force during what the Home Office described as a "record breaking summer". In June, July and August, 15.6 tonnes of the class A drug was seized - more than half the total seized in the whole of 2024. BBC 9/10/2025 News Dole named as NT Police Commissioner, will be based in Alice Springs AUSTRALIA: Acting Police Commissioner Martin Dole has been chosen to head up the Territory Police Force officially replacing Michael Murphy and will be the first to be based in Alice Springs. NT News (Australia) - Subscription at source 9/10/2025 News Martin Dole named Northern Territory police commissioner after inquiry into recruitment AUSTRALIA: Martin Dole has been named the new Northern Territory police commissioner, seven months after the former commissioner was stood down. ABC News (Australia) 9/10/2025 News Government of Canada reports on progress in fight against auto theft CANADA: Today, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, released an update on the progress made under the National Action Plan on Combatting Auto Theft (Action Plan). Public Safety Canada 9/10/2025 News Government moves to give police back more information-collecting powers NEW ZEALAND: The government says it is moving to give police back the rights to collect intelligence undermined by recent court rulings. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 9/10/2025 News Sir Andy Cooke to stand down as HMICFRS chief inspector next year Sir Andy Cooke QPM DL has announced he will be leaving his role as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services in March 2026. Police Professional 9/10/2025 News «414415416417418419420421422Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events