Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114911 total results. Showing results 841 to 860 «394041424344454647Next ›Last » European Law Enforcement in 2026: Findings from a Survey of European Agencies EUROPE: Serious and organized crime (SOC) is a complex and persistent challenge facing law enforcement agencies (LEAs) across Europe. Criminal networks have become increasingly sophisticated, transnational and deeply embedded across multiple domains. As these groups continue to evolve, the demands placed on the agencies responsible for investigating them grow accordingly. Law enforcement in Europe today operates in an environment that demands not only scale and speed but also a high degree of interconnection. Criminals are increasingly working together, even across borders, thus adding a level of complexity to investigative work. However, the technology systems which agencies depend on, and the vital data they hold, are often siloed. Federal, state and local police forces, financial intelligence units, anti-corruption bodies and specialized task forces must increasingly work together, share intelligence and coordinate operations across borders. This survey offers an opportunity to step back and examine the current state of play. How are European law enforcement agencies tackling today’s criminal landscape? Where are pressures intensifying, and where are investigative teams struggling to keep pace? How are agencies adapting, and where can technology help them stay ahead? To explore these questions, Cognyte commissioned this survey of European law enforcement professionals involved in investigating and combating crime. The findings provide insight into shared challenges, emerging trends and the priorities that will shape investigative and intelligence work in the year ahead. Cognyte 19/5/2026 Report New Cognyte Survey: 69% of European Law Enforcement Report Stronger Crime-Terror Ties EUROPE: Survey data shows the fast-evolving threat landscape is driving LEA caseloads and case complexity to new extremes. Cognyte Software Ltd., a global leader in investigative analytics software, today released the results of a new survey of European law enforcement agency (LEA) professionals providing insights into the challenges, emerging trends and priorities that will shape investigative and intelligence initiatives in the year ahead. Criminal and terror networks have become increasingly sophisticated, transnational and deeply embedded across multiple domains. As these groups evolve, the demands placed on the agencies responsible for investigating them grow accordingly. Cognyte’s new research – European Law Enforcement in 2026: Findings from a Survey of European Agencies – offers a unique view of the current state of law enforcement and sheds light on how European LEAs expect technology to impact their strategies and capabilities in 2026. Cognyte 19/5/2026 News NSW Police Association pushes for night courts to ease pressure on frontline officers AUSTRALIA: The union representing NSW Police officers wants a US-style "night court" set up to allow members to spend more time on the frontline and free up holding cells. Police Association of NSW president Kevin Morton compared the role of police officers to "Uber drivers" in an address to the union's biennial conference in Wollongong today. ABC News (Australia) 19/5/2026 News Gaps in skills and analytics must be closed if police are to tackle convergence of crime and terror, warns report A new survey of European law enforcement officers by investigative analytics software specialist Cognyte has highlighted gaps in police analytics and skillsets which are limiting agencies’ ability to take effective action, alongside a “widespread” convergence of organised crime and terrorism that is adding to the scale and complexity of threats facing law enforcement, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 19/5/2026 Analysis, Feature NSW police to avoid mental health incidents under UK model after spate of fatal shootings AUSTRALIA: Families of victims have called for health workers to be first responders and police minister says deal with NSW Health ‘very close to being signed’ The Guardian 19/5/2026 News Accommodating shifts in legal frameworks: police use of pre-charge bail and release under investigation This paper examines police compliance with the law on pre-charge bail and Release Under Investigation (RUI) in England and Wales. Empirical data from two studies is explored to understand how police decisions reacted to two legal changes in quick succession, which had diametrically opposed aims. Pre-charge bail and RUI were used in proportions that responded to changes in the legal architecture. How and when the police used these options, and how police officers justified their actions, are examined through the lens of compliance theories and techniques of neutralisation, neither of which have been used previously in this context. Evidence of normative compliance, capitulation, creative compliance and game-playing was uncovered as responses to legal change. Changes to the law were also met with defiance resulting in police decision-making continuing unchanged. Police decisions were explained with reference to legal, cultural and instrumental factors and techniques of neutralisation, particularly high workloads, were deployed by the police to rationalise their decisions. The paper also demonstrates the dynamic nature of officers’ compliance, emphasising how focusing exclusively on decisions made in the heavily regulated environment of police custody obscures understanding of the interplay between law and police practice. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 19/5/2026 Research article Minns Government ramps up police recruitment with extra Academy class AUSTRALIA: The Minns Labor Government is calling for more recruits to join the NSW Police Force, with a new Police Academy class to be added this year, giving more people the opportunity to join the force and protect their communities. New South Wales Government 19/5/2026 News Ontario police fight to keep their new spyware tech secret CANADA: The police use of ODITs is so secret that police forces have signed agreements to drop serious criminal investigations rather than reveal the name of their... Toronto Star (Canada) - Subscription at source 19/5/2026 News Utilizing the approach-avoidance perspective to understand turnover rationales of former police officers in Trinidad and Tobago The police profession is almost two hundred years old and resignations are a common feature of policing, however, little is known about officers’ rationales for resigning from policing. Instructively, the little that is known emanates from research conducted in the Global North and this facilitates a knowledge gap in the Global South. As a result, this study was conducted to close that gap. Using thirty-five former police officers from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), (only males who had resigned), reviewed literature, semi-structured interviews, and the principles of consensual qualitative research, the approach-avoidance perspective was used to evaluate resignations from the TTPS. The findings revealed three themes and that the approach perspective was the most frequent rationale for resigning from policing, but that a combination of approach-avoidance also influenced police officers’ resignation. This study makes a practical contribution to workforce management by police leadership in the Global South. Police Practice and Research 19/5/2026 Research article Specialist police unit takes down criminal gangs behind retail crime National intelligence unit sees 257 arrests for organised retail crime in first two years of operation National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 19/5/2026 News Government opens door to raising age of criminal responsibility The government is to reconsider whether the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales should remain at 10 as part of what ministers describe as “once-in-a-generation” youth justice reforms. Police Professional 19/5/2026 News ‘Untouchable’ teen motorbike thieves mocking victims on TikTok Teenagers are brazenly boasting about motorcycle thefts and mocking their victims on TikTok. A BBC investigation has found hundreds of videos showing self-confessed thieves posing with stolen bikes. In some cases, social media is being used to sell them. BBC 19/5/2026 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 19/5/2026 News South Yorkshire officer who restrained man at pool given bravery award An officer who was young-in-service and off-duty at a public swimming pool when she restrained a man with a large knife has won a South Yorkshire Police Federation Bravery Award. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/5/2026 News Police launch anti-vehicle theft campaign A plan to cut the thousands of incidents of vehicle crime across the Thames Valley has been launched. BBC 19/5/2026 News Police told to crack down on high street crime Police forces in Essex and Kent are to receive a share of £20m funding aimed at tackling organised crime on high streets. BBC 19/5/2026 News Community and neighbourhood policing: Playing well with others – partnership working and the limits of police power In the latest in The Police Student series focusing on Community and Neighbourhood Policing, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores the background to partnership working in policing, the benefits such long-term relationships can bring, and the challenges – particularly around financial pressures – that can mean it’s often down to officers rather than organisations to build those trusting partnerships. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 19/5/2026 Feature Police body gives welcomes call for new crowd control laws in Scotland David Kennedy, the general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, believes introducing tailgating and pitch invasion laws in Scotland would enable Police Scotland officers to prevent fans from entering grounds without tickets and encroaching onto the field of play and help to keep crowds safe from harm. The Herald (Scotland) - Subscription at source 19/5/2026 News NSW police union demands US-style night court to free up frontline officers AUSTRALIA: The police union boss is calling for a US‑style night court, warning the justice system has failed so badly that officers have become “Uber drivers” for prisoners. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 19/5/2026 News AFP wants more government agencies to help in fight against illicit trade, and they’re right AUSTRALIA: The Senate’s inquiry into the illegal tobacco trade in Australia has until the end of next month to deliver its report, but one thing we have clearly learned from the public hearings is that the government is losing the battle against it. PS News (Australia) 19/5/2026 Feature, Opinion «394041424344454647Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
