Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 91636 total results. Showing results 87881 to 87900 «439143924393439443954396439743984399Next ›Last » Police Federation blasts Labour’s call for new laws to stop another Hillsborough cover-up Police Federation chairman Steve White hit out today and said it was time to "draw a line" under the 1989 disaster. Mirror 17/5/2016 News The GPS ‘bullets’ that could catch getaway cars: Police expand trials of stick-on trackers officers can fire at suspect vehicles during high-speed chases In the United States, police departments are increasingly turning to ‘GPS bullets’ to catch rogue drivers without the risk of a high-speed chase. More than 50 agencies are now using the projectiles, which can be launched from the grill of a police cruiser and stick to a fleeing car to deploy tracking technology. Mail Online 17/5/2016 News Theresa May attacks ‘questionable’ police spending on gifts, clothes and ‘holiday homes’ Theresa May, the Home Secretary, has attacked the Police Federation for "questionable and opaque" spending on gifts, clothing and "what appear to be holiday homes". The Telegraph 17/5/2016 News Theresa May to give speech at Police Federation conference in Bournemouth Theresa May will address hundreds of police personnel today in the latest chapter of her stormy relationship with the organisation that represents rank-and file officers. Mail Online 17/5/2016 News Reflections on the South Yorkshire PCC election The election for a Police Commissioner for South Yorkshire was subjected to perhaps the most powerful and least effective scrutiny of any of them says Joe Otten, a councillor in Sheffield and Tuesday editor of Liberal Democrat Voice. Liberal Democrat Voice 17/5/2016 Feature, Opinion, UK PCC Elections As with Hillsborough, we must get to the bottom of what happened at Orgreave Nick Timothy is Director of the New Schools Network and a former Chief of Staff to Theresa May. Conservative Home 17/5/2016 Feature, Opinion Police ‘more likely to suffer assaults’ if they wear body-worn cameras Police officers may be more likely to suffer assaults if they are wearing body-worn cameras, a new study suggests. Belfast Telegraph 17/5/2016 News GMP start issuing body cameras to 3,000 police officers Greater Manchester Police has started issuing 3,000 body-worn high-definition cameras to frontline officers following a successful trial. Manchester Evening News 17/5/2016 News Wearing body cameras increases assaults against officers and does not reduce police use of force Wearing body cameras increases assaults against officers and does not reduce police use of force: Results from a global multi-site experiment. Police use of force is at the forefront of public awareness in many countries. Body-worn videos (BWVs) have been proposed as a new way of reducing police use of force, as well as assaults against officers. To date, only a handful of peer-reviewed randomised trials have looked at the effectiveness of BWVs, primarily focusing on use of force and complaints. We sought to replicate these studies, adding assaults against police officers as an additional outcome. European Journal of Criminology - Subscription at source 17/5/2016 Report Police officers with body worn cameras are more likely to be assaulted Wearing body mounted cameras can place police officers at more risk of being assaulted, a study has shown. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 17/5/2016 News Call to offer Tasers to all frontline police Police say they need stun guns to defend themselves, as a survey finds a third of officers are attacked at least once a month. Sky News 17/5/2016 News Do police have the firepower to tackle gun menace? BBC 17/5/2016 Analysis, Feature ‘Sitting ducks’ warning to rural police Police officers in rural areas fear they would be "sitting ducks" in the event of a terrorist gun attack in the UK, a Police Federation chairman says. BBC 17/5/2016 News More than 3,000 suspected child groomers warned to stay away from kids by police Child Abduction Warning Notices have risen sharply in the last year and are now being issued a rate of nearly 50 a week - find out where with our interactive map. Mirror 16/5/2016 News Police Scotland officers ‘owed 25,036 rest days’ Police Scotland has been urged to do more to tackle the “frightening” number of rest days owed to officers. The Scotsman 16/5/2016 News Deputy Chief Constable vacancy The SPA is seeking a Deputy Chief Constable to lead on Crime and Operational support. The Scottish Police Authority is looking for an outstanding leader to join the Police Scotland executive team. Salary: £173,010. The closing date for applications is Monday 6 June 2016 at 1630 hours. Scottish Police Authority (SPA) 16/5/2016 Jobs Superintendents and Detective Superintendents Open to: Substantive transferees and Chief Inspectors on promotion.Salary: £64,188 plus allowances / Location: Across London / Closing date: 04 June 2016 Metropolitan Police Service 16/5/2016 Jobs Mental Health Act: Police detain far fewer people in the cells The number of people Thames Valley Police detained in custody under the Mental Health Act has dropped by 72 per cent. Get Reading 16/5/2016 News FBI data showing drop in police deaths undermines ‘war on cops’ theory Preliminary data show a 20% decrease in number of officers intentionally killed in the line of duty and the second-lowest total in the past 12 years. The Guardian 16/5/2016 News Prison safety ‘deteriorating’ in England and Wales, say MPs BBC 16/5/2016 News «439143924393439443954396439743984399Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
