Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115590 total results. Showing results 87881 to 87900 «439143924393439443954396439743984399Next ›Last » Storing up confusion Dr Carole McCartney and Louise Shorter argue that anything less than a robust and uniform system for police retention and disclosure of materials post-conviction, with appropriate training for all staff, risks ‘injustice’. Police Professional - Subscription at source 12/7/2019 Analysis, Feature Law Commission to recommend legal reforms for online harassment The Law Commission has been asked to recommend possible legal reforms that would see those who engage in online abuse and harassment more forcefully dealt with by criminal law. PublicTechnology.net 12/7/2019 News Jury disservice Falling conviction rates for rape and sexual assaults are routinely attributed to the fact that jury members believe in the many ‘myths’ that make it difficult for them to believe all but the most pious of victims. Police Professional reports on new research that questions this view. Police Professional - Subscription at source 12/7/2019 Analysis, Feature Talking with terrorists Criticism of the Government’s efforts to prevent young people becoming radicalised have resulted in the launch of an independent review, set to begin next month, but could the problem be the way such programmes are evaluated? Police Professional reports on research into a potential solution. Police Professional - Subscription at source 12/7/2019 Analysis, Feature Ready for risk After safeguarding leaders were found to be ill-prepared for their roles, a new development programme has been created to ensure this high-risk area of policing is well managed and the welfare of staff is looked after. Police Professional - Subscription at source 12/7/2019 Analysis, Feature Undeserved reputation The controversial counter-terrorism Prevent strategy has been criticised for systematically criminalising and victimising harmless, law-abiding Muslims, but Professor Steven Greer argues that statistical evidence proves otherwise. Police Professional - Subscription at source 12/7/2019 Analysis, Feature Wiltshire Fed rep calls for PCSOs to be axed The chair of the Wiltshire branch of the Police Federation of England and Wales is urging Wiltshire Police to axe the role of police community support officer (PCSO) and replace them with warranted officers. Police Professional 12/7/2019 News Ligature risk of disabled facilities in custody suites addressed Emergency alarm cords in disabled toilets in police custody facilities are to be replaced with “alternative means of raising alarm” to stop them being used as ligatures by detainees to self-harm. Police Professional 12/7/2019 News Autism alert cards aim to improve police interactions A new scheme to improve the way police officers interact with those with autism is being introduced across London. Police Professional 12/7/2019 News Criminals to face fresh crackdown in fight against dirty money The Economic Crime Plan draws together actions to overhaul the approach to tackling economic crime, with greater partnering between the government, law enforcement and the private sector. Home Office 12/7/2019 News Pioneering new tools to be rolled out in fight against child abusers New “game-changing” innovations to improve the capability of the Child Abuse Image Database will speed up investigations and automatically categorise indecent images. Home Office 12/7/2019 News Royal Navy will get more ships if Jeremy Hunt is Prime Minister Tensions in the Gulf make the case for strengthening the Royal Navy, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said. Plymouth Live 12/7/2019 News Deportations of EU nationals doubled around Brexit vote UK instituted drive to remove people for breaches of free-movement rules or criminal offences. Financial Times 12/7/2019 News Violent crime ‘at crisis point’ in the North East thanks to police cuts and drugs trade, says new report Knife crime has more than doubled in four years across the North East region. Chronicle Live (North East) 12/7/2019 News Contracts on new police base in Corby to be signed within days Response officers are now set to be based out of the vacant fourth floor of the Corby Cube in the centre of town. Speaking to the Northants Telegraph, the county’s top police officer described the original decision to move officers out of the town as ‘crazy’. Northamptonshire Telegraph 12/7/2019 News Sajid Javid backs facial recognition technology in face of legal action over its threat to privacy Home Secretary Sajid Javid has backed police trials of facial recognition cameras in face of legal action that claims they threaten people’s privacy. The Telegraph 12/7/2019 News Restoring order and rebuilding communities: the need for a new national crime plan Crime barely featured in either of the last two general election campaigns, yet is steadily rising back up in the public’s consciousness. The IPSOS MORI Issues Index shows that “crime, order and anti-social behaviour” have in the space of three years risen from the 12th most important concern facing the country to the third, with 22 per cent listing it amongst the most important issues facing the country in June 2019 (up from 8 per cent in March 2016).1 Dealing with crime should be the bread and butter of government - but it is being neglected in the chaos of Brexit. This undermines confidence in the state. It is also an affront to social justice: crime and the fear of crime disproportionately affects those in the most disadvantaged areas. Tony Blair Institute for Global Change 12/7/2019 Report Rank-and-file chief urges Wiltshire Police to axe PCSOs (and claims morale is ‘rock bottom’) The role of police community support officer should be axed, Wiltshire Police Federation’s chairman has said. Gazette & Herald 12/7/2019 News Police fear degree rule could remove 4,000 bobbies A new requirement for police officers to have degrees could remove 4,000 recruits from the front line, a force has claimed as it began a legal challenge to the rule. The Times - Subscription at source 12/7/2019 News Automated facial recognition trials backed by home secretary Home Secretary Sajid Javid has given his backing to the police in their trials of facial recognition cameras. 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