Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100269 total results. Showing results 8781 to 8800 «436437438439440441442443444Next ›Last » Chief hails ‘relationship reset’ with CPS as important step towards criminal justice system reform The early release of 2,000 prisoners in England and Wales sparked a furore in the media which pointed to a criminal justice system on its knees, but many of those within the system know it has long been failing victims, witnesses and defendants; despite the challenges, Leicestershire Chief Constable Rob Nixon, the National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Criminal Justice, told delegates at the recent Police Superintendents’ Association conference that there is cause for optimism, as Policing Insight’s Tina Orr Munro reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/9/2024 Analysis, Feature Police commissioner faces more questions on reopening of rural police station desks Labour's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Northumbria is facing more questions on plans to reopen police station front desks in Northumberland. Fourteen stations and desks were permanently closed in 2021 under plans the force insisted would make services more cost-effective. However, the move proved controversial with local residents and prompted fears over the impact on the elderly. Chronicle Live (North East) 17/9/2024 News Mental health concerns drive Tasmania’s police union to push for roster reform AUSTRALIA: Tasmania Police officers are calling for the adoption of new 6-on, 6-off rosters following a successful trial at several small stations across the state. The Police Association of Tasmania says the current roster, which requires officers to work seven consecutive night shifts, is increasing the likelihood of adverse mental health outcomes. Pulse Tasmania (Australia) 17/9/2024 News Expert review into Daniel Andrews car crash that hospitalised teenage cyclist accuses Victoria Police of engaging in ‘overt cover up’ to protect ex-premier AUSTRALIA: An expert review into a near-fatal crash involving Daniel Andrews’ family SUV and a teenage cyclist has accused Victoria Police of engaging in an “overt cover-up” to avoid implicating the former premier. Sky News 17/9/2024 News ‘Clear picture’, one in 10 men have police DV run-ins AUSTRALIA: One in 10 men in NSW have had run-ins with police for domestic and family violence matters. The finding was revealed in a report from the Australian Institute of Criminology, which used data from NSW Police and birth data to determine the prevalence of gendered violence across the state. The report found 9.6 per cent of men had contact with police over domestic and family violence issues, compared with one in 33 women. The Canberra Times (Australia) 17/9/2024 News Report finds 6.3% of the NSW population are arrested for a family or DV offence by age 37 AUSTRALIA: Griffith Criminology Institute, in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), has played a key a key role in new research that used criminal history data for three birth cohorts in New South Wales (NSW) to estimate the prevalence of recorded family and domestic violence offending. The data for this study was based on offences recorded by the NSW Police Force for individuals who were proceeded against by police and who were born in one of three NSW birth cohorts (1984, 1994 and 2004). A total of 6.3 per cent of people born in NSW were found to have been proceeded against by police for a family and domestic violence offence by age 37. Griffith University 17/9/2024 News Police to prosecute the Comancheros as an organised criminal group NEW ZEALAND: Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announcing the latest phases of several linked investigations that has led the police to prosecute the Comancheros as an organised criminal group. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 17/9/2024 News Shargin Stephens shooting inquest probes police lethal force training NEW ZEALAND: The coroner presiding over the inquest into the fatal police shooting of Shargin Stephens in Rotorua has raised concerns about the training of officers in using lethal force. Coroner Michael Robb told a police expert witness at the inquest on Tuesday he wanted to understand the “threshold” in training on lethal force. Stephens, 35, died in 2016 after he was tasered, pepper-sprayed then shot twice by police. In the five minutes before the shooting Stephens had attacked an empty police car with a slasher. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 17/9/2024 News Comanchero gang faces over 130 criminal charges after three-year investigation NEW ZEALAND: After three years of a huge police investigation, nearly all of the members and associates of the Comanchero Motorcycle Gang are facing 137 criminal charges. Those charged include 17 officeholders, 10 patched members and 14 prospects of the gang. Within the investigations there were four phases; Operation Embargo, Operation Scuba, Operation Brewer and Operation Avon. Te Ao Maori News (New Zealand) 17/9/2024 News New garda lorry cab helps to detect more traffic offences REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A lorry cab used by gardaí to clamp down on dangerous driving has already helped detect more than 100 driving offences since its introduction last month. The heavy goods vehicle tractor cab was purchased by An Garda Síochána as part of efforts to target distracted and careless driving, as well as seatbelt use by HGV drivers. The new road safety initiative was deployed in August under Operation Iompar to assist with tackling inappropriate behaviour by people behind the wheel. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 17/9/2024 News Hull grooming gang: Alleged victims complain after police officers diverted to deal with summer riots Two women who first spoke to Sky News in 2021 about allegations they were repeatedly raped as part of an organised child sexual abuse ring have said they are still waiting for justice. Sky News 17/9/2024 News, Video Police engage with students across country to offer crime prevention advice Police Scotland is engaging with students across the country to promote a range of crime prevention and personal safety advice during Freshers Weeks. Police Scotland 17/9/2024 News Councillor appointed to ‘controversial’ police role Nottinghamshire's Police and Crime Commissioner has appointed a city councillor as his deputy. BBC 17/9/2024 News Police save lives with spray to reverse overdoses Seven people’s lives have been saved by police officers since an antidote spray used to reverse the effects of heroin and crack cocaine overdoses was introduced earlier this year, a police force has said. BBC 17/9/2024 News Student spiking will be taken seriously, police say Students have been told reports of spiking will be taken seriously ahead of the university year beginning. BBC 17/9/2024 News ‘Clear picture’, one in 10 men have police DV run-ins AUSTRALIA: One in 10 men in NSW have had run-ins with police for domestic and family violence matters. Goulburn Post (Australia) 17/9/2024 News Federal police foil alleged plot to smuggle liquid methamphetamine into Queensland in juice bottles AUSTRALIA: Three men have been charged over their alleged involvement in a plot to import more than 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine into Queensland, concealed in juice bottles. ABC News (Australia) 17/9/2024 News Police officer kept on duty despite perjury charges NEW ZEALAND: A Counties Manukau police officer remained on duty despite facing, and ultimately pleading guilty to, charges of fabricating evidence and perverting the course of justice. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 17/9/2024 News Police investigation ‘deals blow to heart’ of Comancheros motorcycle gang, with nearly every member facing criminal charges NEW ZEALAND: Nearly every single member of the Comancheros motorcycle gang is facing active criminal charges, according to police who have today revealed a long-running investigation spanning three years. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 17/9/2024 News Neil Basu: ‘The Race Action Plan has only been going since 2022 and it’s already had three leaders – and it’s still rubbish’ Former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner and National Police Chief’s Council Lead for Counter-Terrorism Policing Neil Basu QPM is one of the country’s most outspoken former senior cops; in the final part of a series of interviews with Policing Insight’s James Sweetland, he discussed institutional racism – what chief constables really think about this contentious label, the “utterly ineffective and utterly ignored” Police Race Action Plan, and why taking on neo-Nazi group National Action was one of his “proudest moments” in policing. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/9/2024 Feature, Interview «436437438439440441442443444Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
