Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 96396 total results. Showing results 88161 to 88180 «440544064407440844094410441144124413Next ›Last » Police Scotland launches BME recruitment project Police Scotland has launched a new programme to encourage potential officers from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds to consider a career in policing. Mearns Leader 24/1/2017 News 80% of incidents not recorded as a crime, MSPs told A senior Police Scotland figure has told MSPs that 80% of incidents the force deals with are not criminal, including missing people and hospital absconders. Evening Express (Aberdeen) 24/1/2017 News South Yorkshire Police issued with night vision cameras to catch criminals Police officers in South Yorkshire have been issued with night vision equipment to catch criminals prowling the streets in the dark. The Star (Yorkshire) 24/1/2017 News North Wales police budget increase delayed by crime panel Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has slammed the decision and claimed the meeting was held in a 'dictatorial fashion' North Wales Live 24/1/2017 News Collision course: Why the law on police drivers must change The Police Federation of England and Wales is currently campaigning to change the legislation to ensure that police officers who engage in pursuits and response driving can have better legal protection. Jayne Willetts, the PFEW's lead on roads policing tells Policing Insight why the service needs to get behind the campaign. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 24/1/2017 Interview, Opinion Transformation funding targets human trafficking Devon and Cornwall Police are taking the national lead in combating human trafficking following the Government’s autumn announcement of £8.5m to combat the problem. Syreeta Lund talks to DCI Ben Deer about how the force is responding. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 24/1/2017 Interview, Opinion 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 24/1/2017 News Only a fraction of police time is taken up by criminal work says senior constable A senior Police Scotland figure has told MSPs that 80 per cent of incidents the force deals with are not criminal, including missing people and hospital absconders. The National - Registration at source 24/1/2017 News Ignoring cybercrime puts us all at risk Lyn Brown, shadow policing minister and Labour MP for West Ham. Criminals are increasingly going online to target victims, the latest figures for England and Wales showed when they were released last week. The figures also show how the government has failed to prepare adequately for this change in criminal behaviour, burying their heads in the sand. The Times - Subscription at source 24/1/2017 Feature, Opinion Live Blog: “What Works in Crime Reduction” conference This conference marks the end of a three year funded research programme supported by the ESRC and UK College of Policing to support the What Works Centre for Crime Reduction. Key speakers include: Alex Marshall, CEO of the College of Policing; David Halpern, National Adviser on What Works, Cabinet Office; Professor Malcolm Sparrow, Harvard University; Sara Thornton, Head of the National Police Chiefs' Council. Policing Insight 24/1/2017 News GCHQ director Robert Hannigan resigns Robert Hannigan, who has held the post of GCHQ director since 2014, said he was stepping down for family reasons. BBC 24/1/2017 News Country’s longest serving chief to retire PCC thanks Chief Constable Mick Creedon and speaks of his 'huge contribution to policing'. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/1/2017 News Police who Tasered race adviser were ‘doing what public expect of them’ Avon and Somerset police federation chairman defends officers who Tasered Judah Adunbi after mistaking him for wanted man The Guardian 23/1/2017 News Police Federation: Hard Irish border ‘puts PSNI at risk’ A post-Brexit "hard border" between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would put police "in the terrorist firing line", the Northern Ireland Police Federation has warned. BBC 23/1/2017 News Derbyshire’s top cop Mick Creedon is to retire The Chief Constable of Derbyshire police, Mick Creedon, has announced he is to retire. Mr Creedon is saying goodbye after spending 37 years in the police. Derbyshire Live 23/1/2017 News The police promotion landscape: “Going for promotion just isn’t attractive any more” Promotion has never been easy - but increasingly some officers find it no longer an attractive proposition at all. Ben Ewart of bselected examines the promotion landscape and how officers might begin to find it an exciting opportunity once again. Policing Insight 23/1/2017 Opinion Chief Constable’s plan to retire sparks PCC’s search for new chief Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa is starting his hunt for a new and “inspirational” Chief Constable following the current Chief Mick Creedon’s decision to retire after a decade leading the force. Derbyshire OPCC 23/1/2017 News Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Annual Report April 2015 – March 2016 Cyber crime is a growing threat and it is predicted that the volume of cyber crime is set to exceed that of traditional crime. Hampshire OPCC 23/1/2017 Report Spit guards: Why MPs must lend Chief Constables their political support "We need both legislative change in Westminster, and we need MPs to lend their political support to Chief Constables to make spit guards available to their officers". Holly Lynch MP writes exclusively for Policing Insight on her work in Parliament and elsewhere in support of police officers' use of spit guards. Policing Insight 23/1/2017 Opinion College endorses alternative fitness tests for officers The Chester Treadmill Police Walk Test (CTPWT) and the Chester Treadmill Police Run Test (CTPRT), designed by Professor Kevin Sykes, will give forces a choice - other than the standard 15-metre Multistage Shuttle Run (15m MSTF) currently used. College of Policing 23/1/2017 News «440544064407440844094410441144124413Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events