Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100282 total results. Showing results 881 to 900 «414243444546474849Next ›Last » 500 extra police: Winston Peters admits Govt’s target could be ‘few weeks late’ NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters admits the Government’s promise to train 500 extra police officers within two years might not be met, abandoning his long-held insistence the target’s timeline would be honoured. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 2/4/2025 News ‘Worrying lack of support’ for PSNI officers managing child abuse cases – HMICFRS The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) must improve how it manages violent and sexual offenders and suspects after His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) found a "worrying lack of support for officers" who worked with them. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 News Knife detection technology trials set to finish phase one at the end of May The technology uses ordinary cameras combined with electromagnetic infrared waves and a unique computer algorithm to detect weapons hidden beneath clothing. The development of a new knife detection technology is set to finish phase one trials by the end of May, a Home Office minister told Parliament. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 News PC Trevor Lock, the hero of the Iranian Embassy siege In the week that the inaugural London Police Bravery awards take place the Met Federation says it will be fitting to remember PC Lock's courage. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 News Friederike Wegener: ‘We’ve achieved so much in addressing terrorist content online, but there’s a lot more to do’ With terrorist and extremist groups looking increasingly to online platforms as a way to radicalise internet users – particularly young people – the European Commission’s Prevention of Radicalisation Unit is working hard to counter their activities; in this second in a two-part interview, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth spoke to Unit Policy Officer Friederike Wegener about the EC’s efforts to tackle the online terror threat, the role and impact of legislation, and the challenges of the future. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview Durham’s new Investigative Hub officially opened Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen and Chief Constable Rachel Bacon officially opened Durham’s new Investigative Hub, joined by local dignitaries and His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Mrs Sue Snowdon. Emergency Services Times 2/4/2025 News The Police Service of Northern Ireland: An inspection of police effectiveness and efficiency His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) independently assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire and rescue services to make communities safer. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 2/4/2025 Report Police Service of Northern Ireland needs to improve its crime prevention and management of offenders and suspects The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) needs to improve how it prevents crime and manages offenders and suspects, the police inspectorate has said. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 2/4/2025 News UK and Vietnam sign agreement to tackle human trafficking A new joint action plan will reduce the risks of human trafficking by discouraging dangerous journeys, disrupting trafficking gangs and supporting victims. Home Office 2/4/2025 News Some women who protested outside the Dáil were strip-searched at a garda station, TDs told REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Some women who protested outside the Dáil were strip-searched at a garda station and one had a cavity search, TDs have been told. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 1/4/2025 News National centre for violence against women and girls and public protection Coordinating our national response to all public protection offences with a dedicated policing centre. College of Policing 1/4/2025 News Group claims women arrested at Gaza protest were strip searched by gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Mothers Against Genocide group said it will file a complaint to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission over allegations that some of the women who were arrested at a group protest were strip-searched and one was subjected to a cavity search. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 1/4/2025 News Parole Board hearings: Victim welfare must remain paramount, as ‘welcome’ national rollout confirmed The Victims' Commissioner responds to national rollout of victims' right to apply to observe their perpetrator's parole board hearing. Victims' Commissioner 1/4/2025 News Police Service of Northern Ireland responds to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) “PEEL” (Police efficiency, effectiveness and legitimacy) inspection. Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said: “The findings of this report are undoubtedly disappointing but they are not a surprise. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 1/4/2025 News Why Victoria Police acting chief commissioner won’t apply for top job AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police Acting Chief Commissioner Rick Nugent has backflipped and decided to not apply for the top job. The top cop joined 3AW Breakfast on Wednesday morning and told Ross and Russel it’s a very “demanding” role. “It’s a role that requires someone to do the full five years and the longer it went, the more I realised its not in me to do the full five years,” Nugent said. 3AW (Australia) 1/4/2025 Audio, Feature, Interview Briefing warns Government won’t hit target of 500 extra police officers by promised deadline NEW ZEALAND: A police briefing predicts the Government will not achieve its target of 500 extra cops until June next year — seven months later than promised — and assuming each recruit wing is full. The briefing, from November last year and released under the Official Information Act, states meeting the target in June assumes each wing of recruits is full — which Labour’s police spokeswoman Ginny Andersen describes as “incredibly ambitious”. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 1/4/2025 News Queensland police commissioner tried to access records of alleged domestic violence victim to investigate her AUSTRALIA: The Queensland police commissioner sought to access the confidential domestic and family violence records of a female officer – who was allegedly the victim of “significant” acts of violence by her husband – in order to investigate her. The Guardian 1/4/2025 News What the case of a young man accused of violent crimes reveals about Victoria’s new bail laws AUSTRALIA: There is nothing simple about alleged youth offenders such as ‘MMA’, despite how they are portrayed in the news. If you want to understand the debate about bail reform in Victoria – and the gulf between the position taken by the Allan government and the recommendations of experts – you could do worse than consider the case of an alleged youth offender known as MMA. The Guardian 1/4/2025 Analysis, Feature Victoria’s top cop Rick Nugent confirms he won’t apply for ongoing job AUSTRALIA: Victoria's Acting Chief Commissioner Rick Nugent has confirmed he will not apply for the ongoing position. "I just don't know that I have it in me to do the five years," he said while speaking to ABC Radio Melbourne on Wednesday morning. ABC News (Australia) 1/4/2025 News Victoria’s top cop quits just 41 days into his new job after complaining he wants out as state grapples with worst crime wave in nearly 10 years AUSTRALIA: The turmoil in the upper echelons of one of the country's biggest police forces continues after its acting chief commissioner quit. Victoria Police Acting Chief Commissioner Rick Nugent has reportedly told the state Labor government he wants out as soon as possible. Mail Online 1/4/2025 News «414243444546474849Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
