Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104726 total results. Showing results 9301 to 9320 «462463464465466467468469470Next ›Last » Qld police ‘overworked’ after responding to more than 100k jobs a month as domestic violence offences surge AUSTRALIA: Queensland frontline police have been overworked to exhaustion after responding to more than 100,000 jobs each month with officers particularly feeling the burnout in rising domestic violence offences. Sky News 14/12/2024 News What is the difference between investigative and forensic psychology? (Part 7) This last video in the ‘What is investigative psychology’ series video covers the following questions: What is investigative psychology? What is forensic psychology? What is the difference between the two? It closes with a recap of all 7 videos in this series. PolicingTV 14/12/2024 Feature, Video NT chief minister calls for federal action on requests to tackle Alice Springs crime AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory chief minister has called on the federal government to implement seven requests she says will reduce crime in Alice Springs. Lia Finocchiaro flew into the outback town with Police Commissioner Michael Murphy on Thursday following a recent increase in violent crime. It came after a string of incidents including a home invasion that left a two-month-old baby with a fractured skull and the alleged rape of a woman in her home by man she did not know. ABC News (Australia) 13/12/2024 News New principles published to help improve consistency for forces tackling DA The refreshed principles aim to bring the required consistency across forces with clear governance and performance metrics. New principles aimed at helping to break the cycle of domestic abuse have been released by the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/12/2024 News Welsh police forces launch first facial recognition mobile app Police officers in South Wales and Gwent are to be given a mobile phone app which allows them to confirm the identity of an unknown person with the touch of a button. They will become the first in the UK to use technology to identify individuals in near real time through a facial recognition app. Police Professional 13/12/2024 News Officers actions in water pistol arrest incident were reasonable, investigation finds An IOPC investigation into an incident where armed police arrested a 13-year-old boy who had been playing with a water pistol, has found that the actions of the officers involved were reasonable in the circumstances. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 13/12/2024 News ICO announces PSA consultation after trial not a ‘straightforward success or failure’ The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a consultation into its revised public sector approach (PSA) after a two-year trial period was deemed not a “straightforward success or failure”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/12/2024 Analysis, Feature IOPC appeals for witnesses following arrest of 15-year-old child at Camden Road overground station The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is appealing for witnesses as we investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a child at the Camden Road overground station, north west London, in September. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 13/12/2024 News Ottawa police get 19.35% raise over 5 years under new labour deal CANADA: New collective agreement also gives officers 35 weeks of parental leave at 93% salary. Ottawa police officers are in for a significant raise and improved parental benefits after the city's police services board reached a new labour agreement with their union on Friday. CBC News (Canada) 13/12/2024 News GMP ‘needs to improve’ in certain areas of child safeguarding, inspectorate finds The inspection was carried out after reports commissioned by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham criticised how historical child sex abuse cases in Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale had been managed. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/12/2024 News Groundbreaking facial recognition app launched for police officers in Wales South Wales and Gwent police officers will be given a mobile app that allows them to confirm the identity of an unknown person with the touch of a button. The officers will be the UK’s first to use the technology to identify individuals in near real-time through facial recognition. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/12/2024 News Officers actions in water pistol arrest incident were reasonable, investigation finds An NCA firearms expert stated that the water pistol had the general appearance of a self-loading blanks pistol which have been found by police as being converted to fire live ammunition. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/12/2024 News Police strike pay deal, increase in shift allowances AUSTRALIA: The WA Police Union has accepted a revised pay offer from the State Government, with officers securing a 12.75 per cent bump over three years. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 13/12/2024 News NZ youth offenders report reveals insight into Kiwi kids’ ‘crimewave’ NEW ZEALAND: It’s no surprise New Zealanders think there is a major youth crime epidemic in New Zealand. Just two weeks into December, police have publicised at least 10 crimes - most involving stolen cars and several where machetes were presented - that they say were perpetrated by youths. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 13/12/2024 Feature Taoiseach gives support to second garda training college to ‘augment’ Templemore REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Taoiseach Simon Harris has given his support to a second garda training college other than Templemore to meet the growing capacity needs of An Garda Síochána. Templemore Garda Training College can process 800 to 1,000 graduate trainees at a time, with 601 new recruits due to have completed their training by the end of this calendar year. On Friday, 169 members graduated, with a new intake of 162 due to begin on Monday, December 16. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 13/12/2024 News New Devon and Cornwall Police interim chief constable is announced He is the former Dorset chief constable and follows the suspensions of two predecessors still being investigated Cornwall Live 13/12/2024 News Met Police award Mitie £170m M&E contract Facilities Management (FM) company, Mitie Group, has secured a £170 million contract with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to deliver planned and reactive engineering maintenance services across its entire estate. Construction Wave 13/12/2024 News Chairman of West Midlands Police Federation suspended after branding racism allegations ‘nonsense’ The chairman of the West Midlands Police Federation has been suspended after he branded racism allegations as "nonsense". Richard Cooke made the comment on social media after a former chief inspector alleged racism and homophobia were rife within the force. ITV News 13/12/2024 News Police K-9 line-of-duty deaths and heatstroke 2000–2023 As with their human counterparts, police K-9s face dangers, including death, while in service. However, police K-9 research is significantly lacking, limiting possible preventive interventions. As such, we use data collected by the Officer Down Memorial Page from 2000–2023 on K-9 deaths (N = 407) to understand trends and correlates of these line-of-duty deaths, with an emphasis on heatstroke. Following gunfire, heatstroke is the second-leading cause of line-of-duty deaths for K-9s, with more than one in five deaths attributed to heatstroke. Being left unattended and mechanical failures overwhelmingly (70.6%) characterized these heatstroke deaths. Summer months were also significantly implicated in increasing the odds of line-of-duty heatstroke deaths. However, age, gender, breed, and climate region were not associated. Police Practice and Research 13/12/2024 Research article Police chiefs’ job cuts warning to ministers Police chiefs have warned the home secretary that without further funding neighbourhood police officers - a government priority - could be cut. Nearly a quarter of police forces in England and Wales have called on Yvette Cooper to underwrite the costs of pay rises and higher employer taxes when details of their funding are announced early next week. BBC 13/12/2024 News «462463464465466467468469470Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
