Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104784 total results. Showing results 9461 to 9480 «470471472473474475476477478Next ›Last » Is policing blind in its left eye? Former Police Scotland superintendent Martin Gallagher, now an author, journalist and terrorism expert, fears that causes on the left or politics maybe conflating – with supporters potentially moving from political agitation to political violence, in echoes of the 1970s – at a time when policing finds itself potentially blind to the threat, and adopting a position that many of the public view as radical. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 Feature, Opinion ‘A lack of judgement’: Off-duty Toronto cop who drove through police blockade while impaired demoted CANADA: An off-duty Toronto cop who drove through a police blockade while impaired last year has been temporarily demoted, according to a recent tribunal decision(opens in a new tab). The ruling against Const. Kirk Ramphal – a demotion from rank of First Class Constable to Second Class Constable for 15 months – was handed down by Insp. Suzanne Redman, the hearing officer, on Tuesday. CTV News (Canada) 12/12/2024 News Police force spending £1million a year on keeping dangerous dogs in kennels – as huge cost could see fewer officers on the street The cost of kennelling dangerous dogs has quadrupled to £1 million in the last year, the chief constable of Essex Police revealed yesterday. Ben-Julian Harrington Harrington said the huge cost was contributing to an £11 million shortfall that could see 200 fewer officers on the county's streets. It comes ten months after XL bully dogs were banned in the UK following a series of deadly attacks on people. Mail Online 12/12/2024 News Suffolk police improves communication with Digi Desk Suffolk police has improved its communication with the public, thanks to a new digital team and systems. The Digital Public Contact Engagement Desk, or Digi Desk, was introduced in March to handle non-emergency online communications more efficiently. This initiative was part of a £1.2million investment from the police and crime commissioner’s council tax precept last year. Ipswich Star 12/12/2024 News Police Scotland urged to play ‘greater role’ in cybercrime support Police Scotland have been urged to play a larger role in helping victims of cybercrime, as a new report says those affected often don't report incidents due to a lack of faith in the force. The Herald (Scotland) 12/12/2024 News Fury as Met Police staff vote to strike for right to work from home The force has said it is "disappointed the union felt such action was necessary" - but insisted contingency plans were in place. Express 12/12/2024 News Chief Minister, Police Commissioner forced to fly to Alice Springs amid latest crime crisis AUSTRALIA: Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has taken the Police Commissioner to Alice Springs to announce the government’s response to the “serious, heinous and escalating violence” that saw a baby and her mother attacked by teen home invaders in the middle of the afternoon, with the baby flown interstate after suffering a fractured skull. It follows other violent crimes in recent days in Alice, including a woman being raped while she slept in her bed by other home invaders. NT Independent (Australia) 12/12/2024 News QPS reflects on record-breaking recruitment year at final graduation AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has welcomed 122 recruits at the final graduation ceremony of 2024, rounding out a record-breaking year for recruitment. More than 940 officers have now been inducted, with more than 2,200 applicants still in the pipeline heading into the new year – a 53 per cent increase on November 2023. myPolice - Queensland Police News 12/12/2024 News NT Aboriginal land councils want independent police racism review AUSTRALIA: Calls from a major Northern Territory land council for an independent review into systemic racism in the NT Police Force have been backed by the territory's anti-discrimination commissioner. Last month, an NT Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) and NT Police joint investigation into racism within the force handed down its final report, which drew criticism from legal experts. The probe, which previously uncovered racist awards deemed too "offensive" for public release, found no further evidence of racist behaviour in the force since 2015 and closed the matter. ABC News (Australia) 12/12/2024 News Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming on leave amid investigation, IPCA probe NEW ZEALAND: The second-most powerful police officer in the country is on leave pending separate investigations, the Herald can reveal. Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority, and the New Zealand Police. The nature of the allegations against McSkimming cannot be reported. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 12/12/2024 News Met Police staff planning to walk out over WFH rights in first strike in force’s 150 year history Scotland Yard is braced for the first staff strike in its history as 999 call handlers, PCSOs and child-protection experts plan to walk out over the right to work from home. Mail Online 12/12/2024 News Police breached policy during Christchurch motorbike pursuit which ended with a fatal crash IPCA finds NEW ZEALAND: Police officers breached policy during a pursuit of a motorbike that ended in a fatal crash in Christchurch, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found. On 20 August, a motorcyclist who was travelling more than double the 50 kmph speed limit on Edgeware Rd, went through a red light and collided with a car while fleeing police. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 12/12/2024 News Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming on leave amid investigation, IPCA probe NEW ZEALAND: The second most powerful police officer in the country is on leave pending separate investigations, the Herald can reveal. Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority, and the New Zealand Police. The nature of the allegations against McSkimming cannot be reported. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 12/12/2024 News Met police staff vote to strike over curbs on working from home PCS union says its members, which include 999 call handlers, ‘overwhelmingly’ backed industrial action The Guardian 12/12/2024 News New domestic abuse principles published New principles to accompany the domestic violence disclosure scheme have been released by the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) College of Policing 12/12/2024 News Fifty-eight officers injured in vehicle rammings in last year More than £400,000 has been spent on repairing police vehicles damaged as a result of being rammed. At least 58 police officers have been injured after their official vehicles were deliberately rammed, the PSNI has said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 News Cuts to budgets will ‘rip heart out’ of neighbourhood policing warns Fed The upcoming cuts are at odds with the Prime Minister’s plans to recruit an additional 13,000 neighbourhood officers, Essex Police Federation has said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 News Government promises 14,000 more prison places by 2031 Russell Webster examines the detail of the MoJ's latest announcement on prison places. The Ministry of Justice has published its 10-year prison capacity strategy in which it says it will build 14,000 more prison places by 2031. The strategy presents a reasonably detailed plan, setting out where these places will be built and by when. It also contains a commitment to securing new planning powers, that will allow for greater flexibility should new land be required for future prison sites. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 Feature Met Police staff vote to take strike action over reduced working from home policy It would be the first time Met Police employees, which could include 999 call handlers and child protection officers, have ever voted for a walkout. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/12/2024 News Review of courts welcomed as Victims’ Commissioner warns of risks from cuts to support services "I fear this reduction in support will prompt some victims to simply walk away from seeking justice—a second injustice compounding the first." Victims' Commissioner 12/12/2024 News «470471472473474475476477478Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
