Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 116123 total results. Showing results 81 to 100 123456789Next ›Last » Queensland government crime statistics compare ‘apples to oranges’ amid timeframe inconsistency AUSTRALIA: Lies, damned lies, and statistics. The oft-quoted phrase describing types of falsehoods felt relevant in Queensland politics this week. Premier David Crisafulli proudly trumpeted new Queensland Police Service (QPS) data this week, showing an almost 10 per cent drop in victims of crime. ABC News (Australia) 17/7/2026 News Police officer developed PTSD over handling of fiancée’s affair with colleague, court told A consultant psychiatrist has told a court that a former North Wales Police officer developed complex post-traumatic stress following what he described as "institutional trauma". Andrew Fearon is suing the force after his fiancée cheated on him with a colleague, and later married a senior officer brought in to investigate the matter. BBC 17/7/2026 News First Reform UK police commissioner elected A former detective has become the first Reform UK candidate to be elected as a police and crime commissioner. Colin Sutton, who led several high profile murder investigations during his 30-year-career, was confirmed as the new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Norfolk on Friday after 32,647 people voted for him. BBC 17/7/2026 News Chief Constable accused of misconduct to leave job The Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Police, who is suspended on full pay over allegations of gross misconduct, is set to leave his role. Gloucestershire's police and crime commissioner confirmed Rod Hansen would leave the force when his contract expired at the end of July. BBC 17/7/2026 News Restoring public trust in fragile-state policing: the roles of police professionalism, accountability, and citizen satisfaction in Mogadishu, Somalia Public trust in the police is a vital element of law enforcement legitimacy, effective policing, and social stability, particularly in fragile and post-conflict contexts such as Mogadishu, Somalia. In Somalia, despite the police’s significant role in maintaining public order, there is low trust in the police. This study examined the joint influence of perceived police professionalism and perceived police accountability on public trust in police services through the underlying mechanism of citizen satisfaction with police services. We collected cross-sectional survey data from 531 participants who were residents of Mogadishu, Somalia. To test the proposed model, we used partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings revealed that both perceived police professionalism and accountability exerted significant positive effects on public trust in police services. In addition, the results showed that both perceptions of professionalism and accountability significantly enhanced citizen satisfaction with the police services. Furthermore, the results showed that citizen satisfaction with police services partially mediates the relationship between independent and dependent variables. We integrated perceived police professionalism, accountability, citizen satisfaction with police, and trust in police into a single unified conceptual model. Therefore, this study advances the scholarship on policing and criminology by extending police legitimacy research to fragile post-conflict settings. The findings of this study highlight the importance of strengthening police professional conduct and accountability mechanisms to improve citizen satisfaction and rebuild public trust in policing institutions in Somalia and comparable contexts. Policing and Society 17/7/2026 Research article Road deaths up 10% to 100 in 2026 as calls grow for more garda roads policing REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The number of people killed on the country's roads has already hit 100 for 2026, 10% more than in the same period in 2025. The latest deaths in two separate crashes in Louth and Tipperary have prompted urgent calls for an increased garda visibility on the country's roads to try to stem the number of tragedies. An Garda Síochána confirmed that 10 more people have died so far in 2026 than in 2025. The latter year had widely been considered to be a poor one in terms of road fatalities. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 17/7/2026 News Routine arming avoids spike in officer-involved shootings if implemented with right training and protocols New research by Monash University into the routine arming of officers highlights that the view that “more guns on belts inevitably lead to more people being shot” is not borne out by the evidence – with officer-involved shootings actually falling in some instances – provided that the move to the mandatory carrying of firearms is accompanied by a suitable transition period, the right training, and effective de-escalation protocols, reports Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/7/2026 Analysis, Feature World Policing Weekly Episode 3 In this third edition of World Policing Weekly, Bernard Rix and Ian Wiggett scan the latest policing stories from around the world before taking a deeper look at two major themes: the changing face of terrorism in Europe and the continuing challenge of police reform in the UK. From stealth police cars in Victoria and policing pressures in Tasmania to youth radicalisation, online extremism and the future of the Home Office reform agenda, the episode shows just how quickly policing issues now cross borders and overlap. A major thread running through the discussion is change. Terrorism is becoming younger, looser and harder to define, while policing reform remains vulnerable to political shifts, budget pressures and long-standing cultural issues. The episode also touches on the Metropolitan Police’s 125 years of forensic history and the value of looking internationally for shared lessons. It is a thoughtful conversation about what leaders should be watching now and why the next few months could matter a great deal. PolicingTV 17/7/2026 Feature, Video Undercover policing: reform cannot mean simply adding safeguards Baroness Hamwee: Outrage is the right – though not the only – reaction to violence against women and girls, to grooming, to rape. It was my reaction when I met two of the women who had been deceived into long-term intimate sexual relationships by undercover police officers deployed to infiltrate their organisations, and learned of their stories. I was even more outraged to learn there is police guidance that this is not acceptable; but that it is not an absolute bar. Law Gazette 17/7/2026 Feature, Opinion ‘Always ready to step up’: Victoria Police chief commissioner Mike Bush speaks out after performing dramatic arrest AUSTRALIA: Police Commissioner Mike Bush shares key details about how he arrested an armed offender in Melbourne's CBD, and explained why he is "always ready to step up" and help his colleagues. Sky News 17/7/2026 News Latest NT crime statistics show community safety improvements AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory Police said eight weeks of targeted policing through Operation Ventura has coincided with reductions across several key crime categories, with the latest crime statistics showing encouraging results in many parts of the Territory. Since Operation Ventura commenced on 18 May, with officers maintaining a highly visible presence across the Palmerston Region to deter anti-social behaviour and improve community safety. Inside State Government (Australia) 17/7/2026 News First groups designated as threat to national security The IRGC, IMCR, and the GRU Volunteer Corps have now been formally designated as threats to national security under new state threats powers. Home Office 17/7/2026 News The end of Peel’s police? She invokes a vanished age of policing, but Shabana Mahmood’s reforms point towards a more continental model of policing The Critic 17/7/2026 Feature, Opinion Gross misconduct panel for chief constable postponed for legal reasons Maggie Blyth has been running Gloucestershire Constabulary as an interim chief after Rod Hansen was suspended two years ago. The gross misconduct hearing involving Chief Constable Rod Hansen has been postponed “due to legal reasons.” Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/7/2026 News Standards for domestic abuse perpetrator interventions POLICY PAPER: Overarching principles and practice guidelines for commissioning and delivering interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse. This piece of work was commissioned by the Home Office to develop evidence-based standards for interventions with perpetrators of domestic abuse. Home Office 17/7/2026 Report Standards for stalking and domestic abuse perpetrator interventions POLICY PAPER: Overarching principles and practice guidelines for commissioning and delivering interventions for perpetrators of stalking and domestic abuse. This work was commissioned by the Home Office to establish overarching principles and a national standards framework for the safe and effective delivery of interventions for perpetrators of stalking and domestic abuse in England and Wales. Home Office 17/7/2026 Report Into the sandbox: Tackling organised criminal businesses – the potential of Project Artemis Adopting a ‘backcasting’ approach to the challenge of tackling the illicit financial flows driving organised crime, De Montford University Visiting Fellow Dr Chris Allen envisages Project Artemis, a partnership model that would see private-sector specialist financial investigators deployed as ‘financial bounty hunters’ to target the funds and assets of organised criminal businesses. Policing Insight - Registration at source 17/7/2026 Feature, Innovation, Opinion Then they simply go somewhere else: The effect of hotspot policing on crime development Weapon ban zones (WBZs) are popular among practitioners and policymakers because of their symbolic impact on the public and their relative ease of implementation as hotspot policing tools. However, despite a large body of research on hotspot policing, the effectiveness of these zones remains unclear. Therefore, we examine whether introducing a WBZ in Leipzig, Germany, led to a reduction in crime or the spatial displacement of crime. From the standpoint of a dual-process perspective, we argue for a differentiated view of hotspot policing depending on the type of crime. We expect the WBZ to have a stronger effect on property offenses than on violent offenses. To test this assumption, we analyze the exact coordinates of all offenses committed in Leipzig during the 24 months before and the 24 months after the implementation of the WBZ. In addition to established methods at the aggregated level, we use kernel density estimation and hotspot analysis to gain a more in-depth understanding of crime movement. Our results mainly confirm our theoretical argument. While the WBZ had short-term crime-reducing effects on both types of crime, the effect was particularly pronounced for theft. However, its long-term effectiveness was limited. Displacement effects were evident for both violent and property crimes, though they exhibited different spatial patterns and persistence. Although some displacement occurred, violent offenses, which are often impulsive, did not clearly adapt to the intervention in the long term. In contrast, perpetrators of property crimes appeared to consciously adjust their behavior, avoiding enforcement areas while continuing to commit crimes elsewhere. Our research calls into question the general effectiveness of WBZs as a hotspot policing tool. European Journal of Criminology 16/7/2026 Research article Quebec police ethics commissioner opens file into Montréal-Nord racism allegations CANADA: Quebec’s police ethics commissioner has opened an investigation into allegations of racist misconduct by officers in a multicultural Montreal neighbourhood. The commissioner said in an email that it opened the investigation on June 26 at the request of Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière. City News (Canada) 16/7/2026 News Germany massively expands federal police powers GERMANY: The German government has expanded the powers of its federal police, especially in the use of surveillance, AI, and drone defenses. But experts warn of constitutional challenges. Deutsche Welle (DW) (Germany) 16/7/2026 News 123456789Next ›Last » Upcoming events November 23 National ANPR Conference 2026: ANPR – Driving delivery against law enforcement priorities December 2 Disability in Policing Conference 2026: Zero Tolerance to DisAbility Discrimination December 7 Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Digital Conference View all events
