Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115319 total results. Showing results 100021 to 100040 «499849995000500150025003500450055006Next ›Last » What next for Police Scotland? We get the expert opinion on what new chief’s top priorities should be The single force has been dogged by controversy and claims of governmental interference but crime rates remain relatively low. KIERAN ANDREWS asks three experts what should be top of the country’s new top officer’s to-do list. The Sunday Post 11/2/2018 Analysis, Feature Watchdogs set to investigate Police Scotland chief constable-in-waiting The Scottish Police Authority launched an investigation last week following a complaint about Acting Chief Constable Iain Livingstone. The official complaint was made by a serving police officer seven months ago but was shelved while an employment tribunal was ongoing. The Sunday Post 11/2/2018 News Iain Macwhirter on Chief Constable Phil Gormley’s resignation and the crisis facing Police Scotland In the five years since Police Scotland was cobbled together out of Scotland's eight regional police forces, it has been in a state of almost continuous crisis. It has had two chief constables and both of them have resigned under a cloud, the latest being Phil Gormley, the former head of the National Crime Agency. He finally handed in his badge last week after succumbing to a succession of gross misconduct allegations, the validity of which have yet to be properly investigated more than seven months after the first was made. The Herald (Scotland) 11/2/2018 Feature, Opinion Police helmets could return – but is it a waste of cash? Police in Oxfordshire could soon be wearing helmets again to boost their visibility – but critics have dismissed the move as ‘street theatre'. The Herald (Oxfordshire) 11/2/2018 News Police urged to ‘follow the gun’ to cut smuggling amid rise in firearm crime New UK research centre will chase links between weapons across the world in a bid to identify who is behind supply of guns The Guardian 11/2/2018 News Crime tsars on up to £100,000 a year are set for a pay rise despite insisting that council bills must rise to pay for frontline policing Crime tsars are in line for a pay rise – despite insisting that council tax bills must rise to pay for frontline policing. Mail Online 11/2/2018 News Mobile fingerprint scanners will ‘save valuable time’ Officers will soon be able to use their smartphones to check suspects’ identities on-the-go through a new piece of equipment. Police Professional 10/2/2018 News Police trial new Home Office mobile fingerprint technology New mobile fingerprinting technology will allow frontline officers across the country to use their smartphones to identify people in less than a minute – saving police time and reducing costs. Home Office 10/2/2018 News Top cop vows to protect police frontline in Bromsgrove A top police officer has pledged that West Mercia is committed to keeping the number of frontline officers on duty in Bromsgrove. Bromsgrove Standard 10/2/2018 News West Yorks police trial revolutionary fingerprint technology West Yorkshire Police is trialling new technology that could revolutionise the way criminals are identified. ITV News 10/2/2018 News Police to adopt new fingerprint scanners to identify potential suspects in under a minute Police forces across the country could soon adopt fingerprint scanners which are able to identify a potential suspect in less than a minute. Metro 10/2/2018 News Dyfed-Powys Police bucks the trend with more officers With stark warnings of community policing and ‘bobbies on the beat’ being cut to the bone, new figures show that Dyfed-Powys bucked the trend and has seen the biggest rise in the number of total officers and PCSOs in the last five years. Cambrian News 10/2/2018 News Turmoil over Phil Gormley may put top officers ‘off’ from Police Scotland The chaos around Phil Gormley’s tenure as Police Scotland’s Chief Constable could put other people off applying for the job, a former top cop has warned. The National 10/2/2018 News Police Scotland are a law unto themselves In Raymond Chandler’s 1943 novel The Lady in the Lake, Captain Webber of Bay City Police reflects on the eternal problem of policing in a civilised country when he tells Philip Marlowe: “Police business is a hell of a problem. It’s a good deal like politics. It asks for the highest type of men and there’s nothing in it to attract the highest type of men. So we have to work with what we get.” In Scotland it has become increasingly apparent that in police business what we have is also a hell of a problem. The Herald (Scotland) 10/2/2018 Feature, Opinion Police trial new mobile fingerprint scanners to identify suspects The police trial involves a small device which checks fingerprints against records held on both police and immigration databases. Sky News 10/2/2018 News UK police are now using fingerprint scanners on the streets to identify people in less than a minute The system being used by West Yorkshire Police searches the 12 million fingerprint records kept in the UK's criminal and immigration databases Wired 10/2/2018 News Major changes on the way for police in North Yorkshire Police in North Yorkshire have axed up to150 civilian staff over the past two years - but could still be overstaffed by up to 200 compared to other forces. The Northern Echo 10/2/2018 News Former police watchdog wants reform as Chief Constable’s resignation means complaints will never be heard A former police watchdog has called for reform after Scotland’s chief constable effectively ended investigations in to his alleged misconduct by resigning. The Herald (Scotland) 10/2/2018 News New mobile fingerprint device lets police identify suspects in under a minute A new mobile fingerprint scanning system allows police to identify a potential suspect in under a minute at the scene of an incident, according to officers testing the technology. Telegraph and Argus 10/2/2018 News Cuts blamed for failings in disclosure Failures to disclose evidence to defendants in rape and sexual assault cases are linked to staff cuts in the prosecution service, the attorney-general has been told. The Times - Subscription at source 10/2/2018 News «499849995000500150025003500450055006Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
