Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104784 total results. Showing results 1001 to 1020 «474849505152535455Next ›Last » In the fight against drugs, Australia should follow the money Australia is losing the fight to disrupt illicit drug supply chains – not for lack of effort, but because it needs additional weapons and new approaches – warns Dr John Coyne, Director of National Security Programs at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, who calls for a shift towards measuring law enforcement successes against disruption, deterrence and network degradation, rather than arrests, seizures and prosecutions. Policing Insight 17/7/2025 Analysis, Feature, Opinion ‘Growing old gracefully on the thin blue line’: a preliminary examination of ageing and its impact on police officers Ageing in high-risk occupations, such as policing, presents unique challenges and opportunities. This study examines the experiences of NSW Police Force (NSWPF) officers aged 50 and above to understand how ageing impacts job performance, safety, and wellbeing. Using a qualitative case study approach with semi-structured interviews (n = 36), thematic analysis identified key themes: physical and psychological wellbeing, workplace role adaptability, institutional support, and retirement considerations. Findings highlight cumulative physical injuries, psychological strain, and technology challenges, alongside enhanced communication skills and mentorship roles as important issues in the ageing process within policing. Recommendations from the study therefore incorporate flexible roles, wellness programs, and more support with retirement planning. The study underscores the need for workforce strategies that support ageing officers globally, ensuring sustained expertise and public safety. These findings contribute to broader discussions on age diversity and sustainable workforce management in high-risk professions. Police Practice and Research 17/7/2025 Research article Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation The Guardian 17/7/2025 News The Columbus model: crowd psychology, dialogue policing and protest management in the U.S.A. Protest policing in the United States remains contentious, with many law enforcement agencies continuing to rely on coercive tactics rooted in outdated classical models of crowd psychology. This article presents the first systematic empirical analysis of a theory-informed, facilitation-led, and communication-led protest policing model implemented by a U.S. police department. In the aftermath of the 2020 social justice unrest – and a federal court order restricting the use of force – the Columbus Division of Police (CPD) introduced a novel operational framework: Public Order and Public Safety (POPS), shaped by the Elaborated Social Identity Model (ESIM) and designed around principles of dialogue, de-escalation, and graded tactical deployment. Adopting a participatory action research framework and an embedded ethnographic methodology, the study constructs an interpretation of how this model was developed, applied, and adapted over time. The analysis offers a theoretically informed, empirically grounded, longitudinal account of the co-production of protest policing strategies across a series of real-world contexts involving more than sixty events. It explores how legitimacy-focused approaches contributed to the containment of conflict, the marginalisation of confrontational actors, and the emergence of self-regulation within protest crowds – particularly in complex, high-risk environments. The study also foregrounds the tensions and resistances inherent in organisational change, both within policing institutions and protest communities. By documenting this shift from force-led to dialogue-led practices, the article makes a significant and original contribution to policing scholarship and practice, illustrating how dialogue-led, rights-focused and psychologically informed models of protest policing can be successfully implemented in the U.S. context. Policing and Society 17/7/2025 Research article Fraud against the Commonwealth 2023–24 AUSTRALIA: This Statistical Bulletin presents the results from the 2023–24 Fraud Against the Commonwealth census. A similar number of internal fraud investigations were finalised compared with the previous financial year. Fewer external fraud investigations were finalised. Automatic processes were the primary method of detecting internal and external fraud allegations in 2023–24. Program information and program payments were the principal targets of substantiated internal and external fraud allegations respectively. Internal and external fraud losses were lower than the losses reported in 2022–23. Australian Government entities reported greater internal fraud and lower external fraud recoveries in 2023–24 than in the previous financial year. Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 17/7/2025 Report ‘The community expects us to take positive and targeted action to protect them’ Simon Foster, the West Midlands' Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), is calling for urgent changes to the law so that West Midlands Police (WMP) are allowed to destroy vehicles used to commit crime and anti-social behaviour, within seven days of seizure rather than 14. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/7/2025 News Future of anti-racism work in policing remains unclear, new ISOB report finds The future of Police Race Action Plan (PRAP) after March 2026 remains unclear, raising questions as to how delivery and scrutiny will continue once central funding ends, according to a new report. Police Professional 17/7/2025 News Investigation into WA Police launched after video emerges of woman falling in Broome incident AUSTRALIA: Western Australia Police are facing renewed scrutiny after video footage surfaced showing a Broome woman falling to the ground during an interaction with an officer in the state's Kimberley region. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 17/7/2025 News Former police worker must pay back £100,000 A former South Yorkshire Police worker who stole thousands of pounds from the force has been ordered to pay back a further £100,000. BBC 17/7/2025 News NSW Police officer Reuben Timperley found not guilty of multiple domestic violence offences AUSTRALIA: A suspended NSW Police officer accused of domestic violence offences against a former partner has been found not guilty of multiple assaults and intimidation. ABC News (Australia) 17/7/2025 News Police race action plan for England and Wales could be sidelined, monitor says Concern raised that end of central funding and of monitor’s oversight could lead to post-BLM plan being deprioritised The Guardian 17/7/2025 News Two deputy garda bosses ‘battle it out’ for top commissioner job REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda’s two deputy commissioners will fight it out next week in the final round of interviews to see who will be the next commissioner. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 17/7/2025 News Annual feedback report Over the past four years of the Police Race Action Plan (PRAP), one of the more disheartening patterns has been the sense of déjà vu. [pdf] Independent Scrutiny & Oversight Board (ISOB) 17/7/2025 Report With central funding ending, the future of anti-racism work in policing remains unclear, new ISOB report finds The Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board (ISOB) today (17 July) releases its 2025 Annual Report on the Police Race Action Plan (PRAP). Independent Scrutiny & Oversight Board (ISOB) 17/7/2025 News MP warns that Government is ‘oblivious’ to true scale of VAWG and the pressures facing local support services A recent report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) following a series of hearings into the UK Government’s efforts tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) has highlighted how government officials lack understanding of the scale of VAWG and have “starkly different” views on available support to those expressed by local agencies and victim-survivors, with one MP on the PAC warning that the Government “appears oblivious” to some levels of harm, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/7/2025 Analysis, Feature Crime and Policing Minister launches new retail crime strategy Dame Diana Johnson recently joined NBCC lead Supt Lisa Maslen and senior policing, retail, and security figures at Mitie’s ISOC in Northampton to launch Tackling Retail Crime Together, a new cross-sector strategy to combat retail crime. Emergency Services Times 17/7/2025 News Transforming Policing with AI Innovations at the World Police Summit This video at the World Police Summit highlights the significant advancements in policing technology, particularly focusing on the integration of AI, data analytics, and innovative training solutions. PolicingTV 17/7/2025 Feature, Interview, Video Troubling number of London victims are walking away from justice process, new report finds The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, Baroness Newlove, has welcomed a new report exposing the scale of victim attrition in London, warning that too many victims are still being left to navigate a complex and distressing process without the support they need. Victims' Commissioner 16/7/2025 News Garda goes on trial accused of assaulting teenager four years ago REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, accused of assaulting a teenager in Temple Bar in 2021. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 16/7/2025 News Landmark package to pursue domestic abuse perpetrators Victims of domestic abuse to be protected under a £53 million drive to target most dangerous offenders. Home Office 16/7/2025 News «474849505152535455Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
