Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115189 total results. Showing results 10221 to 10240 «508509510511512513514515516Next ›Last » ‘Facial recognition can make mistakes, it’s not a decision-maker’ Later this year, as you walk down the street in West Yorkshire, your face may well be checked against a criminal database. Live facial recognition (LFR) has been used by some police forces for eight years - but new funding means it is now to be rolled out in more areas. BBC 18/8/2025 News Anti-gang scheme in Liverpool ‘boosts public confidence in police’ Scheme has led to 5,300 arrests and seizure of 630kg of Class A and B drugs, according to Merseyside police The Guardian 18/8/2025 News Dorset Police has ‘significant concerns’ over vetting for volunteer ‘force’ launching patrols Dorset Police said a multi-agency meeting was held with Safeguard Force and “a review of their vetting processes has highlighted areas of significant concern”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/8/2025 News Shoplifters feel they can rob with impunity says PCC retail crime lead Sussex PCC also criticised the “purist application of data protection law” advising shopkeepers not to share images of suspected offenders. Katy Bourne, the national lead for shoplifting at the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, said more robust police interventions and “meaningful criminal justice measures” are needed to prevent reoffending. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/8/2025 News British Transport Police cuts will endanger railway staff, union warns Union warning on the closure of 13 police stations and the loss of hundreds of posts. The biggest rail workers’ union is warning of cuts to the British Transport Police (BTP), saying they would “seriously endanger” the safety of railway staff. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/8/2025 News BTP’s first cohort of part-time officers are ‘higher quality and more mature’ British Transport Police (BTP) is believed to the first force in the UK to recruit police officers specifically to work part time, in an effort to both increase the representation of women and meet the force’s business needs more effectively; BTP Director of People and Culture Rachael Etebar told Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons that while the approach had seemed to shock some people, the first round of recruitment had attracted a cohort of higher quality, more mature candidates. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/8/2025 Feature, Interview Clear, Hold, Build has improved community confidence says one of pilot forces Home Office funded scheme has led to more than 5,300 arrests and the seizure of about 630kg of Class A and B drugs, more than 260 offensive weapons, 28 firearms and about £2.5 million in cash and assets. Merseyside Police was one of the first forces in the country to receive Home Office funding for a Clear, Hold, Build initiative – known locally as Evolve – following the deaths of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, nine, 28-year-old environmental health worker Ashley Dale and Sam Rimmer, 22, in August 2022. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 18/8/2025 News Insights from Modernising Criminal Justice Conference 2025 The Modernising Justice Conference brought together key stakeholders in the criminal justice sector to discuss advancements in technology, victim support, and community justice initiatives. The event highlighted the importance of data and AI in improving practices and outcomes for victims and offenders alike. Various speakers shared insights on their projects and the impact of technology on the justice system, emphasizing collaboration and innovation as essential components for modernizing justice. PolicingTV 18/8/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Are most of the NT’s landmark DV inquest recommendations already in place, as the government says? AUSTRALIA: Two years ago the Northern Territory coroner began an inquiry into the domestic violence deaths of four Aboriginal women, with her findings and recommendations handed down in November. At the last parliamentary sittings, the NT government provided its long-awaited formal response to the inquiry, with Prevention of Domestic Violence Minister Robyn Cahill stating the 35 recommendations were "uninspiring" and "failed so dismally to hit the mark". ABC News (Australia) 17/8/2025 News Police Scotland deputy chief facing probe over ‘upsetting’ remarks to a civilian worker One of Scotland’s top police officers is the subject of a complaint from a senior civilian worker. Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs, who has responsibility for upholding professionalism, is alleged to have made a remark which the person found upsetting. Mail Online 17/8/2025 News Met urged to scrap Carnival facial recognition plan Civil liberty and anti-racism groups have called on the Metropolitan Police to drop plans to use live facial recognition (LFR) technology at this year's Notting Hill Carnival. In a letter to Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, 11 organisations described LFR as "a mass surveillance tool that treats all Carnival-goers as potential suspects and has no place at one of London's biggest cultural celebrations". BBC 17/8/2025 News Greeting customers deters shoplifters, police say Shop owners should greet customers as soon as they enter a store in a bid to deter shoplifters, police have advised. Lancashire Police said shoplifters can assess how easy it is to steal from a shop by how soon after they enter they are spoken to by a member of staff, in what is known as "the three-to-five second rule". BBC 17/8/2025 News Police domestic violence tool ‘is as helpful as flipping a coin’ The Home Office has been urged to review the ‘Dash’ checklist used by half of police forces after it failed to identify 55 women at high risk who were murdered. The Home Office put £53 million into a project co-founded by the developer of a “deeply flawed” domestic violence tool, months after the department was warned it was inaccurate. At least 55 women have been murdered after the “Dash” checklist, used by half of police forces, failed to identify them as being at high risk, it emerged on Sunday. The Times - Subscription at source 17/8/2025 News Prison officers to use Tasers on violent inmates as assaults soar Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, has approved a trial of the weapons in volatile overcrowded facilities The Times - Subscription at source 17/8/2025 News Revealed: the prison chief linked to organised crime Bobby Cunningham was 31 when he became head of security at a notorious jail, tasked with fighting corruption. This is what he didn’t mention The Times - Subscription at source 17/8/2025 Feature Police chief mocked for telling store owners to call 999 if they see a shoplifter – because ‘officers don’t show up’ A police boss was branded 'out of touch' for telling shopkeepers to report thieves – because officers often fail to show up. Jon Cummins, the Assistant Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, advised store owners to dial 999 rather than tackle the offenders themselves. But officers regularly do not attend the scene and instead tell victims to file a report online. These are usually ignored, leaving shopkeepers defenceless to crime. Mail Online 17/8/2025 News If police can’t stop shop theft, let’s try the stocks The apostle of free-market economics, Adam Smith, claimed that Britain was “a nation that is governed by shopkeepers”. He meant it as a compliment. The Times - Subscription at source 17/8/2025 Feature, Opinion Police Scotland ‘breaching human rights to subdue Palestine protests’ Police Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell has been warned by a watchdog that her force risk breaching people's human rights. The National 17/8/2025 News Estevan police receive 12% raise over three years in new CBA CANADA: The Estevan Police Association (EPA) and the Estevan board of police commissioners have signed off on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Mayor Tony Sernick, who is also the chairman of the police board, said the deal is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025, and will expire at the end of 2027. He added it includes a four per cent wage increase each year, with this year’s pay hike again retroactive to the start of 2025. Sask Today (Canada) 16/8/2025 News Facial recognition cameras too racially biased to use at Notting Hill carnival, say campaigners Letter to the Met says technology ‘unfairly targets community that carnival exists to celebrate’. The Met commissioner should scrap plans to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) at next weekend’s Notting Hill carnival because the technology is riven with “racial bias” and subject to a legal challenge, 11 civil liberty and anti-racist groups have demanded. The Guardian 16/8/2025 News «508509510511512513514515516Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
