Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115207 total results. Showing results 103341 to 103360 «516451655166516751685169517051715172Next ›Last » Community spirit: West Midlands OPCC sets its sights on combating violence West Midlands Police have reported increases in both shootings and fatal stabbings. As the force steps up its enforcement tactics, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson and his office are playing an equally vital role in helping to combat violent crime. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/8/2017 Analysis Covert body worn video system ‘needs thorough explanation’ Met is trialling use of cameras for undercover officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/8/2017 News Chief officer team to personally check on welfare of assaulted personnel A force has promised that anyone assaulted on duty will receive contact from a chief officer to check on their welfare Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/8/2017 News Combating 21st century terror: What Europe can learn from Israel The Spectator 21/8/2017 Feature, Opinion Hate crimes: Online abuse ‘as serious as face-to-face’ Online hate crimes should be treated as seriously as abuse committed face-to-face, prosecutors in England and Wales have been told. BBC 21/8/2017 News CPS publishes new public statements on hate crime The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today (21 August) published new public statements on how it will prosecute hate crime and support victims in England and Wales. Amid rising volumes of reports to police, the CPS consulted community groups and criminal justice partners to produce these revised statements, covering the different strands of hate crime: racist and religious; disability; and homophobic, biphobic and transphobic. In addition to the public statements, the CPS has also today published revised legal guidance that sets out how prosecutors should make charging decisions and handle these cases in court. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 21/8/2017 News MP Melanie Onn calls for misogyny to be become a hate crime amid worrying rise in sexual offences Police chiefs are being urged to crack down on sexual offences after rates trebled in less than ten years Grimsby Live 21/8/2017 News Revealed: Thousands of 101 calls to police abandoned in a year The Sussex Police Non-Emergency Contact Centre abandoned 187 calls a day on average last year, The Argus can reveal. The Argus 21/8/2017 News Hundreds report crimes online as Nottinghamshire Police launch new service More than 300 crimes have so far been reported online in Nottinghamshire, since the introduction of a new tool which allows people to log incidents from their computer or phone. Nottingham Post 21/8/2017 News Hate crimes: Fresh guidance on online offences Online hate crimes should be treated as seriously as offences in person according to new guidance for prosecutors in England and Wales. BBC 21/8/2017 News Online abuse to be treated as hate crime under new guidelines Reports of hate crimes are set to soar after the Crown Prosecution Service announced online offences will be treated as seriously as offences committed in person for the first time. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 21/8/2017 News Social media abuse to be treated as a hate crime Hate crimes that occur online are to be prosecuted with the same robustness as offline offences, according to new guidelines issued by the Crown Prosecution Service. The Times - Subscription at source 21/8/2017 News Extra criminal checks before vehicle hire to prevent terror rampages The government is to introduce tougher checks on British drivers wanting to rent vehicles following the Barcelona attack. The Times - Subscription at source 21/8/2017 News UK considering extra checks for van hire to deter terrorist attacks Police, government and vehicle rental industry have been discussing measures such as cross-checks with watch lists The Guardian 20/8/2017 News Met Police respond to petition calling for officers to chase criminals on mopeds Police have responded to a petition which calls for officers to pursue criminals on mopeds who snatch items from people by saying the force "can and will undertake pursuits." Croydon Advertiser 20/8/2017 News The hard truth about terrorism is that there isn’t a lot more we can do to stop it There is a familiar pattern, almost a ritual, that follows each terrorist outrage. Flowers are laid around the police cordon. World leaders promise to “stand with” the afflicted country. Its flag is projected on to landmarks, and the Eiffel Tower is dimmed. Sympathetic hashtags spread on social media. The Sunday Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/8/2017 Feature, Opinion Policing cuts will cost London 4,000 officers, warns mayor Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has issued a stark warning that Scotland Yard is set to lose up to 4,000 police officers at a time of an “unprecedented threat” unless the government backs down on its demands to make a further £400m in cuts. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 20/8/2017 News Police launch paedophile raids to head off vigilantes A new team of undercover police officers will seek to track and trap paedophiles grooming children online in a £20m initiative which is also aimed at curbing the activities of vigilantes. The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 20/8/2017 News Spice: Police ‘helpless’ against psychoactive drug Police across the UK feel "helpless" in the fight against the former legal high Spice, a senior officer has said. BBC 19/8/2017 News Apple adds ‘police button’ to iPhones to protect users from intrusion Apple has added a feature that allows users quickly to disable the fingerprint scanner on their phones by tapping the home button five times. The Times - Subscription at source 19/8/2017 News «516451655166516751685169517051715172Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
