Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115189 total results. Showing results 10341 to 10360 «514515516517518519520521522Next ›Last » Forces partner to support victims of police-perpetrated domestic abuse Dorset Police and Wiltshire Police have joined forces to offer an improved service to victims of domestic abuse where the perpetrator is working within policing. A memorandum of understanding between the two forces means that, in Dorset for cases involving allegations of police perpetrated domestic abuse, regardless of whether the victim is also working in policing, an option may be provided to the victim to have a case officer appointed from Wiltshire Police. Emergency Services Times 13/8/2025 News Cyber compliance: Preparing for new provisions With the ‘Internet of Things’ – that vast network of physical objects embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies to connect and exchange data – continuously expanding, the cyber threat landscape and the level of opportunities for criminals and bad actors grows with it; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the recently introduced Cyber Resilience Act, one of the first pieces of legislation aiming to improve the cybersecurity of products or software with a digital component. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 13/8/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation Push for ‘no confidence’ vote against Police Union president AUSTRALIA: Members of the Queensland Police Union have launched a petition seeking support for a vote of no confidence in the union's president Shane Prior. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 12/8/2025 News New Garda aircraft kitted out with high-tech police surveillance equipment in Austria REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda's new surveillance plane has been fitted out with high-tech kit in Austria in the last week, The Journal has learned. Delivery of the new de Havilland Canada-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 aircraft is anticipated in the coming months. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 12/8/2025 News President condemns ‘despicable attacks’ on Indian people as extra Garda patrols deployed in parts of Dublin REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Michael D Higgins said recent rise in reported assaults on members of Indian community 'diminish all of us' The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 12/8/2025 News Vancouver to test body-worn cameras to deter verbal abuse and violence toward parking enforcement officers CANADA: Starting this month, the City of Vancouver will launch a six-month pilot program equipping 15 parking enforcement officers (PEOs) with body-worn cameras. This initiative aims to enhance the safety of PEOs as they carry out parking enforcement duties across the city. Blue Line (Canada) 12/8/2025 News Toronto Police Service launches new three-digit non-emergency number CANADA: The Toronto Police Service (TPS) has introduced a new three-digit non-emergency phone number, *TPS (*877), for wireless devices, aimed at improving accessibility for the public and streamlining call management within Canada’s largest and busiest communications centre. This initiative, which also includes an enhanced automatic text-back feature for misdialled 9-1-1 calls, is a direct response to Recommendation 25 in the Auditor General’s report. Blue Line (Canada) 12/8/2025 News New guidance launched to address ‘critical gaps’ in police response to honour-based abuse The College of Policing has launched new guidance designed to support first responders and investigators to better identify and respond to cases of ‘honour-based abuse’ (HBA). Police Professional 12/8/2025 News Surrey police send undercover joggers to catch catcallers Female officers in sportswear went running in hotspots for harassment of women, but critics say the force is ‘hunting pre-crimes’ The Times - Subscription at source 12/8/2025 News Surrey police test biometric scanning of detainees’ vital signs in jail cells CANADA: The Surrey Police Service has begun using live biometric scanners in its jail cells to monitor the health of people being detained. Pique News Magazine (Canada) 12/8/2025 News NT Police officer’s Thin Blue Line symbol triggers ban AUSTRALIA: A Northern Territory police sergeant with a history of racism publicly displayed an image linked to white supremacists as his Facebook cover photo for three years, only removing it last week after the ABC made inquiries. Sergeant Lee Bauwens was the direct supervisor of former police constable Zachary Rolfe, who fatally shot 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in the remote community of Yuendumu in 2019. ABC News (Australia) 12/8/2025 News Canada’s police unable to address criminal landscape at border, top officer says CANADA: The head of the Canada’s police chiefs association says they are guided by “outdated and inadequate” laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer respects international borders. Thomas Carrique, president of the Association of Chiefs of Police, said police would have been in a better place to “disrupt” transnational crime, if the federal government had listened to his group in 2001, when it last proposed legislative changes. CTV News (Canada) 12/8/2025 News This Midlands police officer represents true British values There’s been a tiny outbreak of sanity among British officialdom. Footage emerged on X at the weekend, captured on a doorbell camera in Coventry last Friday afternoon. The householder found a policeman at his door, clutching a small piece of paper. The Spectator 12/8/2025 Feature, Opinion Police chiefs throw their weight behind Liberals’ border and crime bill CANADA: Canada’s “top cops” are calling on Parliament to quickly pass the federal Liberal government’s package of reforms to the Criminal Code, aimed at stiffening border security and expanding police powers. Global News (Canada) 12/8/2025 News Combine knowledge graphs and large language models to speed up criminal network analysis Network analysis can identify criminal leaders with 92% accuracy—a precision that manual investigation rarely achieves. But even with this mathematical precision, the volume of insights generated from criminal networks can overwhelm human analysts, leaving critical intelligence buried in complex data relationships. Policing Insight 12/8/2025 Advertisement, Feature Trafficked to the pitch: Modern slavery in UK football In the second in a series of articles exploring the links between sport and organised crime – from street level to international syndicates – Policing Insight’s Chris Dalby looks at the issue of modern slavery in football across the UK and Europe, where young players from Africa and Asia are trafficked thousands of miles from home on the promises of opportunities that don’t exist, often to end up broke and abandoned, or further exploited through illegal labour, drug dealing and the sex trade. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/8/2025 Analysis, Feature New ‘honour’-based abuse advice notes published We are launching new advice notes to support police officers and staff to better recognise and respond to 'honour'-based abuse (HBA) cases across England and Wales. 'Honour'-based abuse represents one of the most challenging forms of abuse that police encounter. Its hidden nature, deeply rooted in cultural and family contexts, demands sophisticated understanding and specialist approaches from those who respond to and investigate these cases. College of Policing 12/8/2025 News ‘Prolific offenders’ crackdown leads to 25 arrests A police force arrested 25 people in the first month of a crackdown on what it called suspected prolific offenders. Cambridgeshire's Spree Offender Team has seen officers working with local businesses in Peterborough and Fenland to target crime such as thefts from shops and vehicles. The force said it would continue to focus on people suspected of having committed "five or more offences in a six-week period or who are believed likely to continue offending based on recent behaviour". BBC 12/8/2025 News Police force sacked 39 over sexual misconduct A total of 39 police officers and staff have been sacked after sexual misconduct was proven against them over recent years, Thames Valley Police (TVP) said. BBC 12/8/2025 News College of Policing chief officer training outstrips previous years on numbers but not diversity More than 140 potential chief officers in England and Wales have now passed through the College of Policing’s Executive Leaders Programme, the replacement for the Strategic Command Course, where activities include placements at non-policing organisations; the reformed process has seen a rise in women taking the course, but is far from hitting one of its main aims, as Ian Weinfass reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 12/8/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview «514515516517518519520521522Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
