Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115205 total results. Showing results 10821 to 10840 «538539540541542543544545546Next ›Last » Debunked: How misinformation spread within minutes of a garda being stabbed on Capel Street REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The suspect is an Irish citizen who was born in the country. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 30/7/2025 News Victim of predatory Met officer branded ‘fixated’ for asking for review The police force had apologised for initially dismissing the woman’s allegations about the officer, but then refused to refer her case to the watchdog The Times - Subscription at source 30/7/2025 News Sex workers’ experiences of criminal justice in the United Kingdom: Improving responses to sexual violence and harms While there is no attempt here to connect commercial sex with violence intrinsically, types of harms and violence are often experienced by those working in the sex industry. Yet, sex workers often have negative perceptions and experiences of the criminal justice systems that should exist to help protect and deliver justice to all victims/survivors. The following analyses come from a mixed-methods, cross-national study exploring sexual violations and harms in direct sex work. This article focuses specifically on UK sex workers’ experiences of justice from deciding whether or not to report to the police, criminal investigations and court hearings. Findings highlight the specific barriers faced by sex workers in their pursuit of justice via the judiciary system. Some positive experiences and outcomes through criminal proceedings are also reported and provide opportunities to learn from best practice. Criminology and Criminal Justice 30/7/2025 Research article The horror of police involvement in the grooming gangs however bad you think the rape gang scandal is, it keeps getting worse. Yesterday, the BBC published a detailed investigation which stated that ‘five women who were exploited by grooming gangs in Rotherham as children say they were also abused by police officers in the town at the time.’ The report, based on interviews with the five women, along with testimony from 25 other victims, says that ‘corrupt police officers worked alongside the gangs or failed to act on child sexual exploitation.’ Most of the alleged victims were ‘in their teens but some were as young as 11’. The Spectator 30/7/2025 Feature, Opinion Mohammed Fahir Amaaz guilty of assaulting two female police officers at Manchester Airport Prosecutors say they intend to retry both defendants on the charge they assaulted a male firearms officer, causing actual bodily harm. Sky News 30/7/2025 News B.C. launches new police unit to crack down on human trafficking CANADA: British Columbia has launched a new provincial police unit targeting human trafficking. The new 12-member Counter Human Trafficking Unit (CHTU) is tasked with cracking down on human trafficking and organized crime networks, while boosting support for victims and improving education and training. Global News (Canada) 30/7/2025 News Man found guilty of attacking female police officers at Manchester airport Mohammed Fahir Amaaz convicted of assault of PC Lydia Ward and PC Ellie Cook in 2024 incident The Guardian 30/7/2025 News Assessing the geospatial dispersion of crime events in co-offending networks The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between co-offending and the geospatial dispersal of crime events, crime types and crime seriousness. To accomplish this, we use arrest data from a large Australian metropolitan city across a five-year period (2011–2015) comprising 332,860 crime events involving 115,885 unique actors. We employ an innovative combination of Relational Hyperevent Models in concert with geospatial analyses. Our analysis finds that while offenders are more likely to commit new crimes in familiar locations, co-offending for property crime was associated with less geospatial dispersion compared with solo property crime. We also found that medium and high harm crimes are associated with low geospatial dispersion compared with low harm crimes. We offer some initial interpretations of these results based on existing geospatial concepts and research. The paper concludes by considering implications for policy and practice based on the results of the study. Global Crime 30/7/2025 Research article South Yorkshire Police says it will ‘leave no stone unturned’ following Rotherham allegations South Yorkshire Police says it is working “diligently to explore all lines of enquiry” after the BBC reported that five women who were exploited by grooming gangs in Rotherham as children say they were also abused by police officers in the town at the time. Police Professional 30/7/2025 News Visit of US President one of the biggest operations in Police Scotland’s history More than 7,000 officers were mobilised during the policing operation for the visit of the US President to Scotland, which passed “without any serious disruption”. Police Professional 30/7/2025 News Police officer accused of £3,500 blackmail scheme A South Yorkshire Police officer has appeared in court accused of blackmailing a man into handing over £3,500 and of making false notebook entries. BBC 30/7/2025 News Police officer in court over child sex offences A serving police officer has appeared in court charged with child sex offences. BBC 30/7/2025 News Force ‘cannot investigate itself on sex abuse reports’ South Yorkshire Police should not be allowed to investigate allegations its own officers sexually abused children in Rotherham, the shadow home secretary has said BBC 30/7/2025 News Retail NZ says members will be ‘devastated’ by theft incidents not being investigated NEW ZEALAND: Retail New Zealand says its members will be devastated that while police were directed not to investigate reports of shoplifting below $500, retailers reported almost 5500 incidents of shoplifting that fell into that category. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 30/7/2025 News Devon and Cornwall Police removed from enhanced monitoring Devon and Cornwall Police has been removed from an enhanced level of monitoring by the police inspectorate after making “significant improvements”. Police Professional 30/7/2025 News Crime rates fall for tenth consecutive month in South Australia AUSTRALIA: The latest statistics show a continuing decline in crime rates across South Australia, with a reported five per cent drop in offences over the past month. This becomes the tenth consecutive month of decreasing crime figures across the state. Glam Adelaide (Australia) 30/7/2025 News ‘Short-sighted’ plan to get more cops on streets is overwhelming courts AUSTRALIA: The ACT's top prosecutor says putting more police on the streets has increased the number of charges but her underfunded office has been left unable to properly prepare for all court matters. The Canberra Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 30/7/2025 News NSW Police Use of Drug Dogs and Strip Searches Slammed as Ineffective and Unlawful AUSTRALIA: Of the 82,471 strip searches NSW police performed over the ten years to 2023, only 11,136, or 13.5 percent turned up an illicit substance. Further, 6,716 of these searches followed a drug dog indication, yet only 2,713 of them, or 40 percent, turned up any drugs, and most were a personal amount of an illegal substance. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 30/7/2025 News Retired Met officer to receive damages from Sky over false misconduct claims Barristers for former chief superintendent Simon Crick told a hearing on Wednesday that he felt forced to retire earlier than planned in November last year because of the claims, which were published in April 2024 by Sky Limited and Sky UK Limited. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/7/2025 News Eyewitness: Epping bitterness, the triumph of the Lionesses and more challenges ahead Chris Hobbs reflects on the recent disorders in Epping with talk of 'civil war' on social media and another public order gathering triggered by a bit of sporting success relief. Police Oracle 30/7/2025 Feature «538539540541542543544545546Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
