Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100951 total results. Showing results 11181 to 11200 «556557558559560561562563564Next ›Last » Attack on police officers during Londonderry disorder widely condemned Fireworks, petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown by youths at police lines in Nailors Row in the city. The Independent 11/8/2024 News Facial recognition for policing – what do we expect? Last summer when I stood down as the UK’s first combined Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner the government was about to scrap what little legislation there was covering this important area for policing. BiometricUpdate.com 11/8/2024 Feature, Opinion Riots show UK has lost respect for police, warns Home Secretary Violence has revealed that people believe crime has no consequence, says Yvette Cooper The Telegraph - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 News Man arrested over sinister online threats against Taoiseach Simon Harris REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It is understood the threat was issued on a social media platform last week and is believed to have contained a sinister threat on Mr Harris and his young family. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 11/8/2024 News “Policing continues to stand strong and unified.” Chief Constable BJ Harrington is National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for public order: National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 11/8/2024 News ‘It’s OK, everyone else is doing it’: how do we deal with role violence on social media played in UK riots? It’s easy to blame viral videos – and far harder to change the culture in which they thrive The Guardian 11/8/2024 Analysis, Feature Police consider Israeli surveillance technology for Scotland The BriefCam software can quickly sift through large amounts of CCTV footage for matches, which officers say will speed up detection rates The Times - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 News ‘Two-tier’: UK treats far-right attacks less harshly than Islamist violence, says thinktankv Exclusive: Defence thinktank Rusi says rightwing violence ‘often classified as mere thuggery’ by politicians and prosecutors The Guardian 11/8/2024 News Charity for injured police ‘inundated’ after riots A charity which provides treatment for injured police officers said it had been "inundated" with applications for help following recent riots. BBC 11/8/2024 News Now 900 rioters are held in police swoops: Prosecutors warn of stiffer sentences for street yobs as 466 are already charged The number of rioters and agitators arrested by police has hit more than 900, it was confirmed tonight. There have been 927 arrests and 466 charges across the country so far, a spokesman for the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said. The astonishing figures came as the Director of Public Prosecutions warned the worst offenders they could face up to ten years in jail. Mail Online 11/8/2024 News We need to restore respect for our police Yvette Cooper: Criminals have paid the price for their rioting, but there is still much work to be done in rebuilding our communities The Telegraph - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 Feature, Opinion Extremism in all its forms has been ignored for too long by British politicians The author of two influential reports condemns the policies of both left and right The Guardian 11/8/2024 Feature, Opinion UK riots expose double standards on far-right and Islamist violence Severe cases of far-right violence need to be recognised as terrorism and not ‘thuggery’, write Rusi researchers The Guardian 11/8/2024 Analysis, Feature Assessing Evaluative Practice in Protective Security With the potential implementation of Martyn’s Law in the UK, a national legislation focused on enhancing protective security measures in public and crowded spaces, there is an urgent need to understand effective evaluation in this field. Drawing insights from monitoring and evaluation practices in counter-terrorism, preventing and countering violent extremism and other fields, the article explores how the success of protective security interventions could be defined and measured across various dimensions. In doing so, it aims to contribute not only to the effective implementation of Martyn’s Law but also to the broader evidence base for future interventions in protective security. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 Research article Instead of sniping, we should salute police heroes who saw off thugs Politicians and others debased themselves by spreading conspiracy theories aimed at undermining the force. The Times - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 Feature, Opinion Impact of riots to be felt for years, says minister Rising to the challenge of swiftly punishing rioters will make it harder for the government to rebuild the justice system, the justice secretary has said. BBC 11/8/2024 News QPU Calls For Royal Commission AUSTRALIA: Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers has called for a Royal Commission into mental health in the wake of three recent police shootings in Queensland. A QPU statement, issued after Friday night’s incident at Kingaroy Hospital, said police were frustrated with having to confront people in severe mental health distress. “There’s something wrong with a system that is not delivering care to those who need assistance not incarceration,” the statement said. Southburnett.com.au (Australia) 11/8/2024 News Misconduct warnings prompt Queensland police reforms AUSTRALIA: Hundreds of reports have been raised against Queensland Police Service personnel for misconduct, including officers misusing their authority and confidential information, and allowing drug use to undermine their integrity. An internal review of fraud and corruption controls, completed last year and obtained by this masthead under the Right to Information Act, identified multiple high-priority risks that needed to be addressed. The QPS said it had accepted all but one of the recommendations from the internal review. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 News The surveilled society: Who is watching you and how NEW ZEALAND: Artificial intelligence-enabled cameras on billboards, in bus windshields, on petrol station forecourts and in the checkout at the supermarket - all these are here, or about to be. The selling of surveillance for safety and security's sake has been very successful around the world, and in New Zealand. It has proceeded apace, with barely a blip - though just this week a legal challenge to it has been playing out in the Auckland District Court, without any coverage by the media. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/8/2024 Analysis, Feature ‘Unmasking Monsters’ – criminal profiling in NZ NEW ZEALAND: Dave “Chook” Henwoods work developing criminal profiling in New Zealand, lead to catching some of New Zealand's worst rapists and murderers. Including the offender in New Zealand police’s longest and largest manhunt, Joseph Thompson. And Susan Burdett’s rapist and killer Malcolm Rewa, exonerating Teina Pora who had spent more than 20 years in prison, falsely accused. The latter didn’t win Chook many friends amongst the police force. Now at 72, Chook’s sharing his journey from growing up on a Hauraki Plains dairy farm, to becoming a police cadet at 17, and going on to lead the National Criminal Profiling Unit, chasing the worst criminals in New Zealand in his book ‘Unmasking Monsters’. [AUDIO] RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/8/2024 Feature «556557558559560561562563564Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events