Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102169 total results. Showing results 1141 to 1160 «545556575859606162Next ›Last » Tougher penalties aim to put brakes on boy racers, fleeing drivers NEW ZEALAND: Tougher penalties will be put in place for boy racers and fleeing drivers as the Government announces a suite of stronger measures, including a lower threshold for vehicle destruction and increased police powers. 1 News (New Zealand) 11/5/2025 News Police Commissioner: 500 new officers likely delayed to mid-2026 NEW ZEALAND: Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has suggested that the target of bolstering New Zealand’s police force with 500 extra officers by the end of November is unlikely. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 11/5/2025 News How garda will use artificial intelligence to solve crimes REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Adopting AI to analyse footage is set to dramatically speed up investigations and revolutionise crime-solving – a breakthrough described as comparable to DNA technology. Garda Headquarters is planning to use artificial intelligence to solve crimes by tracking objects such as clothing, cars and bags, not solely faces, as new legislation is developed alongside the planned rollout of body-worn cameras. The force is engaged in extensive discussions with the Department of Justice on the general scheme of the Recording Devices (Amendment) Bill governing the use of body-worn cameras and AI to examine footage and images. The Times - Subscription at source 11/5/2025 News Policing and social media: Exploring police digital visibility This article explores the perspectives of police officers and police civilian staff in England who engage with social media as part of their professional practice. It uniquely focuses on how these police professionals use visual tools, namely photographs, videos, emojis, infographics, memes and visual GIFs as part of their communicative police practices. The research is informed by qualitative interviews with police participants. Drawing on perspectives related to police visibility and semiotics, we explore ways in which the police attempt to extend traditional manifestations of visibility and to develop a ‘digital visibility’ through the purposeful and strategic use of visual tools. Four themes are identified relating to the motivations and use of visual tools online – standing out and developing a symbolic police presence online; the development of digital visibility of police work; humanising police digital interactions; and the challenges of incorporating the visual. Criminology and Criminal Justice 11/5/2025 Research article ‘My teen son is missing after being spiked – I’m shocked at huge police mistake’ Deante James, 17, went missing on the evening of March 31 from Enfield, North London. More than one month on mum Vandana says every day is a living hell not knowing if he’s safe Mirror 11/5/2025 News Police union brands claims of investment in force as “smoke and mirrors” “The Scottish Government’s assertion of ‘record levels of investment’ in policing is nothing more than smoke and mirrors." Daily Record 11/5/2025 News Retired policeman who tweeted about threat of anti-Semitism in Britain is arrested and handcuffed in his home by six cops for ‘thought crime’ A retired policeman was arrested and handcuffed in his own home by six police officer armed with batons and pepper spray after issuing a warning about the threat of anti-Semitism in Britain. Mail Online 11/5/2025 News Retired police officer arrested over ‘thought crime’ tweet Pensioner held after Palestinian march post on social media, with ‘Brexity’ books in his home scrutinised The Telegraph - Registration at source 10/5/2025 News Police given second week to question four Iranian men in custody Reports suggest four detained under Terrorism Act were allegedly targeting Israeli embassy The Guardian 10/5/2025 News Six charged amid police crackdown as Scotland’s gang war rages on Six men have been charged as cops battle an ongoing gangland feud. The Scottish Sun 10/5/2025 News ‘Policing in Nunavik is broken’: Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting CANADA: A political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is “broken” after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday. Global News (Canada) 10/5/2025 News Top 10 priorities for NSW’s next police commissioner AUSTRALIA: The Telegraph's veteran crime editor Mark Morri outlines the top 10 tasks NSW's new Police Commissioner must tackle. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 10/5/2025 Feature, Opinion Gang tensions: ‘Off the scale’ drug supply and social media posts spark ‘dangerous’ confrontations NEW ZEALAND: Drug use and provocative Facebook posts are behind the recent violent clashes between Mongrel Mob and Black Power members along the North Island’s east coast, according to a gang source. NZ Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 10/5/2025 News Number of gardaí placed on full-pay suspension for over 1,000 days revealed REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Almost 100 gardaí have been put on fully paid suspension for a period of more than 1,000 days in the last ten years, Extra.ie can reveal. New figures show that 262 gardaí have been put on suspension since 2015, with the longest individual period lasting more than seven years. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 10/5/2025 News Marbella police surveillance goes high-tech SPAIN: Marbella council has announced the roll-out of Tellycall, a new management system for the local police, enabling real-time geolocation of incidents. The new technology was initially unveiled in 2022 with €113,000 in funding for the project. Now up and running, it forms part of a €600,000 investment in bringing police operations up to date. Euro Weekly News (Europe) 10/5/2025 News ‘Check that bus’: York Regional Police video shows incredible reach of Project Lifesaver CANADA: The Project Lifesaver program combines radio technology with a co-ordinated police response to locate wandering and disoriented loved ones due to Alzheimer’s, autism or other conditions. YorkRegion.com (Canada) 10/5/2025 News Se Acabo: The real explanation for the collapse of the NT justice system is politics AUSTRALIA: Today’s NT ‘Criminal Justice System’ is a shadow of what it once was. Back in 1987, the year I was admitted as a legal practitioner in the Northern Territory, although not without challenges and difficulties the ‘System’ was largely effective in striving for and achieving Justice, that being the purpose of all legal systems operating in a free democratic society. What we have now is a broken system in the process of collapsing. Compared with then it’s a shambles and now operates almost solely as a ‘jailing machine’. NT Independent (Australia) 10/5/2025 Feature, Opinion Queensland Police to review pursuit policy amid spate of car thefts AUSTRALIA: Queensland police are reviewing a pursuit policy the union says gives a green light to car thieves. Despite the introduction of tougher "adult crime, adult time" penalties, the rate of car thefts remains stubbornly high in cities including Townsville in North Queensland, where a stolen car recently disrupted an Anzac Day service. Police cannot pursue a driver unless there is an imminent threat to life, a driver has made threats to kill or has committed an indictable offence. ABC News (Australia) 10/5/2025 News Younger garda recruits more likely to fail fitness tests than those approaching middle age REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Women recruits 10 times more likely to fail preliminary standard than men. The Garda‘s youngest recruits are more likely to fail the preliminary fitness test than their older counterparts, including applicants in their 40s, figures show. The data also shows women recruits are over 10 times more likely to fail the preliminary test compared to men. As a result, earlier this year garda management made the test significantly easier as it struggles to increase stagnant recruitment numbers. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 10/5/2025 News Leveraging large language models for enhanced simulation-based learning in police and law enforcement In this study, the application of Large Language Models (LLMs) in simulation-based training of law enforcement officers is being assessed. Adaptability, real-time response capabilities and dynamic and personalised learning experiences, which closely simulate real-life policing scenarios, are the hallmarks of LLMs. LLMs adjust scenarios according to trainee input to enhance learning engagement, facilitate better decision-making, and improve skill retention. Finally, the study shows how LLMs contribute to realism in training, especially in high-stakes situations such as crisis negotiation and suspect interrogation. That being said, bias and ethical concerns are currently being investigated in relation to the application of large language models (LLMs). In this study, LLM-driven simulations are assessed using a mixed-methods approach that blends qualitative feedback with quantitative data. Results suggest that LLMs significantly enhance trainee preparedness for unpredictable real-world encounters and thus can present a scalable and low-cost training solution for law enforcement training. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 10/5/2025 Research article «545556575859606162Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
