Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115222 total results. Showing results 11721 to 11740 «583584585586587588589590591Next ›Last » Underfunded NCA three times less effective than FBI at tackling organised crime, according to new report Current focus on individual offenders, while not investing to tackle organised crime gangs and units, is undermining the Government’s aim of reducing crime, a think-tank has warned. Police Professional 9/7/2025 News More time behind bars for sex offenders and violent criminals Despite complaints of ‘soft-touch’ justice, official statistics show average sentences have edged up over the past decade The Times - Subscription at source 9/7/2025 News ‘Lack of pace’ by Police Scotland in addressing custody concerns A new report inspecting police custody facilities has raised concern about a “lack of pace” by Police Scotland in making vital improvements affecting the care of detainees. Police Professional 9/7/2025 News Study shows more support needed for police mental health AUSTRALIA: A new study finds rising levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related mental health challenges across police organisations in three countries. University of Technology Sydney (UTS) (Australia) 9/7/2025 News Home Office 2030 Digital Strategy This strategy shows how we will use digital, data and technology in the Home Office over the next 5 years. Home Office 9/7/2025 Report Jury-free trials proposed to save criminal justice system from collapse Senior judge Sir Brian Leveson unveils radical proposals to clear huge backlog in crown courts in England and Wales The Guardian 9/7/2025 News Gardai make arrest as gang behind Europe’s biggest ever cocaine shipment busted REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The gang operated bases in Ireland and other countries from where they would export narcotics on ships, trucks and cars Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 9/7/2025 News Is it possible to police without guns? AUSTRALIA: Throughout the Northern Territory Coroner's inquest into the fatal police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, the Yuendumu community has been running a campaign to get police guns out of their community. ABC Listen (Australia) 9/7/2025 Audio, Feature NSW Police Assaulted Hannah Thomas Then “Reversed Engineered” Charge to Frame Her as Rioter AUSTRALIA: The grievous assault some NSW police officers perpetrated on former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas on 27 June 2025 was a step too far, according to a majority of NSW. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 9/7/2025 News New Bill to strengthen anti-money laundering efforts NEW ZEALAND: Associate Justice Minister, Nicole McKee, today announced further steps in the Government’s efforts to combat serious financial crime. Inside Government (New Zealand) 9/7/2025 News Australian online CSE taskforce protects hundreds of children as referrals soar Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons spoke to two officers from the South Australian Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (SA JACET) – one of a number of JACET units across the country – about their successes in protecting children and arresting offenders involved in online child sexual exploitation, as annual referrals to the national Centre to Counter Child Exploitation soar, increasing more than five-fold over the past seven years. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/7/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview Custody inspection report – Forth Valley This inspection, undertaken jointly by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) and Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), aimed to assess the treatment of, and conditions for, individuals detained in the police custody centre at Falkirk Police Station. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) 9/7/2025 Report Police Custody in Forth Valley Inspected A new report inspecting police custody facilities has raised concern about a ‘lack of pace’ by Police Scotland in making vital improvements affecting the care of detainees. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) 9/7/2025 News Police Scotland ‘lack pace’ in making ‘vital improvements’ in how it supports detainees’ care Police Scotland has demonstrated a "lack of pace" in making "vital improvements" impacting the care of its detainees, the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) and Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) have reported. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/7/2025 News Garda Commissioner challenges court granting disclosure to failed taxi licence applicants REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána is asking the High Court to quash a District Court judge's decision to order discovery of documents and costs in favour of 38 non-national drivers who appealed the refusals of their taxi licence applications. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 8/7/2025 News Investigation underway into Kent Police shooting near Maidstone We have begun an investigation into the circumstances of the police shooting of a man wielding a chainsaw last night (7 July) which left him seriously injured. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 8/7/2025 News Gardai call for training allowance to be doubled to €35,000 a year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Representative Association has called for the training allowance to be doubled. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 8/7/2025 News Accidentally unredacted document reveals issues with children at Tasmanian watch houses AUSTRALIA: Staff at two Tasmanian prisons have "urgently" requested body-worn cameras and reported "high levels of anxiety" when managing children in watch houses, a mistakenly unredacted document shows. Using the Right to Information (RTI) process, the ABC requested information about complaints or concerns regarding Tasmanian children being held in adult custodial facilities — where they await court, bail or police interview. ABC News (Australia) 8/7/2025 News Police accountability: The role of the police complaint response unit, Nigeria Nigeria’s Police Complaint Response Unit (CRU) serves as an internal accountability mechanism to receive and resolve complaints against police officers. This study evaluates the CRU’s effectiveness using the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime assessment criteria for internal police complaint systems. The findings reveal that while CRU successfully serves as a bridge to improve the police-citizen relationship and its use of digital technologies leads to greater accessibility to trained officers to resolve complaints, however, critical deficiencies undermine its effectiveness. Transparency gaps fail to provide adequate public information about investigative processes and disciplinary outcomes. The unit’s organisational structure remains opaque with unclear procedures, while digital divide challenges limit rural access. The study’s recommendations include enhancing transparency through detailed public reporting, developing public accessible operational manual, and clarifying legislative mandates to strengthen police-citizen trust. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles 8/7/2025 Research article The relative and joint effects of gunshot detection technology and video surveillance cameras on case clearance in Chicago Research Summary: Closed-circuit television (CCTV) video surveillance cameras and gunshot detection technology (GDT) have been widely adopted by police departments in recent years. Most evaluation research on CCTV and GDT has tested the technologies’ effect on crime prevention rather than case clearance rates. The current study contributes to the literature through a matched quasi-experiment of the relative and joint effect of GDT and CCTV on fatal and nonfatal shooting investigation outcomes in Chicago, IL. Entropy balancing is used to create a weighted control group that closely resembles the treatment group. Logistic regression models incorporating the weights from the entropy matching procedure as probability weights measure the intervention effects. Treatment conditions generated null findings across all models. Although included as a control variable in the models, Chicago's Strategic Decision Support Centers (SDSCs) were positively associated with case clearance in the nonfatal shooting models. Policy Implications: These findings contribute to the knowledge base on police use of technology in gun violence investigations. Similar to prior research, results indicate that technology may not deliver the crime control benefits policy makers anticipate they will receive from their investments. Gun violence represents the United States’ most critical crime problem, with the decrease in clearance rates garnering significant attention in both the academic and practitioner communities. The current study suggests that investments in technology on their own may not directly improve case clearance rates. However, the findings regarding SDSCs indicate they may be a promising model for leveraging the outputs of multiple technologies to assist gun violence investigations. Increased resources should be dedicated to rigorously testing the effect of SDSCs on gun violence investigation outcomes. Criminology and Public Policy 8/7/2025 Research article «583584585586587588589590591Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
