Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100334 total results. Showing results 1161 to 1180 «555657585960616263Next ›Last » Wage theft is now a criminal offence in NZ – investigating it shouldn’t be left to the police A new crime of ‘wage theft’ was established in New Zealand this month, but as the Act which introduced it was progressing through Parliament, it was clear MPs believed the police would be responsible for enforcing the legislation; Irene Nikoloudakis, PhD in Law Candidate at the University of Adelaide, believes that police are ill-equipped to investigate such offences, pointing instead to the Australian model of using the workplace regulator to undertake investigations and enforcement. Policing Insight 27/3/2025 Feature, Opinion Independent investigation ‘key’ to tackling abuse of position by police officers and staff, says CJI Chief Inspector A new inspection by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) published today (March 27), has examined how the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI) handles and investigates abuse of position allegations involving officers and designated staff of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Police Professional 27/3/2025 News Forces must improve the effectiveness of crime investigations, says HMICFRS Ineffective police investigation processes are not always putting the victim first, the police inspectorate has said, with forces often focusing on quantity rather than quality when measuring support for victims. Police Professional 27/3/2025 News ‘Toxic police boys’ club’ left PC losing her hair A "toxic atmosphere" created by a sexist "boy's club" of three Merseyside Police officers left a female constable so stressed she began losing her hair, a misconduct hearing has heard. BBC 27/3/2025 News Police interviewers’ interviewing experiences with suspects: the interpersonal process of evidence disclosure The scope of the study was to qualitatively explore how police interviewers in Norway experience the interpersonal aspects of disclosing potential evidence during suspect interviews. Specifically, we aimed to explore what the participants experienced as required by them on an interpersonal level to carry out an appropriate evidence disclosure process, what challenges that may arise in maintaining rapport, and how these challenges can be handled. Data were collected through four focus group interviews of police investigators (n = 29) and analysed using thematic analysis that resulted in four main themes: (1) Importance of preparation and being confident in the police interviewer role, (2) Being flexible and adaptable as key skills to managing various situations, changes, and unforeseen events, (3) Managing the transition from information-gathering to challenging the suspect’s account, and (4) Exploring the interviewees’ resistance and handling their own reactions. The findings are discussed in relation to current theory and research, with an emphasis on the importance of police interviewers’ ability to adapt to changes in circumstances and suspects behaviours during investigative interviews. Psychology Crime and Law 27/3/2025 Research article The impact of drug-related law enforcement activity on serious violence and homicide: A systematic review This report presents the findings from a systematic literature review on the impact of drug-related law enforcement activity on serious violence and homicide. The report was prepared for the UK Home Office to inform work undertook to implement the Drugs Strategy ‘From Harm to Hope: a 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives’, published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government (HM Government 2021). Home Office 27/3/2025 Report EU Drug Market: MDMA — In-depth analysis EU Drug Market: MDMA describes the European MDMA market from production to trafficking, distribution and use. It details the materials, processes and players involved at different stages and levels of the market. The module takes a threat assessment approach, identifying key issues and defining recommendations for action at EU and Member State level. European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) 27/3/2025 Report Latest study on Europe’s ecstasy market reveals new trends in production and trafficking EUROPE: Criminal groups in Europe are adapting and expanding MDMA production, refining trafficking methods and extending their reach to new countries and regions. These are among the issues explored in a new analysis — EU Drug Market: MDMA — released today by Europol and the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA). Europol 27/3/2025 News “It’s about removing the obstacles” In the UK police service, they are far ahead in including both employees who have suffered mental or physical health problems in service, as well as employees with neurodivergent brains. This is largely due to a comprehensive equality law and significant efforts from the voluntary association Disabled Police Association (DPA). Disabled Police Association (DPA) 27/3/2025 Feature, Opinion Pupil aged seven found with knife as school violence rises Nearly 100,000 violent incidents have been reported in schools over three years including strangulation, poisoning and kidnapping The Times - Subscription at source 27/3/2025 News Should police have the power to search homes without a warrant? It’s back. The government is once again attempting to give the police powers to search homes without a warrant. Buried within the mammoth Crime and Policing Bill that is currently making its way through parliament are a couple of clauses that give the police warrantless powers of entry to search and seize stolen goods. The Spectator - Subscription at source 27/3/2025 Feature, Opinion Police get new powers to protect places of worship Police forces will be given new powers to manage protests near sites of worship, the Home Office has said. The government said the powers were in response to a series of "intimidating protests" near synagogues and mosques in recent months. BBC 27/3/2025 News Record high allegations of police abusing roles for sexual purposes The number of investigations into police officers alleged to have abused their position for sexual purposes is at a record level. An inspection of the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI) found it had 19 active cases as of July 2024. Since then the number has risen to 24. BBC 27/3/2025 News Not everyone’s interactions with police the same – Green MP Tamatha Paul NEW ZEALAND: Green MP Tamatha Paul says she has received a "stack" of feedback from her constituents on the presence of beat patrol officers, following her comments criticising them. The Wellington Central MP had told a panel discussion hosted by the University of Canterbury's Greens and Peace Action Ōtautahi that she had received "nothing but complaints" about police beat patrols. Paul told the event people in Wellington didn't want to see police officers everywhere, and "for a lot of people, it makes them feel less safe". RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 27/3/2025 News Homicide in Australia 2023‒24 AUSTRALIA: The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes 262 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. During this 12-month period there were 277 victims of homicide and 278 identified offenders. Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 27/3/2025 Report Police in England, Wales and NI too overworked to investigate crimes properly – report Watchdog finds forces are ‘overwhelmed’ by common offences, and victims are being failed The Guardian 27/3/2025 News ‘Ineffective work methods’ hampering police investigations, watchdog warns A report has made 11 recommendations to chief constables. The Independent 27/3/2025 News Police to block ‘intimidating’ protests near places of worship, says Home Office Yvette Cooper says change needed in England and Wales after concerns over marches near synagogues and mosques The Guardian 27/3/2025 News Record allegations of police abusing their positions The number of investigations into police officers alleged to have abused their position for sexual purposes is at a record level. BBC 27/3/2025 News Greater powers to halt protests near places of worship to be given to police The Home Office has announced that police officers will be given greater powers to stop protests near churches, synagogues, mosques and other sites as it clamps down on "intimidating" demonstrations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/3/2025 News «555657585960616263Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
