Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115590 total results. Showing results 1181 to 1200 «565758596061626364Next ›Last » New guidance to strengthen police response to hare coursing New sentencing guidance for hare coursing offences is set to come into force this weekend in a move expected to strengthen the police and court response to a crime that continues to affect rural communities across England and Wales. Police Professional 29/5/2026 News NCA urged to overhaul IT and address staffing challenges and workforce concerns in first HMICFRS inspection The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has been given six months to work with the Home Office to produce a long-term, costed IT strategy after the first agency-wide HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services inspection found that existing systems were “not fit for purpose”; the NCA has also been urged to address staff shortages that impact on analysis capabilities and act on workforce concerns over bullying, harassment and discrimination, reports Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 29/5/2026 Analysis, Feature The Police Science Dr: Why good police ideas stay hidden In this second conversation with the Police Science Doctor, Susanne Knabe-Nicol shares more about her own journey from psychology student to police practitioner, researcher and academic. Drawing on years spent in civilian policing roles, investigative work and evidence-based policing, she explains how those experiences led her to create a platform dedicated to bringing useful research closer to the officers and staff who can actually apply it. PolicingTV 29/5/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video UK migrant age assessment errors intensify debate over biometric age estimation Home Office data show hundreds of asylum seekers initially classified as adults were later found to be children, as officials explore facial age estimation tools BiometricUpdate.com 28/5/2026 News London police transparency push raises more facial recognition concerns Met to release more bodycam footage to provide context for police incidents as rights groups warn videos can be used for facial recognition searches BiometricUpdate.com 28/5/2026 News Fingerprinting detained individuals GUIDANCE: Detention services order 15/2012 on fingerprinting detained individuals in immigration detention centres. Home Office detention services order about mandatory instructions for fingerprinting detained individuals in immigration detention centres. Home Office 28/5/2026 Report Concerns whether ‘excessive’ number of gardaí on board deportation flights — as more than 130 gardaí escort just 63 people to South Africa REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: More than 130 gardaí were on board a deportation flight for just 63 people to South Africa, an Oireachtas committee has heard. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 28/5/2026 News Project Starter results in record stolen vehicle recovery for Barrie Police Service and South Simcoe Police Service CANADA: A joint Barrie–South Simcoe police investigation has resulted in the largest stolen vehicle recovery in the history of the local Services, marking a significant breakthrough in the fight against organized auto theft. Barrie Police Service (Canada) 28/5/2026 News Ex-Garda jailed for four months over masturbation incident in Gort REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A judge has jailed an ex-Garda and sex offender for four months for masturbating in clear view of three women in the south Galway town of Gort last June. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 28/5/2026 News Watched, not led The Metropolitan Police Service’s use of Palantir to identify internal risk has been defended as an early intervention tool. PFEW National Board Member Paul Matthews asks whether policing is increasingly turning to surveillance technology to solve problems rooted in leadership, culture and trust. Police Professional 28/5/2026 Feature, Opinion Police super-complaints: length of investigations into sexual offences Super-complaint from the Centre for Women’s Justice about the length of police investigations into sexual offences. The Police Super-complaints (Designation and Procedure) Regulations 2018 enable bodies designated by the Home Secretary to make super-complaints about features of policing they think may be harming the interests of the public. On 15 December 2025, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services received a super-complaint from the Centre for Women’s Justice. The Centre for Women’s Justice has worked closely with Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre, Rape Crisis England & Wales and Bindmans LLP to submit this super-complaint. It is about what the Centre for Women’s Justice describes as ‘excessively lengthy police investigations into sexual offences’. Access the super-complaint and more information. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, the College of Policing and the Independent Office for Police Conduct have assessed this super-complaint and decided it is eligible for investigation. The terms of reference for the investigation of the super-complaint are available. gov.uk 28/5/2026 Report Former police officer says he got into bed with woman but denies raping her, court hears AUSTRALIA: A former South Australian police officer says he got into a woman's bed while she was sleeping, cuddled up to her, and caressed her thigh, but did not rape her. ABC News (Australia) 28/5/2026 News Dying student handcuffed by police after attacker who stabbed him told racism lie Vickrum Digwa told police ‘wicked lie’ that he was victim of racist attack after fatally stabbing finance student Henry Nowak. The Independent 28/5/2026 News Met Police officer moves to Suffolk – and sues force over his commute PC Paul Heard moved from south London to Suffolk, leading to a six-hour daily commute to his base in Croydon. A Metropolitan Police officer has tried to sue the force for discrimination after being denied the right to work from home - after moving house three hours away from his base. An employment tribunal heard that PC Paul Heard moved from South London to Suffolk, leading to a six-hour daily round trip commute using public transport to his Met Police base in Croydon. The Standard 28/5/2026 News Public trust in Australian police is declining. COVID sparked it – but there’s more to the story AUSTRALIA: New research released by the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) confirms what many Australians may already feel: trust in police is declining. The Conversation 28/5/2026 Report The Mental Health Field Has a Trust Problem With Police NEW ZEALAND: Police officers face high rates of trauma and suicide, yet many distrust therapists. Is the mental health field pushing away the people who need help most? Psychology today 28/5/2026 Report Calgary police body cams to translate dozens of languages using AI CANADA: Starting next week, Calgary police will use AI technology in body cameras that can translate conversations from more than 60 other languages in real time. CBC News (Canada) 28/5/2026 News Unity through identity: The vital role of internal support networks in modern policing CANADA: In honour of Asian Heritage Month, celebrated annually in May, Blue Line spoke with members of Toronto Police Service (TPS) and York Regional Police (YRP) about the importance of member-driven support networks to an organization’s success. Blue Line (Canada) 28/5/2026 Feature New motorbikes to tackle vehicle-related anti-social behaviour We have added a new type of vehicle to our fleet as part of ongoing work to tackle vehicle-related crime and anti-social behaviour. Jointly funded by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, as part of Operation Transom, the first two Stark Varg electric motorbikes are already being used across Stoke-on-Trent. The bikes will be used alongside the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, drones and an existing fleet of petrol-powered motorbikes and cars to combat the illegal use of off-road vehicles. Staffordshire Police 28/5/2026 News Officers in Bournemouth attacked with bricks and bottles breaking up beach fight Officers were attacked while responding to critical medical emergencies on the beach, which included giving CPR to a woman and helping provide support to the ambulance service. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/5/2026 News «565758596061626364Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
