Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114919 total results. Showing results 1301 to 1320 «626364656667686970Next ›Last » Who polices policing AI? The UK is deploying facial recognition and AI tools at scale. The law is playing catch up The New Statesman 4/5/2026 Analysis, Feature PSNI review recognises officers’ efforts on VAWG but warns more to be done to tackle culture of sexism and misogyny An independent review of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), commissioned by Chief Constable Jon Boutcher and carried out by leading barrister Rachel Langdale KC, has acknowledged the efforts of officers across the force in tackling violence against women and girls, but warns that much more needs to be done to tackle the “clear evidence of sexism and misogyny within the PSNI”, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 4/5/2026 Analysis, Feature Police equipment can be tracked via Bluetooth. What about your phone, watch and headphones? AUSTRALIA: The ABC has revealed a major cybersecurity flaw in Bluetooth-enabled police tasers and body-worn cameras that means officers can be tracked. The exposé shows how anyone can use simple software tools to detect the presence of a police officer carrying one of these pieces of equipment. Not only can you detect their presence, but it is possible to track their location over time – representing a potential threat, especially to those operating covertly. But if police equipment can be tracked via Bluetooth, what about your phone, watch and headphones which use the same technology? Can they also be used to track you using simple software tools? The short answer is yes. The long answer is a bit more complicated. The Conversation 4/5/2026 Analysis, Feature Knife crime crackdown targets ‘high-harm hotspots’ Government funding will be used to tackle "high-harm hotspots" for knife crime in South Yorkshire after analysis revealed the region's worst-affected areas. The Home Office said the vast majority of knife crime happened in the same areas and streets "over and over again". BBC 4/5/2026 News Getting ahead of the crowd – social media intelligence transforms policing of events Public events can escalate quickly, with disruption, misinformation, and online agitation creating real challenges for police forces. In this article, Fivecast’s David Janson examines how social media intelligence helps investigators identify risks earlier, understand intent, and support safer, more proportionate policing of events. Policing Insight 4/5/2026 Advertisement, Feature Polanski accuses Met police chief of interfering in elections as he reignites row over Golders Green arrest Days after the Green Party leader issued an apology for sharing a post criticising police officers responding to the terror attack, he said he was still concerned – and that police should not be above scrutiny The Independent 3/5/2026 News Police expand use of facial recognition apps for quick checks The Home Office has no plans to release the technology nationally but many forces are already adopting it for instant ID searches The Sunday Times - Subscription at source 3/5/2026 News How does live facial recognition work and how many UK police forces use it? The Labour government thinks facial recognition technology is “the biggest breakthrough for catching criminals since DNA matching”. It wants all police forces to use it and recently announced 40 new vans rigged with live facial recognition cameras to be deployed in town centres across England and Wales. The Guardian 3/5/2026 Analysis, Feature Police officers photographed body on own phones Metropolitan Police officers used personal devices to take photos of evidence, including images of a dead body, a misconduct hearing has revealed. BBC 3/5/2026 News ‘We recognise there can be some reticence’ – Staffordshire Police on AI scheme Fifteen apprentices have been handpicked by Staffordshire Police - to learn more about AI. They are now part of a pilot apprenticeship scheme which is aimed to upskill them in AI. Stoke on Trent Live 3/5/2026 News Inquest into police-involved shooting death of Justin Bourassa set to begin Monday CANADA: Proceedings will examine police interaction, use of force and de-escalation practices. An inquest into the death of Justin Bourassa, a 29-year-old man who died following an interaction with London police officers in 2021, is set to begin Monday morning. CBC News (Canada) 3/5/2026 News Australian police officers can be tracked due to a security flaw in tasers and body-worn cameras AUSTRALIA: The hacker's phone buzzes as he approaches the police station. "One, two, three…," he counts the notifications. Each one is another police officer detected; his screen details their exact coordinates. ABC News (Australia) 3/5/2026 News Victoria Police doubles recruit intake AUSTRALIA: The increase, which will put the number of recruits entering training at 1300 annually, comes as the force moves to fill more than 1500 vacancies statewide. Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said the increase is crucial in helping address vacancies and supporting the hardworking frontline. Star Weekly (Australia) 3/5/2026 News UK police must be more overt with street crime, says US ‘supercop’ A former police chief in New York, Boston and Los Angeles advises creative thinking and a 'constant effort' to regain the public's trust. The Times - Subscription at source 3/5/2026 News AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn Exclusive: Biometrics commissioners say face-scanning not as effective as claimed and new laws needed to regulate use The Guardian 3/5/2026 Feature Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts The Guardian 3/5/2026 News Many guns used by criminals being stolen from licensed owners, garda boss says REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Many of the guns used by criminals in Ireland were stolen from licensed gunowners, the garda commissioner has said. In Cork County alone, there were 23,500 firearm licence applications over a three-year cycle. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 3/5/2026 News Victoria Police’s drug fighting plan expired. Now use is soaring AUSTRALIA: Victoria is grappling with record drug use without a long-term police strategy to combat the crisis, after the force's plan expired at the end of last year. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 3/5/2026 News Police officers photographed body on own phones Metropolitan Police officers used personal devices to take photos of evidence, including images of a dead body, a misconduct hearing has revealed. BBC 3/5/2026 News British police armed with Google Translate outwitted by Chinese gangs Chinese crime gangs are evading police because too few officers speak Mandarin or Cantonese and instead rely on Google Translate, a report recently... The Times - Subscription at source 2/5/2026 News «626364656667686970Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
