Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102170 total results. Showing results 1321 to 1340 «636465666768697071Next ›Last » Profile: from Italy’s Carabinieri to serving as a DC in Bedfordshire When Trainee Detective Constable Cristian Pedone saw his family leave his native Italy and move to Bedford, he was unsure if he could continue his career in law enforcement. But speaking to Police Oracle, the officer explains how he has made a new life for himself while continuing his love affair with policing. Police Oracle 7/5/2025 Feature Report finds police were ill-equipped to deal with online content during summer riots A new report on policing’s response to the violent riots witnessed in July and August 2024 has found that police were ill-equipped to deal with the risks posed by online content during the disorder. Emergency Services Times 7/5/2025 News An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 2 On Monday 29 July 2024, three young girls, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, were murdered in a knife attack in Southport. Following these tragic events, widespread unrest and serious disorder broke out in many towns and cities across the UK. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 7/5/2025 Report Protecting premises: Accountability, protection and preparedness under Martyn’s Law Following last month’s Royal Assent of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – known as Martyn’s Law – Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the background to the new legislation and the key measures it will include, as well as highlighting the long delays in bringing the much-needed new powers into play. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/5/2025 Analysis, Feature Police ill-equipped to tackle impact of online content during serious disorder Police need to be better prepared to manage the risks online content poses to the public, and must prioritise intelligence on disorder, the police inspectorate has warned. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 7/5/2025 News Former Donegal Garda highlights dangers faced by staff REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A former Donegal garda sergeant has raised concerns over the dangers faced by frontline staff. Ocean FM (Republic of Ireland) 6/5/2025 Audio, News Update on counter-terrorism policing operations Statement by the Security Minister on recent counter-terrorism policing operations and arrests of 8 Iranian nationals. Home Office 6/5/2025 News Prolific shoplifters to be electronically tagged Persistent thieves could be banned from shops and given curfews in Sussex police force trial The Telegraph - Subscription at source 6/5/2025 News Five retired police officers arrested over sex abuse of girl in 1960s A woman has come forward claiming she was abused by officers from Greater Manchester Police’s vice squad when she was a teenager The Telegraph - Subscription at source 6/5/2025 News Government consider face mask crackdown after Dublin riots REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Government is planning a crackdown on face masks after they were worn by people during the Dublin riots to hide their identity. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 6/5/2025 News Vancouver police sergeant demoted over sexualized misconduct CANADA: A Vancouver police officer has been demoted in rank following a public hearing into allegations of sexualized misconduct. Keiron McConnell saw his rank of sergeant reduced to first class constable. The disciplinary hearing also slapped him with a “substantial” period of unpaid suspension, supervision at work, and mandatory counselling and training, according to the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner. Global News (Canada) 6/5/2025 News Nottinghamshire Police appoints temporary chief constable while Kate Meynell undergoes cancer treatment Deputy Chief Constable Steve Cooper is to step up with “immediate effect” as Nottinghamshire Police’s temporary chief constable while Kate Meynell undergoes treatment for cancer. Police Professional 6/5/2025 News Premier says new top cop will drive ‘cultural change’ within Victoria Police AUSTRALIA: The Victorian Premier says the state's new top cop will be tough on bail and boost morale in the police force. Jacinta Allan told Raf Epstein the former New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush will crack down on crime in his new role as Victoria's new Chief Commissioner. ABC Listen (Australia) 6/5/2025 Audio, Feature, Interview, Opinion Police officer guilty of sexually assaulting colleagues A police officer has been found guilty of sexually assaulting his two female colleagues while on duty. BBC 6/5/2025 News ‘Fundamental change’: New police chief plans prevention strategy to curb crime AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s new chief commissioner describes himself as a “good listener” and an agent for cultural change within the police force, while former New Zealand police minister Stuart Nash reckons the new appointee is a “hard bastard”. Mike Bush, who served as police commissioner in New Zealand from 2014 until 2020, will need those qualities and more when he becomes Victoria’s highest-ranking officer next month. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 6/5/2025 News Close-quarter concealed knife attacks: How much time do you have? The purpose of the study was to examine concealed knife attacks from eight feet away of three different knife motions and how age and sex effected attack time. Seventy-four subjects completed three different knife attacks on a target using a rubber training knife. Mean attack times were: thrust (1.43 ± 0.26 s), horizontal (1.55 ± 0.33 s), and overhead (1.60 ± 0.32 s), with the fastest attack time of 1.04 s, a thrust, by a young male. Age groups did not differ in attack time, whereas males were significantly faster in each knife motion. Practicing defensive maneuvers and tactics in these timeframes may serve to determine optimal responses. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 6/5/2025 News Retired police officers held on suspicion of rape Five retired Greater Manchester Police officers have been arrested on suspicion of raping a vulnerable teenager in the 1960s. BBC 6/5/2025 News BTP first force to launch remote ‘drone in a box’ capability British Transport Police (BTP) has launched a groundbreaking new remote ‘drone in a box’ capability – the first force to operationalise this advanced drone technology. Police Professional 6/5/2025 News Bondi Junction killer missed out on mental health care because police lacked resources and were ‘overwhelmed’ AUSTRALIA: Queensland mental health specialist reveals she couldn’t find someone to cover her role while giving evidence at Sydney inquest this week. A Queensland police officer has told a coronial inquest that a lack of resources explains why her colleague overlooked an email requesting mental health support for Joel Cauchi a year before he stabbed six people to death in Sydney’s Bondi Junction. The Guardian 6/5/2025 News Close-quarter concealed knife attacks: How much time do you have? The purpose of the study was to examine concealed knife attacks from eight feet away of three different knife motions and how age and sex effected attack time. Seventy-four subjects completed three different knife attacks on a target using a rubber training knife. Mean attack times were: thrust (1.43 ± 0.26 s), horizontal (1.55 ± 0.33 s), and overhead (1.60 ± 0.32 s), with the fastest attack time of 1.04 s, a thrust, by a young male. Age groups did not differ in attack time, whereas males were significantly faster in each knife motion. Practicing defensive maneuvers and tactics in these timeframes may serve to determine optimal responses. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 6/5/2025 Research article «636465666768697071Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
