Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114919 total results. Showing results 1321 to 1340 «636465666768697071Next ›Last » ‘Common practice’ for police to photograph dead bodies on personal phones A Metropolitan Police misconduct hearing - triggered by an officer showing a picture of a badly decomposed body to colleagues - has heard that standard police devices do not take good enough pictures. Sky News 2/5/2026 News Only 3% of suicides linked to domestic abuse result in prosecution, data shows Figures for England and Wales prompt calls for more rigorous police investigations of cases. Only 3% of suicides related to domestic abuse in England and Wales in the past five years have resulted in any sort of prosecution, figures show. The Guardian 2/5/2026 News Ireland’s population is up by a million since 2006, so why have garda numbers barely changed? REPUBLIC IRELAND: ‘Serious questions’ about plans to add 5,000 extra officers. The country was “coming down with crime” when a moratorium on garda recruitment was introduced in the aftermath of the financial crash. In April 2009, then Labour leader Pat Rabbitte told the Dáil that it was “an unbelievable crisis”. “The country is in mayhem. If the government had not made such a mess of the economy, this would be at the top of the agenda,” he said. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 2/5/2026 Feature, Opinion Father of Zachary Rolfe tells inquiry more must be done to fight ‘widespread racist behaviour’ in NT police AUSTRALIA: Richard Rolfe, father of former constable who shot and killed Kumanjayi Walker, suggests NT government lacks the desire to investigate alleged institutional racism within the force The Guardian 2/5/2026 News How a police staffer was caught claiming for overtime he hadn’t worked NEW ZEALAND: A police staffer was caught claiming thousands of dollars of overtime he had not worked after he submitted a bogus timesheet that breached the rule for a 9-hour break between shifts. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 2/5/2026 News Two detectives accused of leaking top secret Police Scotland intelligence to gangsters Two former detectives teamed up with a suspected cocaine trafficker to leak details of top-secret police probes to criminals, it is claimed. David Smith, 46, and Christopher Dougherty, 44, were allegedly involved with Andrew Gauley, 46, before being arrested following a Line of Duty-style anti-corruption investigation. The Scottish Sun 1/5/2026 News Number of Tasmania Police officers off duty due to mental health doubles in five years AUSTRALIA: Tasmania Police says 102 officers are off duty on mental health compensation claims. A coroner's recommendation to conduct six-monthly mandatory well-being screenings has not been implemented. ABC News (Australia) 1/5/2026 News Police put domestic abuse victims at risk – report A police force's handling of a scheme giving people the right to know if their partner had a history of domestic violence was putting victims at risk, a watchdog ruled. BBC 1/5/2026 News Police criticised for using tasers on people in inappropriate and unnecessary situations AUSTRALIA: It was a routine so familiar to Stephen he could do it on autopilot: check the shed was locked, the gates were shut, and the sprinklers were running before leaving the farm for the day. ABC News (Australia) 1/5/2026 News Nearly half of officers consider quitting pension amid unprecedented financial pressures The report says 46% of police officers have considered opting out of their pension in the past 12 months, with 7% going on to stop contributions altogether. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 1/5/2026 News Essex Chief Constable BJ Harrington announces retirement Chief Constable BJ Harrington has announced he will retire from Essex Police, bringing to an end a 36-year policing career that has included senior national leadership roles. Police Professional 1/5/2026 News Public health approaches to crime prevention: questions of epistemic authority and the politics of co-production Despite the growing relevance of public health approaches to crime prevention, the conceptual problems that arise from their adoption have not been explored in sufficient detail. More specifically, questions around epistemic authority, with whom this is located and how conflicts around it are negotiated and managed have been somewhat overlooked, obscuring struggles over what counts as valid knowledge within these approaches. We put forward three types of knowledge: the professional knowledge of practitioners; the local knowledge of community members; and the lived knowledge of those affected by interventions informed by public health principles. While co-production is extensively used to bring these together, the often-observed unequal power structures within which these practices unfold need to be acknowledged more openly. Finally, we draw on Arendt’s work to imagine how the hidden negotiations and conflicts over meaning within these approaches could be brought out in the open in a deliberative, democratic space. We also suggest that failing to fully acknowledge the messy, contested, and political aspects of crime prevention, both in theory and practice, means that the potential for meaningful change offered by public health approaches to crime prevention is yet to be fully appreciated. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 1/5/2026 Research article NPCC response to Golders Green attacks Statement from Chief Constable Gavin Stephens in response to latest Golders Green attacks. Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said: National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 1/5/2026 News National blue light standard in development for police vehicles in UK TRL, a research organisation, has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Police on behalf of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) to produce a new national Fleet Blue Light Standard for emergency vehicle lighting across UK policing. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 1/5/2026 News Senior Northamptonshire officer investigated over arrest footage case A senior police officer is being investigated for allegedly perverting the course of justice in connection with legal action brought against a force that failed to send a woman footage of her arrest. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 1/5/2026 News Latest data shows rise in homicides and serious violence in prisons There have been welcome reductions in overall deaths and self-harm in prison, but a concerning rise in homicides and serious violence, official data seen by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveals. Police Professional 1/5/2026 News Tackling domestic abuse in Northern Ireland needs a more effective ‘child-centred’ approach The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland Jacqui Durkin has called on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS), to deliver a “child-centred approach” that ensures the voices of children impacted by domestic abuse are heard and considered in investigations and prosecutions. Police Professional 1/5/2026 News Chief constable retires after 36 years in policing The chief constable of Essex Police has announced his retirement after 36 years in policing. BBC 1/5/2026 News Watchdog investigating police over man’s death A police watchdog is investigating the actions of officers who spoke with a man an hour before his death. BBC 1/5/2026 News Police put domestic abuse victims at risk – report A police force's handling of a scheme giving people the right to know if their partner had a history of domestic violence was putting victims at risk, a watchdog ruled. BBC 1/5/2026 News «636465666768697071Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
