Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115298 total results. Showing results 13761 to 13780 «685686687688689690691692693Next ›Last » Police chief issues plea to Scots not to carry weapons Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell has issued a “clear plea” to Scots not to carry weapons amid concerns about youth violence. She sought to highlight the impact violent crime has on individuals, families and communities during a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority on Thursday. The Herald (Scotland) 22/5/2025 News Trans police officers banned from strip-searching women National Police Chiefs’ Council had been under pressure on decision after saying it would not rush to make changes The Telegraph 22/5/2025 News Police chief calls for organised football celebrations Police Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell is calling for an organised event for future football league title celebrations after violent scenes in Glasgow at the weekend. BBC 22/5/2025 News Windsor police officers now equipped with cameras, microphones to record interactions CANADA: All front-line officers are equipped with the technology as of Thursday, police said. The Windsor Police Service says it is equipping more frontline patrol units across the organization with in-car cameras and body-worn microphones. The move follows what it calls a successful pilot project launched in June 2024 that equipped 26 officers with the devices, followed by an expansion to frontline supervisors in October 2024. All patrol units across the service are now equipped with the technology as of Thursday, police said in a news release. CBC News (Canada) 22/5/2025 News Steve Rai named new Vancouver police chief after filling job in interim role CANADA: The Vancouver Police Board has appointed interim police chief Steve Rai to be the Vancouver Police Department's new chief constable. Rai has more than three decades of experience with the Vancouver Police Department, the city said in a statement, having worked through the ranks to lead major operations, including the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2011 Stanley Cup riot. CBC News (Canada) 22/5/2025 News Experts ‘would refuse to take part’ in mandatory castration for sex offenders Leading figures say compulsory program is ‘ethically unsound’ and would be challenged in courts The Guardian 22/5/2025 News Legal Changes and the Decline of Sex Work Arrests in Toronto Neighborhoods, 1992–2020 In recent decades, sex work in Canada has faced legal changes with efforts to enhance the criminalization of buyers and court challenges to uphold sex workers’ human rights. What are the consequences of these legal changes and challenges on the streets of Toronto where sex work and its enforcement have also changed? Leveraging an intersectional framework with annual data on Toronto police–recorded sex work occurrences and census data from 1992 to 2020 (29 years, 579 tracts, n = 16,791), we spatially and longitudinally analyze neighborhood counts of sex work arrests and their relationship to sex work policies and neighborhood effects. Our results show that (a) the policing of sex work in Toronto has dropped by 99.6% in the past 30 years, (b) neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage increases neighborhood arrests, (c) criminalizing policies that target buyers increase neighborhood arrests, and (d) the Supreme Court decision upholding sex workers’ human rights briefly decreased neighborhood arrests. Our study raises policy implications as to why laws do not do more to protect sex workers when it appears that arrests have become a low priority for police. Rather than criminalization, laws could prioritize harm reduction, especially for Toronto’s most marginalized sex workers and clients. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 22/5/2025 Research article Police occupational hazards and insecurity of police officers in Nigeria This paper examined police occupational hazards and insecurity in Nigeria. The paper highlighted the dangerous nature of police work as it specifically relates to mortality level in the line of duty, risky job descriptions, and experiences about hazards associated with the work. Human factor theory was used to explain the paper as it relates to work environment, hazards, or injuries. The study adopted cross-sectional survey design. Purposive and accidental sampling processes were used to select 528 police personnel across ranks. Instruments used were questionnaire which was self-administered within a period of 8 weeks. Leading questions veer toward police officers’ mortality in the line of duty, levels of insecurity faced by policemen on their job, hazardous aspects of police duties, and nature of police checkpoints in Nigeria. Findings from the study showed that killing of policemen in the line of duty is high—over 75% of the officers knew at least three of their colleagues who had been killed in line of duty. Checkpoints guarding of banks and orderly functions were found to have the highest risk exposure to hazards and death. The paper suggests the procurement of adequate sophisticated weapons, safety equipment, life insurance, and adequate welfare packages as remedies. Journal of Interpersonal Violence - Subscription at source 22/5/2025 Research article Real policing cannot be delivered by officers sitting at a laptop SOCIAL media can be a real boon, with individuals connecting in useful or entertaining ways that would have been unimaginable twenty years ago. Mail Online - Subscription at source 22/5/2025 Feature, Opinion Spies, lies and betrayal: my ruinous relationship with an undercover cop He was the first partner Kate Wilson ever moved in with; they were together for 16 months, and friends for years afterwards. Then she found out he had been spying on her all along The Guardian 22/5/2025 Feature, Interview Chief constables warned of escalating number of police suicides The escalating number of police officers who are taking their own lives – and the importance of providing colleagues better support – was raised with the head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) this week as part of the Suicide Trauma Education Prevention (STEP) campaign. Police Professional 22/5/2025 News Police force taken out of special measures Improvements at Nottinghamshire Police have led to the force being taken out of special measures by a watchdog. BBC 22/5/2025 News Ex-police inspector admits making child sex images A former Humberside Police inspector has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of children. BBC 22/5/2025 News Victoria Police Launches New 25-week Training Program AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police is introducing a new 25-week academy training program that best prepares officers for the realities of the job. Victoria Police initiated a review of its foundation training program in June 2023. Mirage News 22/5/2025 News Police funding boost more than union expected, but ‘devil will be in the detail’ NEW ZEALAND: The centrepiece of Budget 2025 for a ‘tough on crime’ Government is its $480m funding boost for frontline police, which even the police union boss says was more than he was expecting. The Post (New Zealand) 22/5/2025 News ACT Policing must have consequences, independent oversight following treatment of Aboriginal boy – ALS AUSTRALIA: The Aboriginal Legal Service has welcomed judicial condemnation of the "unacceptable and deeply concerning treatment" of one of the agency's young clients in ACT police custody. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 22/5/2025 News New police search guidance issued by NPCC to all forces following Supreme Court decision Police strip searches and searches in custody should be carried out by officers of the same biological sex as those being searched, new police guidance states. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2025 News Officer who used PAVA on amputee, 92, did not see he was disabled, court told The court heard both officers repeatedly asked Mr Burgess to drop the knife after they were called to the care home to deal with him. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2025 News National Black Police Association chair ‘vindicated’ over social media post Andy George, the head of the National Black Police Association, said he has been "vindicated" after an investigation into a social media post he made. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/5/2025 News 2SLGBTQIA+ community targeted in nearly half of police-reported hate crimes last year CANADA: The Thunder Bay Police Service Board received the statistics at its May meeting. TB News Watch (Canada) 22/5/2025 News «685686687688689690691692693Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
