Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114919 total results. Showing results 1361 to 1380 «656667686970717273Next ›Last » Ministry of Defence Police appoints new Deputy Chief Constable Following the appointment of Chief Constable Kier Pritchard in January, Ministry of Defence Police has appointed Simon Dobinson as its new Deputy Chief Constable. Emergency Services Times 1/5/2026 News Why Special Constable numbers keep falling with Dr Iain Britton At the Metropolitan Special Constabulary Conference, this presentation takes a detailed look at the current state of the special constabulary across both London and the wider national picture. Drawing on survey results, recruitment data and long-term trends, the speaker highlights some encouraging signs around morale, support and volunteer experience, while also setting out the scale of the challenge facing specials as numbers continue to fall. The presentation also explores what may need to change if the decline is to be reversed. From recruitment volumes and retention to demographics, gender balance, volunteer pathways and the wider pressures on volunteering, it makes clear that the future of the special constabulary will depend on rethinking who joins, how they are supported and what roles they are offered. It is a sober but constructive look at a volunteer policing model at a critical moment PolicingTV 1/5/2026 Feature, Video Threat level increase following antisemitic terror attack National Threat Level increased to SEVERE following Golders Green attack and increasing threat of Islamist and Extreme Right Wing terrorism in the UK. Home Office 30/4/2026 News PC faces custodial sentence for harassing colleague Former PC Jack Wood sent vexatious messages about his sergeant to local MPs and the PCC for Avon and Somerset. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/4/2026 News Record high prison recalls as offenders freed early to cut jail overcrowding The early release scheme – known as SDS40 – was among a raft of major policy changes in recent years, which is “likely” to have contributed to the rise in recalls, the MoJ said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/4/2026 News Zack Polanski’s criticism of Golders Green attack arrest will have ‘chilling effect’, says Met chief Mark Rowley defends officers who arrested suspect in Wednesday’s incident and calls on Green party leader to show solidarity The Guardian 30/4/2026 News Privacy Commissioner Does Not Support Policing Amendment Bill NEW ZEALAND: The Policing Amendment Bill would create significant risks for the privacy and rights of New Zealanders, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says. Scoop (New Zealand) 30/4/2026 News Biggest shake up in decades to tackle local crime Biggest crime-fighting shake up in decades as police gain new powers to tackle local crime as the landmark Crime and Policing Bill receives Royal Assent. Home Office 30/4/2026 News Victoria Police doubles recruit intake to 1,300 a year as it tries to fill hundreds of vacancies AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police is doubling its intake of recruits as it tries to fill 1,500 vacancies across the state. The number of recruits to be trained at the academy will increase by 650 to 1,300 a year. ABC News (Australia) 30/4/2026 News New £50k 4x4s to tackle rural crime, police say Two new police 4x4 vehicles costing £50,000 will help officers get to hard to reach places in rural parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire, the force's police and crime commissioner (PCC) says. BBC 30/4/2026 News Police chiefs finally set to investigate their disability hate crime failures, four years after promise Police chiefs have finally agreed to keep a promise they made more than four years ago to investigate why their forces were passing on so few disability hate crime cases to prosecutors. Disability News Service 30/4/2026 News Gardaí to change approach to protests in wake of Whitegate fuel blockade REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 'I think we would see a far different approach if we had [a blockade] this weekend' – Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 30/4/2026 News Met chief defends knife attack officers after Greens criticism Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has defended how officers subdued the suspect in the Golders Green attack, after Green Party leader Zack Polanski shared a post condemning their actions. BBC 30/4/2026 News Criminal justice trends: OOCRs continue upward curve Russell Webster reviews the latest quarterly criminal justice stats with the CJS having its busiest year since 2017. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 30/4/2026 Analysis, Feature Procedural justice in police stop and search encounters: A comparative analysis of crime contexts and police versus public assessments Research on police stop and search has traditionally focused on who is targeted, with less attention to how encounters are conducted and experienced. Drawing on procedural justice theory, this study examines the quality of police behaviour during stop and search encounters and the extent to which such behaviour varies across contexts and audiences. Using systematic analysis of 140 stop and searches captured on police body-worn video in England, the study makes two key contributions. First, it compares levels of procedural justice – as assessed by police raters – across high-crime and low-crime areas. Second, it offers a rare direct comparison of how police supervisors and members of the public evaluate the same encounters. The findings show that officers in low-crime areas exhibit significantly higher levels of procedural justice, particularly in relation to neutrality, respect, and trustworthy motives, while no significant difference is observed for voice. In addition, police supervisors rate encounters more critically than members of the public, especially on voice and trustworthy motives. This suggests that different groups apply distinct evaluative frameworks when judging police behaviour. However, both groups produced similar ratings on respect and neutrality, indicating agreement on these dimensions. These findings reveal procedural justice as a context-dependent and strategically enacted feature of police–citizen encounters. Criminology and Criminal Justice 30/4/2026 Research article Impact of Queensland’s coercive control laws not yet clear one year after implementation AUSTRALIA: It took months for Stephanie* to find the courage to call Queensland police and report coercive controlling behaviour by her ex-partner. When she got through to an officer at a Brisbane police station, she said she was told "no one has really been convicted because coercive control is too hard to prove" and it was "unlikely a case would ever succeed". She ended the call feeling helpless and defeated. ABC News (Australia) 30/4/2026 News New Winnipeg police unit will improve response times by handling lower-priority calls, event security: chief Criminal justice expert fears focus on special events such as protests could increase political policing. Winnipeg's police chief says a new flexible, rapid-response unit will make the service more efficient and improve response times during high call volume periods. The new rapid-response unit will be making its first public appearance at the annual Winnipeg Police Service Half Marathon on Sunday. Members will be directing traffic and overseeing security in the area, police said in a Thursday news release announcing the new unit. CBC News (Canada) 30/4/2026 News Toronto police investigating racism, antisemitism allegations in former homicide chief’s book, Demkiw says CANADA: Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw says the force is investigating allegations of antisemitism among senior officers made in a book by retired homicide inspector Hank Idsinga. Chief Demkiw said the force approached Mr. Idsinga to participate in the internal investigation, but he declined. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 30/4/2026 News Read Mark Rowley’s letter to Zack Polanksi in full as Met Commissioner hits back over Golders Green arrest Sir Mark Rowley said the Green Party leader was “misinformed”. Britain’s most senior police officer has said that Zack Polanski sharing a post about the arrest of the Golders Green terror suspect will have a “chilling effect”. The Green Party leader retweeted an X post accusing officers of “repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head” when he was already incapacitated from being tasered. The Independent 30/4/2026 News Liberals are pitching a brand new police agency for financial crimes. How would that work? CANADA: Finance Department says Financial Crimes Agency would be distinct from RCMP. The Liberal government is looking to set up a new federal law enforcement agency dedicated to financial crimes, a dramatic undertaking to shake up how money laundering and fraud are investigated in Canada. CBC News (Canada) 30/4/2026 News «656667686970717273Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
