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Sydney man dead in what police sources believe is gang-related shooting
AUSTRALIA: A man has been shot dead in Sydney's south-west in what police sources say is believed to be a gang-related incident. Police from Liverpool City police area command found the man sitting inside a car with gunshot wounds at 4pm.
ABC News (Australia) 		22/5/2023
News
Greens MP demands independent investigation into police officer tasering elderly woman
AUSTRALIA: A politician is calling for an investigation into the tasering of a 95-year-old woman by a police officer in an aged care home to be taken “out of the hands of police." Great-grandmother Clare Nowland, 95, is receiving end-of-life care at Cooma Hospital after she sustained serious head injuries during the incident.
The West Australian (Australia) 		22/5/2023
News
Mental health crises linked to almost half of all deaths or serious injuries in NSW police operations
AUSTRALIA: Law Enforcement Conduct Commission reveals details of 157 ‘critical incident’ investigation. Almost half the people involved in critical incidents with New South Wales police over the past five years were experiencing a mental health crisis, while the number of Indigenous people killed and seriously injured doubled last financial year, according to a new report
The Guardian 		22/5/2023
News
Operation Cobalt: Arrests made, drugs and firearms seized
NEW ZEALAND: Three men are before the courts after being arrested in Masterton as part of Operation Cobalt.
New Zealand Police 		22/5/2023
News
Police felt ‘significant pressure’ during Higgins case
AUSTRALIA: Police officers felt "significant pressure" to charge former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann which led to some usual processes being skipped, an inquiry has been told. But Australian Federal Police Detective Superintendent Scott Moller, the lead investigator in the matter, admitted he and other officers made some errors during the high-profile case.
South Coast Register (Australia) 		22/5/2023
News
Christchurch businesses targeted in three-hour crime spree
NEW ZEALAND: Eight Christchurch businesses have been targeted by robberies and ram raids in a three-hour crime spree.
RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 		22/5/2023
News
Lehrmann investigator claims police were under pressure to placate media
AUSTRALIA: The lead detective in the Lehrmann case says he believed the prosecution would have failed on Brittany Higgins’ evidence alone as he asserted the investigation was rushed to placate the media.
The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 		22/5/2023
News
UK to host 92nd Interpol General Assembly
Glasgow will host the 92nd Interpol General Assembly in November at the Scottish Event Campus previously used as the location for the COP 26 UN climate change conference.
Police Professional 		22/5/2023
News
Government commits to a redress scheme for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
A redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse is to be launched in England, which the Government says will “acknowledge the institutional failures that allowed children to suffer at the hands of despicable predators”.
Police Professional 		22/5/2023
News
Almost 9,000 drivers caught drink or drug-driving over Christmas period, figures show
More than 50 per cent of drivers stopped over the Christmas period for suspected drug-driving tested positive, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).
Police Professional 		22/5/2023
News
Former GMP officer breached Covid rules with pre-wedding party
A former Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer who broke Covid-19 lockdown rules for a ‘wedding party’ breached expected standards of behaviour and brought “discredit to the police service”, the force said.
Police Professional 		22/5/2023
News
Officer dismissed after conviction for assaulting woman
A Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer who was jailed for assaulting a women has been dismissed without notice, following a misconduct hearing.
Police Professional 		22/5/2023
News
National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150
CANADA: As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada to fully concentrate on big-ticket federal files such as cybercrime, fraud and human trafficking?
City News (Canada) 		22/5/2023
News
It’s time to rethink police training. Traditional training with its paramilitary ethos no longer works
CANADA: In the summer of 2020, Finnish newspapers reported what was, to the Finns, a disturbing trend: According to a survey conducted by Finland’s Police University College, trust in the police was “slipping.” Only 91 per cent of Finns trusted the police a lot or a fair amount, down from 95 per cent in 2018.
Toronto Star (Canada) 		22/5/2023
Feature, Opinion
A financial future for Canadian law enforcement
CANADA: When I became the editor of Blue Line, it was September 2021, the pandemic was still a big topic of discussion for many people, and calls to defund the police rang out loud and clear in the United States. I wondered just how loud those calls were here in Canada.
Blue Line (Canada) 		22/5/2023
Feature
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris denies Gardaí taking a ‘softly softly approach’ to far right protests
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has denied that the Gardaí are taking a “softly softly approach” to far right protestors as he insisted the force will not “fall into their trap”.
Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 		22/5/2023
News
Minister Harris launches ‘threat to share’ awareness campaign on intimate image abuse
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Minister for Justice Simon Harris today launches an awareness campaign highlighting that threatening to share intimate images of another person is a crime with potentially serious consequences.
Government of Ireland 		22/5/2023
News
Official opening of new regional office in the Dublin Metropolitan Region at Dublin Castle, 22nd May 2023
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána officially open new Regional Office in the Dublin Metropolitan Region at Dublin Castle.
An Garda Síochána 		22/5/2023
News
‘Significant capacity’ to deal with drug-driving offences, says NPCC after report claims prosecutions have fallen
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) says there is “significant capacity” to deal with drug-driving after an article in the national media claimed the number of prosecutions has fallen because of forensic backlogs.
Police Professional 		22/5/2023
News
AIC study reveals higher levels of domestic violence and lower conviction rates among motorcycle gang members
New research from the Australian Institute of Criminology presents shocking findings on the level of domestic violence among members of outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs); with higher rates of violence and lower conviction rates, it’s a complex challenge for police officers in New South Wales to solve, as Policing Insight’s James Sweetland reports.
Policing Insight - Subscription at source 		22/5/2023
Analysis, Feature

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