Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97212 total results. Showing results 1441 to 1460 «697071727374757677Next ›Last » State’s major warning to ‘flouting’ drivers as hi-tech AI speed cameras rolled out to target phone, seatbelt offences AUSTRALIA: One state has put “flouting” drivers on notice as it prepares to roll out a new technology which uses AI to detect seatbelt and mobile phone offences. News.com.au (Australia) 30/12/2024 News More drug drivers than drink drivers – Surrey police More drivers have been arrested for drug driving offences than drink driving in December, according to Surrey Police. The findings come as part of Operation Limit, a month-long campaign which sees the force randomly stopping cars at designated stop sites to breathalyse or drug swab where necessary. BBC 30/12/2024 News Good practice from TVP’s behavioural science internal focus could be shared with forces nationwide An internally focused Behavioural Science Unit set up by Thames Valley Police is helping the force to address a range of issues including leadership standards, neurodiversity, and structural and geographical change – and good practice identified from the work of the Unit could soon be shared with other forces across England and Wales, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 30/12/2024 Feature, Innovation The National Sustainability Charter for Emergency Services explained This video focuses on the development and endorsement of a national Sustainability Charter for emergency services in the UK, emphasizing the importance of a collaborative approach among police, fire, and ambulance services. We hear from Sharon Luther, Sustainability Manager from Merseyside Police, and Chair of the National Emergency Services Group Sustainability Charter Development. We also have an introduction from Billie Heafield Head of Category for Estates and Sustainability at Blue Light Commercial. Billie works for Lianne Deeming the CEO at BLC who is also NPCC Sustainability Portfolio Lead. PolicingTV 30/12/2024 Feature, Video Boxing NZ defends club after police confiscate 12-year-old’s t-shirt NEW ZEALAND: Boxing New Zealand has expressed dismay after police confiscated a 12-year-old boy's boxing club t-shirt on Christmas Day because of a Black Power symbol on it. 1 News (New Zealand) 29/12/2024 News New disciplinary code for gardai put on hold as decision ‘big headache’ for incoming Justice Minister REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Government has postponed controversial plans to introduce a new disciplinary code for gardaí until March, the Irish Mail on Sunday has learned. Sources said the decision has left ‘a big headache’ for the Minister for Justice in the incoming Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael-led Coalition. The new disciplinary regime was due to come into effect on Wednesday. However, a senior source last night said a decision has been made to postpone its implementation to March 1. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 29/12/2024 News Online child exploitation spiked in B.C. in recent years. Police worry it’s here to stay CANADA: RCMP warn increase may be permanent as children use social media at younger and younger ages CBC News (Canada) 29/12/2024 News Almost 6000 referrals made to cops over child abuse, grooming concerns from four tech companies NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Police have received almost 6000 referrals about grooming and child abuse concerns from tech giants over the past four years, the Waikato Times can reveal. An Official Information Act request with police has revealed exactly how many times police received referrals, via the US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, from Roblox, Snapchat, TikTok and Meta - owner of Facebook and Instagram. Waikato Times (New Zealand) 29/12/2024 News Met police pays out after arrest of teenager wrongly linked to protest Exclusive: Force reaches out-of-court settlement with Xanthe Wells, who was accused of being at pro-Palestine demonstration The Guardian 29/12/2024 News British Transport Police deserves to lose trans court challenge When coming into contact with the police, few women would willingly submit to a strip-search by a male officer. We would assume we have the right to be searched by a female officer, and most reasonable people would agree. Not British Transport Police (BTP), however, which is facing a court challenge to its policy of allowing trans-identified male officers to order women to remove their clothes. UnHerd 29/12/2024 Feature, Opinion RCMP asks for help handling troubling number of kids radicalizing online CANADA: Canadians as young as 12 being drawn to extremist views, Mountie warns. CBC News (Canada) 29/12/2024 News Police Minister takes aim at parents of teenagers who ‘terrorised’ CBD and ‘attacked police officer’ AUSTRALIA: Police Minister Paul Papalia has taken aim at the parents of a gang of teenagers who watched on as a 16-year-old boy allegedly attacked a police officer The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 29/12/2024 News An Garda Síochána has spent almost €20m on consultancy services since 2019 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána has spent €19.5m on consultancy services in the last six years as part of its response to a report calling for “priority” reform of the force’s operating model. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 29/12/2024 News After the incident: measuring organizational (internal) police demand Recent studies have sought to estimate the amount of time consumed by police responding to emergency calls for service. And yet, we know that reactive deployed resources represent only part of what police actually spend their time on. After the police clear the scene of an incident, a number of activities will be undertaken, such as reviewing CCTV footage and interviewing suspects, which are immensely time consuming. This paper outlines a novel method for measuring the time consumed on these post-incident activities using individual time estimates from a sample of Dutch detectives nested within eight frontline police teams. We present this novel method, inclusive of preliminary findings and a breakdown of the variance at each level of the data. In addition, we present the current and potential merits this method holds for police practice. Police Practice and Research 28/12/2024 Research article Naming legislation after victims ‘risks skewing sentences’ ‘Apostrophe laws’ named after high-profile victims have created an unbalanced hierarchy of offences, barristers say The Times - Subscription at source 28/12/2024 News Left to the mercy of Britain’s rural crime gangs: How ‘perfect storm’ of policing cuts and rising machinery costs have left farmers living in fear as city thieves travel to countryside to ransack isolated homes Farmers warn the rising value of farm equipment combined with policing shortages has created 'the perfect storm' for rural crime, with some in remote areas feeling abandoned to lawlessness. They say their isolated homes offer rich pickings for thieves who travel from cities to target quad bikes, 4x4 vehicles, and expensive farm machinery alongside portable and easy to steal electronic items like tractor GPS systems. Working to order and sometimes using drones to scope out their targets, the organised gangs smash their way into buildings and sneak around fields in the dark, making off with everything from electric fences and harvesting equipment to trucks and trailers. Mail Online 28/12/2024 News How two debt-ridden men from Argyll fell in with Colombian cartel The rugged coastline of Scotland has long presented opportunities for criminal gangs and a challenge for law enforcement agencies The Times - Subscription at source 28/12/2024 Feature Northern Command’s record year in review AUSTRALIA: The AFP’s Northern Command is winding up a year of milestones in disrupting significant and organised crime and keeping Australians safe. The National Tribune (Australia) 28/12/2024 News Guns seizure up by 40%, police force says The number of firearms seized by West Midlands Police rose by 40% in 2024, compared to the previous year. Among the 210 guns was a Madsen machine gun, which was found hidden behind a bath panel, along with tools to convert blank-firing guns into working weapons. BBC 28/12/2024 News Police share of council tax may rise by £14 a year The share of council tax Warwickshire Police receives could rise by £14 a year for the average household to maintain current service levels, the police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said. BBC 27/12/2024 News «697071727374757677Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
