Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104782 total results. Showing results 15021 to 15040 «748749750751752753754755756Next ›Last » Now 900 rioters are held in police swoops: Prosecutors warn of stiffer sentences for street yobs as 466 are already charged The number of rioters and agitators arrested by police has hit more than 900, it was confirmed tonight. There have been 927 arrests and 466 charges across the country so far, a spokesman for the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said. The astonishing figures came as the Director of Public Prosecutions warned the worst offenders they could face up to ten years in jail. Mail Online 11/8/2024 News We need to restore respect for our police Yvette Cooper: Criminals have paid the price for their rioting, but there is still much work to be done in rebuilding our communities The Telegraph - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 Feature, Opinion Extremism in all its forms has been ignored for too long by British politicians The author of two influential reports condemns the policies of both left and right The Guardian 11/8/2024 Feature, Opinion UK riots expose double standards on far-right and Islamist violence Severe cases of far-right violence need to be recognised as terrorism and not ‘thuggery’, write Rusi researchers The Guardian 11/8/2024 Analysis, Feature Assessing Evaluative Practice in Protective Security With the potential implementation of Martyn’s Law in the UK, a national legislation focused on enhancing protective security measures in public and crowded spaces, there is an urgent need to understand effective evaluation in this field. Drawing insights from monitoring and evaluation practices in counter-terrorism, preventing and countering violent extremism and other fields, the article explores how the success of protective security interventions could be defined and measured across various dimensions. In doing so, it aims to contribute not only to the effective implementation of Martyn’s Law but also to the broader evidence base for future interventions in protective security. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 Research article Instead of sniping, we should salute police heroes who saw off thugs Politicians and others debased themselves by spreading conspiracy theories aimed at undermining the force. The Times - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 Feature, Opinion Impact of riots to be felt for years, says minister Rising to the challenge of swiftly punishing rioters will make it harder for the government to rebuild the justice system, the justice secretary has said. BBC 11/8/2024 News QPU Calls For Royal Commission AUSTRALIA: Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers has called for a Royal Commission into mental health in the wake of three recent police shootings in Queensland. A QPU statement, issued after Friday night’s incident at Kingaroy Hospital, said police were frustrated with having to confront people in severe mental health distress. “There’s something wrong with a system that is not delivering care to those who need assistance not incarceration,” the statement said. Southburnett.com.au (Australia) 11/8/2024 News Misconduct warnings prompt Queensland police reforms AUSTRALIA: Hundreds of reports have been raised against Queensland Police Service personnel for misconduct, including officers misusing their authority and confidential information, and allowing drug use to undermine their integrity. An internal review of fraud and corruption controls, completed last year and obtained by this masthead under the Right to Information Act, identified multiple high-priority risks that needed to be addressed. The QPS said it had accepted all but one of the recommendations from the internal review. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 11/8/2024 News The surveilled society: Who is watching you and how NEW ZEALAND: Artificial intelligence-enabled cameras on billboards, in bus windshields, on petrol station forecourts and in the checkout at the supermarket - all these are here, or about to be. The selling of surveillance for safety and security's sake has been very successful around the world, and in New Zealand. It has proceeded apace, with barely a blip - though just this week a legal challenge to it has been playing out in the Auckland District Court, without any coverage by the media. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/8/2024 Analysis, Feature ‘Unmasking Monsters’ – criminal profiling in NZ NEW ZEALAND: Dave “Chook” Henwoods work developing criminal profiling in New Zealand, lead to catching some of New Zealand's worst rapists and murderers. Including the offender in New Zealand police’s longest and largest manhunt, Joseph Thompson. And Susan Burdett’s rapist and killer Malcolm Rewa, exonerating Teina Pora who had spent more than 20 years in prison, falsely accused. The latter didn’t win Chook many friends amongst the police force. Now at 72, Chook’s sharing his journey from growing up on a Hauraki Plains dairy farm, to becoming a police cadet at 17, and going on to lead the National Criminal Profiling Unit, chasing the worst criminals in New Zealand in his book ‘Unmasking Monsters’. [AUDIO] RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/8/2024 Feature Pension rule on tax is driving out senior gardaí, says superintendents’ association leader REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The president of the Association of Garda Chief Superintendents has warned that a cap on tax relief for pension funds has had a far-reaching impact on the force, with senior officers avoiding promotion and others considering leaving the force. The president of the Association of Garda Chief Superintendents has warned that a cap on tax relief for pension funds has had a far-reaching impact on the force, with senior officers avoiding promotion and others considering leaving the force. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Registration at source 11/8/2024 News Top Waikato cop found to have ‘bullied’ senior officer – IPCA NEW ZEALAND: A police superintendent has been found by the Independent Police Conduct Authority to have bullied a senior officer by yelling at them in two senior management meetings, leaving the staffer feeling "belittled and disrespected". RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 11/8/2024 News NT coroner refers Katrina Hawker’s death to police for further investigation as inquest ends AUSTRALIA: A coronial inquest into the "suspicious death" of a Darwin nurse has handed down its findings, reporting the matter to police and Director of Public Prosecutions for further investigation. ABC News (Australia) 11/8/2024 News Specialist police hunt social media influencers who incited riots online Teams working for regional organised crime units investigating hundreds of leads after trawling through posts The Telegraph - Subscription at source 10/8/2024 News AFP counter-terrorism operation that targeted 13-year-old with autism cost more than $500,000 AUSTRALIA: An Australian federal police counter-terrorism operation targeting a 13-year-old boy with autism cost more than $500,000, Guardian Australia can reveal. Documents provided under freedom of information laws show the total cost of Operation Bourglinster, the AFP investigation into a boy known as Thomas Carrick, was $507,087. No further breakdown of the cost was provided. The Guardian 10/8/2024 News Police in one Australian state predict a another ‘catastrophic year’ of road deaths AUSTRALIA: Police say another 'catastrophic year' on Victorian roads could be recorded as the number of fatalities surges among motorcyclists and pedestrians. The state's road toll has reached 173 in August, the same total as by this time in 2023. Mail Online 10/8/2024 News New police complaints chairman appointed The body that monitors police complaints in Jersey has appointed a new chairman. Chris Stephenson was appointed by the Jersey Police Complaints Authority (JPCA) after an on-island recruitment process. BBC 10/8/2024 News New leader named for B.C.’s police watchdog service CANADA: The Ministry of the Attorney General has announced a new leader for the province’s police watchdog. It says Jessica Berglund has been appointed by Attorney General Niki Sharma to the position of chief civilian director of B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office. Global News (Canada) 10/8/2024 News Video doorbells, CCTV, facial recognition: how the police tracked UK rioters The hunt to find the rioters and the people who incited them began the moment the first brick was thrown. But the efforts to catch them will last weeks or months, and involve super-recognisers, specialist software, video doorbells and, in a few cases, criminal stupidity. The Guardian 10/8/2024 Feature «748749750751752753754755756Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
