Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100519 total results. Showing results 15161 to 15180 «755756757758759760761762763Next ›Last » Comment: so keeping people safe could cost the Met Commissioner his job? Chris Hobbs who was at the demonstration which sparked the furore over an officer's interaction with a Jewish man, says the sergeant was 'just thinking on his feet.' Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/4/2024 Feature, Opinion Government raises threshold for police requests for victims’ counselling notes The Government has backed an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill that will provide extra protections for victims’ counselling notes during criminal investigations. Police Professional 23/4/2024 News Peel police chief met Sri Lankan officer a court says ‘participated’ in torture CANADA: The head of one of Canada’s largest police forces met with a Sri Lankan inspector general of police who two weeks earlier had been found by the South Asian country’s highest court to have “participated in the torture” of an arrested man. Global News (Canada) 23/4/2024 News Unions call for wanding laws after multiple stabbing incidents in Sydney AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales Police Union are urgently calling to introduce wanding laws so officers can conduct knife searches in public, following a number of stabbing attacks across the state. Wanding laws would allow police to perform a "non-invasive" search of members of the public with a hand-held metal detector. 9 News (Australia) 23/4/2024 News Coroner says NSW police should force tactical officers to wear body cameras after man shot and killed AUSTRALIA: New South Wales police must catch up to other states and require its tactical officers to wear body-worn cameras, an inquest has recommended after examining the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was shot by police three times. The Guardian 23/4/2024 News Police receive 200 cases a month of sextortion and other online crimes NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand police said reports from victims and online offenders of child exploitation have "quadrupled" in the last five years. 1 News (New Zealand) 23/4/2024 News Police Association concerned job cuts at Internal Affairs and Customs will put extra work on officers NEW ZEALAND: Proposed job cuts across the Department of Internal Affairs and Customs have sparked fears from the police union, which is concerned a reduction in public sector staff will add to the growing workload of officers. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 23/4/2024 News Ninety-six gardaí currently suspended from the force, new figures show REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: There are currently 96 gardaí suspended from the force for a number of alleged infractions. The figure is down from 115 in 2022, with no fresh suspensions this year, new figures show. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 23/4/2024 News The Big Mistake: Why images of blades and weapons won’t help to prevent knife violence When police look to campaign against and raise awareness around knife crime, they often use images of knives and bladed weapons as part of the prevention message; but former police officer and now police trainer Graham Goulden warns that the use of such imagery by policing and other organisations can often have the negative effect of normalising knife-related violence. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/4/2024 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Investigations into the use of OC spray by Victoria Police AUSTRALIA: IBAC reviewed 15 internal investigations by Victoria Police into incidents involving the use of OC spray by police and protective services officers (PSOs). All incidents occurred between January 2020 and March 2022. Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) - Victoria (Australia) 23/4/2024 Report IBAC review finds risks in OC spray use by Victoria Police AUSTRALIA: Today the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) released a summary of its thematic review into Victoria Police’s use of OC (oleoresin capsicum) spray. Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) - Victoria (Australia) 23/4/2024 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/4/2024 News Police unjustified in throwing youth several metres, dragging by hood, watchdog finds NEW ZEALAND: Two police officers have been found to have used excessive force when moving youth off of a road - after one was thrown several metres and another was dragged by their hood, a watchdog has found. Stuff (New Zealand) 23/4/2024 News Shotgun at centre of Garda probe – after it was seized twice in separate investigations REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Exclusive: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has ordered an urgent investigation into how the weapon got back into circulation – despite officers seizing it for the first time in 2009 Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 23/4/2024 News Sadiq Khan pledges £3m for ‘gangbusters’ high street crime crackdown and pilot scheme to tackle phone theft The mayor’s announcements come as Tory candidate Susan Hall criticises the mayor for failures in policing and for having lost ‘control of our streets. Sadiq Khan has promised a £3m “gangbusters” crackdown on high street crime if he is re-elected as mayor. The Standard 23/4/2024 News Met police chief defends ‘professional’ conduct of officer in pro-Palestinian protest row Sir Mark Rowley says sergeant involved in incident with Campaign Against Antisemitism’s Gideon Falter will not face disciplinary action. The Metropolitan Police commissioner has praised the “professional” conduct of the officer who threatened an antisemitism campaigner with arrest at a pro-Palestinian demonstration. The Standard 23/4/2024 News What do voters want from West Mercia’s next PCC? From calls for more "bobbies on the beat", to worries about shoplifting, rural crime and women's safety. Whoever is elected West Mercia's police and crime commissioner (PCC) on 2 May will face a wide range of demands from voters. BBC 23/4/2024 News, UK PCC Elections Knife arch used at under-18s music event A mobile knife arch that was used at a music event in Devon at the weekend allowed officers to have an "open conversation" about knife crime, police have said. BBC 23/4/2024 News Increase in reports of online child exploitation NEW ZEALAND: Reports of sextortion, and child sexual abuse being posted online and sent via private messages are on the rise. Police say in 2023 New Zealand authorities received 19,865 referrals from the Cyber Tipline - run by US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 23/4/2024 News Three Strikes makes its return: The controversial law explained NEW ZEALAND: The Government is reviving the Three Strikes legislation Labour scrapped two years ago. 1News breaks down what the law means and why some aren't happy to see it back. 1 News (New Zealand) 23/4/2024 News «755756757758759760761762763Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
