Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115373 total results. Showing results 15781 to 15800 «786787788789790791792793794Next ›Last » ‘My time is precious to me’: Victoria Police acting chief commissioner won’t apply for top job AUSTRALIA: It means Victoria will have had at least three different chief police commissioners in 2025, with applications for the permanent role closing this Friday. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 News New technology brings interpreters on every police beat AUSTRALIA: Today, the NSW Government unveiled new technology that allows every police officer across NSW to access interpreting services 24/7. New South Wales Government 2/4/2025 News Translation app overlooks those calling police for help AUSTRALIA: A new app providing police with 24-hour interpreting services is a far cry from the small handbook used in the 90s. It's a reality which NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Brett McFadden has experienced first-hand. The Canberra Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 News Implementing Anti-Racism in the Context of Policing: A Systematic Review While crucial initiatives addressing racism within the UK policing context emerged in the 1990s, prompted by landmark events and public inquiries, racism and discrimination are acknowledged as persistent in policing. The terms “institutional racism” and “institutional discrimination” have particular connotations and evoke strong reactions. Anti-racism as an individual and organisational practice has gained increased acceptance in the UK and organisational leaders are becoming more comfortable addressing institutional and structural racism through various anti-racist strategies and tools (Miller 2023). The Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) 2/4/2025 Report Jacinta Allan denies Victoria police force is in chaos as another top cop quits AUSTRALIA: The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has denied the state’s police force is in chaos after the acting chief commissioner, Rick Nugent, announced he wouldn’t apply for the permanent position after just 41 days in the job. The Guardian 2/4/2025 News Position vacant: A crushing police chief job with 18-hour days, a crime crisis and not enough police AUSTRALIA: Applications for the vacant job of Victoria Police’s chief commissioner close on Friday with the front-runner scratched. In the present political landscape, the successful candidate will inherit a job that spin doctors would describe as “challenging”. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 Analysis, Feature Police, Health NZ release reports on 11-year-old misidentification incident NEW ZEALAND: Health New Zealand and the Police have both released reports and preliminary findings around an incident involving an 11-year-old girl being misidentified as a 20-year-old and placed in a Waikato mental health facility on March 9. Te Ao Maori News (New Zealand) 2/4/2025 News Leadership Styles and Perceptions in Policing: Evidence from Kuwait’s Police Stations This study examines potential relationships between police leadership styles and perceptions of policing issues in Kuwait. Police station leaders (n = 60) completed a Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-6S) to assess their leadership styles—transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire. This accompanied a survey assessing their attitudes on prominent themes in policing, including cultural constructs unique to the Middle East—specifically wasta (favoritism). Linear models were used to identify demographic predictors of leadership styles and to explore potential links between leadership traits and perceptions on policing themes. The findings revealed significant relationships in both sets of analyses. Officers with college degrees strongly correlated with transformational leadership, while transactional traits showed only minimal significance; additionally, experience in the position was associated with higher levels of laissez-faire leadership. Further analysis showed leaders who adopted laissez-faire mentalities hold more favorable views on the use of overtime, whereas transactional leaders expressed more favorable opinions of the public yet were less inclined to acknowledge the negative influence wasta has on police work. This study addresses substantial gaps in the literature, offering valuable insights into the current state of police leadership in Kuwait. It is also the first to explore wasta in the policing and criminal justice context in the Middle East, providing discussion to the cultural dimensions influencing law enforcement in the Arab region. Future research should expand on these cultural dimensions, as well as examine the potential benefits of leadership assessment and its alignment with desirable organizational outcomes in policing. Asian Journal of Criminology 2/4/2025 Research article HMICFRS report a ‘wake-up call’ for proper funding, says PSNI The financial pressures facing the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are putting its capacity to provide a high-quality service to the public “under great strain”, the police inspectorate has said. Police Professional 2/4/2025 News Queensland government to extend police powers under Jack’s Law to all public places AUSTRALIA: Queensland police will be allowed to search people for weapons without a warrant in all public places under a proposal to expand their wanding powers. ABC News (Australia) 2/4/2025 News NSW Police roll out new language app to help in interactions with multicultural communities AUSTRALIA: Engaging with police can be intimidating for migrants especially if they are not fluent in English. SBS News (Australia) 2/4/2025 Audio, News 500 extra police: Winston Peters admits Govt’s target could be ‘few weeks late’ NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters admits the Government’s promise to train 500 extra police officers within two years might not be met, abandoning his long-held insistence the target’s timeline would be honoured. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 2/4/2025 News ‘Worrying lack of support’ for PSNI officers managing child abuse cases – HMICFRS The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) must improve how it manages violent and sexual offenders and suspects after His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) found a "worrying lack of support for officers" who worked with them. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 News Knife detection technology trials set to finish phase one at the end of May The technology uses ordinary cameras combined with electromagnetic infrared waves and a unique computer algorithm to detect weapons hidden beneath clothing. The development of a new knife detection technology is set to finish phase one trials by the end of May, a Home Office minister told Parliament. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 News PC Trevor Lock, the hero of the Iranian Embassy siege In the week that the inaugural London Police Bravery awards take place the Met Federation says it will be fitting to remember PC Lock's courage. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 News Friederike Wegener: ‘We’ve achieved so much in addressing terrorist content online, but there’s a lot more to do’ With terrorist and extremist groups looking increasingly to online platforms as a way to radicalise internet users – particularly young people – the European Commission’s Prevention of Radicalisation Unit is working hard to counter their activities; in this second in a two-part interview, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth spoke to Unit Policy Officer Friederike Wegener about the EC’s efforts to tackle the online terror threat, the role and impact of legislation, and the challenges of the future. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 2/4/2025 Analysis, Feature, Interview Durham’s new Investigative Hub officially opened Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen and Chief Constable Rachel Bacon officially opened Durham’s new Investigative Hub, joined by local dignitaries and His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of County Durham, Mrs Sue Snowdon. Emergency Services Times 2/4/2025 News The Police Service of Northern Ireland: An inspection of police effectiveness and efficiency His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) independently assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire and rescue services to make communities safer. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 2/4/2025 Report Police Service of Northern Ireland needs to improve its crime prevention and management of offenders and suspects The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) needs to improve how it prevents crime and manages offenders and suspects, the police inspectorate has said. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 2/4/2025 News UK and Vietnam sign agreement to tackle human trafficking A new joint action plan will reduce the risks of human trafficking by discouraging dangerous journeys, disrupting trafficking gangs and supporting victims. Home Office 2/4/2025 News «786787788789790791792793794Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
