Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100282 total results. Showing results 16381 to 16400 «816817818819820821822823824Next ›Last » Woman whose baby was stillborn in HMP Styal praises sentencing changes Louise Powell says she hopes new guidance means fewer pregnant women are jailed and it can be the legacy of her child Brooke The Guardian 18/3/2024 News Northampton Police has nine officers suspended for rape or sexual assault A police force said it has nine staff currently suspended due to ongoing criminal investigations into rape or sexual assault. BBC 18/3/2024 News NSW police turns to Bruce Lehrmann producer for top PR role AUSTRALIA: NSW police sacked the state’s powerful PR chief. It will turn to Spotlight’s Steve Jackson to help run the force’s media apparatus. Financial Review (Australia) 18/3/2024 News Festus Akinbusoye: ‘It’s the kind of call no parent wants to get from anyone, especially the police’ Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye spoke to Policing Insight’s James Sweetland about the abuse he’s suffered during his first term – including a shocking threat to his life that made him question whether to continue as a PCC at all – and his desire to help the force reach its full potential. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 18/3/2024 Feature, Interview Man jailed for ‘massive’ injuries to police in crash AUSTRALIA: A man who ploughed a ute head-on into a police van, leaving three officers with a "massive range of injuries", has been jailed for at least four years. The Canberra Times (Australia) 18/3/2024 News Focus: Christopher Luxon responds to questions on Police pay negotiations NEW ZEALAND: Christopher Luxon responds to questions on Police pay negotiations during his weekly post-Cabinet press conference. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 18/3/2024 News, Video Garda bicycle case makes me fear for force I proudly served REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: More than 1,800 police officers in the UK recruited under Boris Johnson’s manifesto pledge to increase numbers, resigned last year, it was reported recently. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 18/3/2024 Feature, Opinion Garda suspended after GAA manager and former player dies following hit-and-run REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda has been suspended and a Gsoc investigation is under way after a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a well-known GAA player and manager. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 18/3/2024 News Meeting the International Police Association’s President Martin Hoffmann (Part 2) In this second video in a series of three recorded for PolicingTV, May-Britt Rinaldo Ronnebro from IPA Section Sweden talks to fellow IPA Member, Martin Hoffmann from IPA Section Austria. This part focuses on Martin’s background in policing in Vienna in Austria. He also shares the basic information regarding the police organisation in Austria and some figures on female and male police staff. PolicingTV 18/3/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video A dangerous numbers game AUSTRALIA: The footage you’re about to see reveals the key moments when a routine stop-and-search by NSW police officers crossed into the unlawful — ultimately costing the state $320,000. This is the first time it’s been made public outside a courtroom. Ebonie Madden was jailed for six months in 2020 after police searched her and a companion Dylan on a street in the suburb of Penrith in Sydney’s west. This search was the basis for police charging Madden with resisting arrest, possessing a knife and theft. But a judge later ruled that it was unlawful. Here’s why. ABC News (Australia) 17/3/2024 Feature Police chief: Indecent exposure offenders should receive harsher sentences Maggie Blyth, police lead for violence against women and girls, says the crime often shows more serious offending is to come, as in the case of Wayne Couzens. Indecent exposure offenders should be given harsher sentences, the national police lead for violence against women and girls has said. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth said that the offence was often a “red flag” that someone would go on to more serious sexual offending, as was the case with Wayne Couzens, the Metropolitan Police officer who murdered Sarah Everard. The Times - Subscription at source 17/3/2024 News Police commissioner wants more supports for officers reviewing child abuse cases CANADA: Nicole Swanson advocates monitoring members’ mental health because she understands what it is like to “break and snap” psychologically. Sask Today (Canada) 17/3/2024 News Systemic inquiry – Victim participation in the Justice System AUSTRALIA: The Commissioner’s first systemic inquiry focused on victim participation in the justice system. As part of this inquiry, the Commissioner has looked at victims’ experiences of participating in the justice system and whether new laws or policies are needed to help victims participate in keeping with what they’re legally entitled to under the Victims’ Charter. The report was finalised in November 2023 and released in March 2024. It is available able in full or four separate parts. Victims of Crime Commissioner for Victoria (Australia) 17/3/2024 Report Broken justice system leaves victims silenced and sidelined, report says AUSTRALIA: The impact Victoria’s justice system has on victims has been exposed in a new report that finds one-quarter of them would not report a crime again after negative experiences with the court system and police. The scathing report, by the state’s Victims of Crime Commissioner, calls for an urgent overhaul of a system that is causing further trauma for victims of crime, who have fewer legal rights than those charged with an offence. WA Today (Australia) 17/3/2024 News Public pressure mounting on Govt as police pay negotiations stall NEW ZEALAND: The Government is under increasing pressure to provide an acceptable pay offer to police as negotiations stall. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Police Minister Mark Mitchell both made social media posts from Christchurch last week, in which they paid testament to emergency service staff who responded to the mosque terror attack five years ago. Many in the public commented on the posts and urged Luxon and Mitchell to improve the latest police pay offer, which some officers rejected as “insulting” and “disgusting”. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 17/3/2024 News Vast majority of stalking cases were wrongly categorised by Met Police Four out of five cases in London were recorded as less serious offences over a period of eight years. More than 80 per cent of stalking cases in London were wrongly categorised for almost eight years, prompting concern that Metropolitan Police officers are failing to spot the harm posed to victims. Data seen by The Times suggests that 82 per cent of stalking reports were initially treated as non-stalking offences between July 2015 and March 2023. They were later revised to stalking offences. The Times - Subscription at source 17/3/2024 News Suspected drugs gang in West Cork were under close garda surveillance for days before arrests REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The international trafficking gang suspected of attempting to land a multi-million euro consignment of cocaine in West Cork had been under surveillance since their arrival in Ireland more than a week ago. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 17/3/2024 News AFP warns of rising reports of forced labor AUSTRALIA: The AFP is urging domestic and overseas workers seeking employment in Australia to be aware of forced labour and exploitation indicators, with reports of the crime increasing almost 50 per cent in the past five years. Since 2018-19, the AFP has received 178 reports relating to forced labour and exploitation – crimes that are forms of human trafficking. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 17/3/2024 News Garda jailed for sexual assault was investigated over alleged €10k immigration bribes REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda jailed earlier this month for the sexual assault and harassment of two women was previously the subject of a high-level immigration fraud probe, the Sunday Independent can reveal. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 17/3/2024 News British Transport Police officer sacked for attempting to hire sex worker A police officer who tried to hire a sex worker while on an overnight stay for a training course has been sacked. PC Adam Abdur-Rehman was staying in London in 2023 on a trip funded by the British Transport Police (BTP). BBC 17/3/2024 News «816817818819820821822823824Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
