Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105018 total results. Showing results 16541 to 16560 «824825826827828829830831832Next ›Last » Forced marriage survivor shares her story for awareness day A woman who survived honour-based abuse and was coerced into entering a forced marriage has said that she felt “she had to get out of the situation if she wanted to stay alive.” Nottinghamshire Police 14/7/2024 Feature An economic evaluation of a police–mental health co-response program: data from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial Background: Alternative responses to behavioral health emergencies are increasingly common interventions to address the overrepresentation of people with mental illness in the criminal legal and health systems. We compared costs associated with receiving a crisis response from police-as-usual versus a police-mental health co-response team that occurred as part of a randomized controlled trial. Methods: Eligible 911 calls-for-service were randomized to receive a police-as-usual or a co-response. Next, we record-linked randomized events to emergency medical services, jail, outpatient services, and emergency department data to assess outcomes. We calculated per-person costs of service utilization following the randomized event from a public-sector perspective. Results: Our analysis revealed no cost-savings from the co-response. Persons who received a co-response team response had greater 12-month post-randomized incident costs associated with outpatient behavioral health encounters and emergency department visits. Conclusions: Rigorous evaluations and cost analyses are important for determining whether alternative police response interventions achieve community goals. Journal of Experimental Criminology 14/7/2024 Research article Former garda whistleblower suing the State in three different legal actions REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda whistleblower who left the force over her alleged mistreatment by her superiors is suing the State. Former garda Sinéad Killian is taking three separate actions against the Garda Commissioner, the Justice Minister and the Attorney General, according to papers recently lodged in the High Court. All three sets of proceedings are personal injury cases. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 14/7/2024 News Force rejecting more potential police officers Thames Valley Police (TVP) said it rejected nearly a fifth more potential officers in the last financial year than it did in the year before. It said there was “change in risk appetite” after cases involving former Metropolitan Police officers Wayne Couzens and David Carrick, both jailed for life last year. BBC 14/7/2024 News First responders to get police escorts on Victoria street after paramedic attacked CANADA: Victoria’s police chief says an incident in which a man allegedly attacked a paramedic and first responders were surrounded by a hostile crowd is an “escalation in aggressive behaviour towards first responders.” Global News (Canada) 13/7/2024 News Police chiefs demanded ‘crossbow ban’ two months before 3 women were slaughtered at home Police chiefs called for urgent action to stop crossbows getting into the wrong hands two months before the shocking murders of three women with one of the weapons, but the former Tory government ignored their plea. Express 13/7/2024 News Napier man Bruce Hintz photographed, filmed rape, sex abuse of little girl NEW ZEALAND: A Napier man has admitted raping, abusing and assaulting a little girl - starting when she was just four years old - and recording video and images of the violations. Bruce Wayne Hintz, 65, initially told police he did not know the victim and had no idea how the images and footage of her ended up hidden in a pornographic magazine under his mattress. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 13/7/2024 News Climate activists have received months-long sentences. Are tougher laws eroding Australians’ right to protest? AUSTRALIA: NSW enacts highest number of new laws among states, with climate protesters disproportionately affected, report finds. Brad Homewood describes his first steps into a maximum security facility, where he spent the first three weeks of a two-month jail sentence, as intimidating. The Guardian 13/7/2024 Feature Horror moment police officer is stabbed in neck by passer-by in random attack A police officer attending a routine traffic accident in Manchester was stabbed in the neck by a passerby. Video footage of the terrifying incident shows Jacob Brown walking along the pavement before randomly lunging a knife at three officers at the scene of the crash. Metro 13/7/2024 News Tasmania Police have reported an increase in burgalaries in the North AUSTRALIA: Tasmania Police have urged the public to remember the importance of securing their property and belongings since recording a 12.9 per cent increase in burglaries in the North. The Examiner (Australia) - Subscription at source 13/7/2024 News Police say elderly victims are being targeted in fraud scheme CANADA: Waterloo Regional Police are warning of a debit/credit card fraud scheme targeting elderly victims. Police say they’ve received several reports of the fraud since early June. Waterloo Region Record (Canada) 13/7/2024 News Serving Met Police officer admits sexual assault Detective Constable Jose Poonsawat pleaded guilty to sexual assault over off-duty incident in December 2022. A serving Metropolitan Police officer has admitted sexually assaulting a woman while off-duty. The Standard 13/7/2024 News Victoria police chief says violence escalating against first responders CANADA: The chief of the Victoria Police Department says firefighters and paramedics will no longer respond to calls in a specific neighbourhood without police backup after a paramedic was attacked by a man in medical distress, and officers who arrived to help were threatened by a large crowd. Police chief Del Manak says the latest attack on Thursday was only “one piece of the trend” of increasing aggression toward emergency personnel. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 13/7/2024 News First responders to get police escorts on Victoria street after paramedic attacked CANADA: Victoria’s police chief says an incident in which a man allegedly attacked a paramedic and first responders were surrounded by a hostile crowd is an “escalation in aggressive behaviour towards first responders.” Global News (Canada) 13/7/2024 News ‘You can’t be in two places at once’: Police attendance at family harm events falls as focus moves to beat teams NEW ZEALAND: For Auckland’s top cop, it’s clear the country’s largest police force has been doing more than it probably should have been. “When someone’s in crisis in a public space it’s always going to be our job to turn up and stop traffic, talk them off the end of the bridge, [and] get them to some place safe,” says Assistant Commissioner Sam Hoyle. What’s often frustrating, though, is what comes next - the eight-hour wait with that person at an emergency room before they can hand over to a mental health specialist. The Post (New Zealand) 13/7/2024 News Fears UK prisons face ‘collapse’ as they could be full before early release scheme begins With Labour plan not coming into effect until September, ex-prison governor says emergency measures can only ‘keep a lid on things’ The Guardian 13/7/2024 News Kenya’s police chief resigns following criticism over protests KENYA: Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome resigned on Friday following intense criticism of officers' conduct during anti-government protests last month in which at least 39 people were killed. President William Ruto's office announced Koome's resignation the day after he fired nearly his entire cabinet, bowing to the demands of protesters. Koome's deputy Douglas Kanja has been made acting police chief, it said. Reuters 13/7/2024 News Police forces across the UK extend AI-powered traffic surveillance trial In a bid to enhance road safety, National Highways and police forces in the United Kingdom are extending a trial of mobile technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically detect motorists violating seatbelt and mobile phone laws. motor1.com 13/7/2024 News Paul Williams: Garda bike row was ‘a good deed that was blown out of all proportion’, says farmer at centre of controversy REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The farmer at the centre of the controversial garda bike case has spoken of his anger after a respected detective was suspended for loaning him an unclaimed bicycle in “an act of kindness” during the Covid-19 lockdown. Speaking out for the first time, the man, who has asked not to be named, said he was left “feeling like a criminal” after members of an elite garda unit entered his property in June 2020 to retrieve the bike. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 13/7/2024 News NZTA reviews police, council access to state highway CCTV cameras NEW ZEALAND: There are fears police and councils could lose access to New Zealand's network of more than 1000 highway CCTV cameras - a move one mayor says could have "disastrous consequences". RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 13/7/2024 News «824825826827828829830831832Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
