Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98504 total results. Showing results 17001 to 17020 «847848849850851852853854855Next ›Last » Lack of roads policing gardaí in Cork causing ‘chaos’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A change to the Cork City Roads policing Unit roster has bene causing issues since being introduced Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 23/1/2024 News ‘No grounds for disciplinary proceedings’ in Christopher Kapessa case, says IOPC The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found “no grounds for any disciplinary proceedings” against any officers following complaints by the mother of drowned teenager Christopher Kapessa. Police Professional 23/1/2024 News Avon & Somerset police give out more speeding tickets that any other UK force Avon & Somerset Police issues the most speeding fines out of forces in the UK. According to data, it gave out more than 160,000 fines in 2022. Information was received from 25 of the 42 police forces contacted as part of a Freedom of Information request by insurance company Veygo. It showed that in 2022 alone more than a million speeding fines were issued across the country. As a speeding offence carries a minimum of three points and a £100 fine, this means speeding costs motorists at least £10 million. The UK county average for speeding tickets stands at 41,986 per policing region. This means, Avon & Somerset has seen nearly four times the number of speeding offences on average. Bristol Live 23/1/2024 News Hamilton police chief makes case for $20M budget increase, saying service’s ask is ‘realistic’ CANADA: Hamilton's police chief and police board chair made their pitch for $213,422,645 in taxpayer dollars on Monday, telling city councillors the 10.24 per cent increase over last year's budget is needed to keep policing in Hamilton at its current level of service. CBC News (Canada) 23/1/2024 News Avon and Somerset Police falls behind on sex offender visits A police force has fallen further behind on scheduled sex offenders visits, despite being told to improve. BBC 23/1/2024 News Why doubling sentences won’t reduce shop worker assaults Retail staff have increasingly been subjected to violence and abuse, partly as a result of the growth in shoplifting, prompting calls from the industry and unions for a new offence of assaulting a shop worker; but Penelope Gibbs, Director of campaign group Transform Justice, warns that the a move would do nothing to reduce the number of attacks, suggesting that a better police response to such assaults and perpetrators dealt with out of court where possible would be much more effective. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/1/2024 Feature, Opinion More forced marriages and worker exploitation – why Australia needs an anti-slavery commissioner AUSTRALIA: Last week, a 47-year-old Queensland man was charged with 46 offences, including torturing and enslaving deckhands on his fishing boats. The University of Western Australia 23/1/2024 Feature, Opinion Marine training helps police gain vital recovery skills NEW ZEALAND: Police Search and Rescue officers have been training to help fill a skills gap in body and victim recovery from marine environments. Star News (New Zealand) 23/1/2024 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 23/1/2024 News Garda handling of Toscan du Plantier murder investigation one of the most controversial in recent hstory REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Criticism of approach of gardai voiced almost from the start of the investigation, with identification of Ian Bailey as a suspect also dogged by controversy. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 23/1/2024 News Cameras shoved in faces: ‘Who’d want to be a garda?’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Cameras "shoved" in faces and video footage edited and misrepresented online is now “a big problem" for gardaí, a policing forum in Cork has heard. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 23/1/2024 News Outrage as Just Stop Oil ‘menace’ costs Met Police £20m Just Stop Oil eco-zealots slammed for their "cheek" in costing the Metropolitan Police millions of pounds as they tried to bring London to a standstill. Express 23/1/2024 News Met Police officer charged with sexual assault A Metropolitan Police officer who is accused of sexual assault is due in court later on Monday. BBC 22/1/2024 News No grounds for disciplinary action in Christopher Kapessa case The IOPC has concluded their investigation which followed compliants made by Christopher’s mother. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/1/2024 News Norfolk Constabulary refers itself to IOPC after four people found dead at house Norfolk Constabulary has referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) after four bodies were found at a house on Friday (January 19). Police Professional 22/1/2024 News ‘Real reason’ why the Government did not support amendment to Data Protection and Data Information Bill (No.2) The Daily Mail reveals what stopped the Government from supporting an amendment to the Data Protection Act in support of #SimplifyDG6. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 22/1/2024 News Avon and Somerset Police: Hope misconduct series will improve trust A new documentary on how police investigate misconduct allegations will "improve trust and confidence", a police chief has said BBC 22/1/2024 News Families accuse Queensland police of racially profiling Indigenous children after alleged assault by vigilantes AUSTRALIA: Complaint made over police response to three children who were allegedly restrained with dog collars by accused vigilantes in Mareeba. The Guardian 22/1/2024 News Sexual minority young people in Canada more likely to experience harmful police contact, finds study CANADA: While there has been much public scrutiny and research on police interactions and violence towards sexual minorities in the United States, there is a gap in the current literature on how sexual minorities fare with law enforcement contact in Canada. A new study published in the Annals of Epidemiology aims to fill this research gap by examining the relationship between sexual orientation and experiences with police contact, including intrusion and harassment from the police, in Canada. Phys Org 22/1/2024 News Homicides drop in Montreal, but police and critics disagree as to why CANADA: Montreal police say a year-over-year drop in the number of homicides in the city is a sign that violence-prevention and crime-fighting strategies are paying off. But those strategies, which include a greater police presence in certain neighbourhoods and the monitoring of people showing high-risk behaviour, have critics complaining that police are focusing more on repression than prevention. CBC News (Canada) 22/1/2024 News «847848849850851852853854855Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
