Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98467 total results. Showing results 17041 to 17060 «849850851852853854855856857Next ›Last » Major war guns warning as Garda fears weapons similar to Regency Hotel attack used in Ukraine war will be sold in Europe REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A senior garda fears Europe could become swamped with weapons from the Ukraine war. Det Chief Supt Seamus, head of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, fears an influx of guns like the AK47s used in the Regency Hotel murder. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 20/1/2024 News Will Britain’s protest menaces finally be unmasked? New laws MUST give police powers to ban face covering at rallies, review says, after pro-Palestine marches were hijacked by violent thugs singing vile anti-Semitic chants A review into political violence is expected to recommend legislation to allow police to ban face masks at protests. There is concern among some in Whitehall about the use of masks and scarves to hide protestors' identity during political marches and demonstrations. This concern has been heightened following pro-Palestinian demonstrations during which some protestors have covered their faces. There have been clashes with police and anti-Semitic chanting among some that have attended the demonstrations. Mail Online 20/1/2024 News The Police risk becoming another wing of the anti-Semitic Left A force that seems to pick favourites based on ideology is one of the hallmarks of a fallen society The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/1/2024 Feature, Opinion ‘Good for police and citizens’: New legislation on bodycams comes into force BELGIUM: The use of bodycams by police officers was not regulated by law until now. On Saturday, a new legal framework for this tool came into force, which is hoped will combat violence by and against police. Since 2018, the use of bodycams by police was covered by the law on dashcams. Since then, several police officers have been equipped with this gadget, and the first results showed that they have a de-escalating effect and conflicts are more quickly defused because people know they are being filmed. The Brussels Times (Belgium) 20/1/2024 News Quick justice system ‘pressures defendants to plead guilty’ Cases brought under a scheme aimed at shifting the backlog are heard in a closed process where vulnerable people’s circumstances are ignored, campaigners say The Times - Subscription at source 20/1/2024 News Surrey Police Service not reaching goal of 45 recruits per year, deputy chief says CANADA: The Surrey Police Service says it hasn’t hired enough new recruits through the Justice Institute of British Columbia. At a board meeting Friday, deputy chief Jennifer Hyland said the department has not met its target to hire 45 new officers per year due to not receiving the allotted seat request from the JIBC. CTV News (Canada) 20/1/2024 News Winnipeg police union files grievance over transit safety officers CANADA: Transit safety officers aren't police, shouldn't be authorized to detain people: Winnipeg Police Association CBC News (Canada) 20/1/2024 News Avon Fire and Rescue Services: Causes of concern revisit letter Today we published a causes of concern revisit letter to review the progress made against our recommendations to Avon Fire and Rescue Service. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 19/1/2024 Report Calgary top cop speaks out on anti-police political axe-grinders CANADA: Neufeld is in a position where he has to defend the police Calgary Sun - (Canada) 19/1/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion Support Matters: The landscape of child sexual abuse support services in England and Wales (full report) The full report of Support Matters: The landscape of child sexual abuse support services in England and Wales. It presents the findings of the CSA Centre's comprehensive study of the current landscape of service provision in response to child sexual abuse in England & Wales. [PDF] Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre) 19/1/2024 Report Child sexual abuse victims waiting longer for help, report finds Tens of thousands of child sexual abuse victims face long waits for vital support, a major report has found. It takes at least six months for many to get help including therapy, advice and counselling, but some wait over a year, the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre) report says. BBC 19/1/2024 News Opinion: an imbalance of power The ambiguity of operational independence and the limited protection it offers chief police officers from partisan political interference risks undermining their confidence and police legitimacy, argues former deputy chief constable Ian Shannon Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/1/2024 Feature, Opinion Wiltshire’s first Serious Violence Duty Coordinator prioritising public health approach This role has been created to ensure organisations across Wiltshire and Swindon meet the requirements of the Serious Violence Duty. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/1/2024 News BTP to fund law bursary for British African youth The British Transport Police will use POCA to fund a bursary for a British African youth to study law following the quashing of convictions resulting from a corrupt officer’s false accusations. Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi outlined that the bursary would be funded by the Proceeds of Crime Act with the hope that it will help ensure British African communities are better represented within the judicial system. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/1/2024 News Beds PCC role under scrutiny as council passes motion stating it should be ‘abolished’ Conservative Festus Akinbusoye recently signalled his intention to seek another term as PCC ahead of the upcoming elections in May. Central Bedfordshire Council has passed a motion arguing for the abolition of the PCC role, just days after the current incumbent Festus Akinbusoye signalled his intention to seek a second term in office. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/1/2024 News Serving Metropolitan Police officer charged with rape Sergeant Leo Boateng, who is attached to the Central West Basic Command Unit, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday. The Independent 19/1/2024 News Changes made to improve local policing services within Wiltshire Further to announcements made at the end of November 2023, the first phase of a series of changes to improve the visibility, consistency and resilience of our local policing services within Wiltshire has taken place. Since joining Wiltshire Police in February 2023, Chief Constable Catherine Roper has received consistent feedback from local communities and teams within the Force of a need to provide a stronger focus on visible neighbourhood policing. Based on this feedback we are evolving our local policing approach to make best use of our resources and provide a more consistent service across the county. Wiltshire Police 19/1/2024 News Ottawa Police disproportionately used force against Black and Middle Eastern residents in 2022: report CANADA: Black and Middle Eastern residents of Ottawa were over-represented in police use of force incidents over the general population, according to a new data by the Ottawa Police Service. The force released its 2022 yearly use of force data in a report(opens in a new tab) that will be presented to Monday's Ottawa Police Services Board Meeting, CTV News (Canada) 19/1/2024 News Schools urged to be on lookout for signs of forced marriage as numbers rise across Australia AUSTRALIA: Federal police are calling on schools across the country to keep an eye out for the warning signs of forced marriage in a renewed bid to disrupt human trafficking in Australia. ABC News (Australia) 19/1/2024 News Kate Rasmussen used to be a police officer with the Queensland Police Service. She says she’s lost count of how many of her colleagues have contemplated suicide AUSTRALIA: Kate Rasmussen is one of the lucky ones, who got out of the police force before her mental health became deadly. But she knows the dark side of the profession well, telling 7NEWS.com.au she has two friends who had to be resuscitated after attempting to take their own lives. 7 News (Australia) 19/1/2024 News «849850851852853854855856857Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
