Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100394 total results. Showing results 1701 to 1720 «828384858687888990Next ›Last » How police around Australia are cracking cold cases using investigative genetic genealogy AUSTRALIA: Described as WA's biggest cold case breakthrough since the introduction of new DNA technology, the naming of Terence John Fisher as a suspect in the 1979 murder of Perth woman Kerryn Tate created headlines around the country. ABC News (Australia) 17/3/2025 News Police operation targets ‘predators’ on nights out A police operation targeting "predatory behaviour" in a seaside town at night has led to a reduction in crime, officers and publicans have said. BBC 17/3/2025 News Let’s go back to a tried and tested model of policing REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 'Who is brave enough in senior Garda positions or in Government to say enough is enough, let’s get back to the tried and tested model?' Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 17/3/2025 Feature, Opinion What will be the legacy of the Police Race Action Plan? With just over a year to go until the end of National Police Chiefs’ Council funding for the Police Race Action Plan, Ian Weinfass looks at what chief constables across England and Wales hope it can achieve, and speaks to the chair of its independent scrutiny board and the head of the National Black Police Association about what else needs to be done. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 17/3/2025 Analysis, Feature Reimagining police engagement: The virtual volunteering model Dr. Martin Wright discusses with Iain Britton the innovative concept of virtual volunteering in policing, highlighting its potential to engage the public, particularly students, in addressing crime and community safety issues. He reflects on his extensive background in policing and academia, emphasizing the need for new approaches to volunteer engagement in light of current challenges faced by police services. The discussion covers the implementation of virtual volunteering, its benefits, and future expansion plans, including international collaboration. PolicingTV 17/3/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Met Police sued after 999 call handler who called rape victim ‘a slut’ reinstated The Metropolitan Police are being sued after a 999 call handler who called a rape victim ‘a slut’ and mocked Sarah Everard’s death was reinstated. Metro 16/3/2025 News ‘It devalues the uniform’ – New Garda style splits opinions REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A survey questioning Garda members on uniform changes has found that the majority back the recent introduction of baseball caps to their uniforms. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 16/3/2025 News ‘Dry and intelligent sense of humour’: Why Polkinghorne’s lawyer says police corruption claim was misconstrued NEW ZEALAND: Philip Polkinghorne’s comment about police planting methamphetamine in his car as they investigated the death of his wife, Pauline Hanna, was misunderstood, his lawyer says. Stuff (New Zealand) 16/3/2025 News Can harm be predicted? On the development and validation of a statistical model for predicting harm in missing person incidents A small but significant proportion of missing episodes result in serious harm or death. In this study, we developed and validated a statistical model for predicting missing incidents where harm occurs. Data were provided by two police forces in England and Wales for the period January 2015 to December 2021. Of the 44,294 missing incidents we analysed, 4% were recorded by the police as resulting in harm (n = 1902). Ten variables were found to significantly increase the risk of harm, including increased age, female sex, suicide ideation, mental health concerns and being harmed in a previous missing episode. What predicted harm was also shown to vary by age group. Using a standard train/test framework, our statistical model yielded an acceptable level of predictive performance – an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve score of 0.75 – but was not superior to the current police risk assessment method both in terms of recall (the proportion of harm cases that were successfully identified) and precision (the proportion of identified cases which actually resulted in harm). If generalisable, our findings (1) call for a re-examination of the questions currently used in police missing person risk assessments and (2) suggest that a validated risk prediction model can complement police decision making in missing person investigations. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 16/3/2025 Research article International search expected for new Garda Commissioner when Drew Harris steps down from €250,000 job in June REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is about to begin the search for a new garda commissioner. Drew Harris’s term as commissioner was extended three years ago, with him holding the role since 2018 after he previously served as deputy chief constable of the PSNI. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 16/3/2025 News The £100 blank-firing guns that can be made lethal in 20 minutes Weapons with blocked barrels have been used about a third of all shootings in London over the past two years. They can be converted using everyday DIY tools The Times 16/3/2025 News Met Police sued after reinstating 999 call handler who branded rape victim a ‘slut’ A Met director allegedly said the original panel was ‘too emotionally and heavily influenced by violence against women and girls’ The Standard 16/3/2025 News Funding announced for new police officers in county Derbyshire Police has announced plans to recruit, train and deploy 35 new officers across the county by March 2026. BBC 16/3/2025 News Tasmanian law recognises hate crimes — but no-one has ever been convicted of one AUSTRALIA: The Tasmanian government is planning to update sentencing legislation so that people who commit crimes motivated by prejudice or hatred are proportionally sentenced. Experts say current legislation does not allow for hate crimes to be easily brought up in Australian courts. The changes have been welcomed, but advocates fear they'll only make a difference if accompanied with improved tools and training for police. ABC News (Australia) 16/3/2025 News Daniel Morcombe case inspires new child protection measures, sex offender registry in Queensland AUSTRALIA: Queensland will introduce tougher child protection measures by the end of the year, taking action on the state government's election promise to Daniel Morcombe's parents. ABC News (Australia) 16/3/2025 News Former garda Paul Moody to face trial charged with harassment, intimidation and demanding money from a woman REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Former garda Paul Moody has been sent forward for trial on several counts of harassing, Âintimidating and demanding money from a woman. Moody (44) will now face trial before a judge and jury on December 1, after indicating last Tuesday that he will fight the criminal charges. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 16/3/2025 News New garda plane will spy on drug traffickers REPUBLIC IRELAND: The twin-engined aircraft will soon be deployed to combat drug trafficking along Ireland’s west coast. An Siochana Garda is to acquire a high-tech spy plane to tackle drug running on the west and southwest coasts, where international smugglers continue to exploit remote maritime routes. The De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Guardian is set to enter service in the next few months and will have cameras that can track people, vehicles and vessels. The Times 16/3/2025 News NSW police say off-duty officers’ shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar boom’ after dispute with Muslim man were ‘banter between friends’ AUSTRALIA: ‘The chanting you heard was not directed at you in any way,’ inspector tells Sydney man who complained about neighbour’s Christmas party in Glenmore Park The Guardian 15/3/2025 News Garda Commissioner says drug investigations focused on dealers, not addicts REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Commissioner has said drugs investigations are currently focused on major drug dealers and transnational organised crime groups, not on addicts who need treatment and help. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 15/3/2025 News Trauma exposure, post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol and other drug use among Australian public safety personnel Objective: This study investigated the rates of workplace trauma exposure, probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol and other drug use among Australian public safety personnel (PSP). It also identified factors associated with hazardous or harmful alcohol and other drug use. Method: Data were collected through an online survey distributed to PSP in three Australian agencies between May and October 2021. A total of 539 PSP completed the survey. The survey included questions about demographic and work-based characteristics, trauma exposure, PTSD and alcohol and other drug use. Results: Most participants (86.8%) had experienced at least one type of traumatic event at work. Probable PTSD was identified in 39.4% of respondents. Hazardous or harmful alcohol use was reported by 33.1% of participants, while 13.3% reported harmful drug use. Analyses revealed that probable PTSD and higher numbers of workplace traumatic event types were significantly associated with greater odds of hazardous or harmful alcohol use (ORs 1.88 and 1.04, respectively). Identifying as female and meeting criteria for probable PTSD was associated with greater odds of harmful drug use (OR = 1.86) and identifying as male with lower odds of harmful drug use (OR = 0.23). Conclusion: The study highlights the high prevalence of trauma exposure, probable PTSD and hazardous or harmful substance use among Australian PSP. The findings suggest a need for targeted interventions to address the mental health and substance use challenges in this population, particularly those aimed at mitigating the effects of workplace trauma and providing support for PTSD and substance use disorders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 15/3/2025 Research article «828384858687888990Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
