Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98273 total results. Showing results 18421 to 18440 «918919920921922923924925926Next ›Last » Smoke signals For the most part both police and public attention are focused on the harm that hard drugs can do, but at least one PCC believes more emphasis needs to be placed on the damage that cannabis – by far the most widely used illegal substance in the country – can cause. Police Professional investigates. Police Professional - Subscription at source 4/12/2023 Feature Optimising evidence Ashley Beck examines how technology can be deployed to improve policing outcomes in CSE cases. Police Professional - Subscription at source 4/12/2023 Analysis, Feature Nomadism in a sedentarist world Matthew Richardson explores the role of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller liaison officers in UK policing. Police Professional - Subscription at source 4/12/2023 Feature An Garda Síochána monthly report to the Policing Authority REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: I am pleased to provide the eleventh report in 2023, outlining the key aspects of the administration and operation of An Garda Síochána for the month of October 2023, in accordance with Section 41A of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005, as amended. [pdf] Policing Authority (Republic of Ireland) 4/12/2023 Report Bianca Williams says Olympic dream now ‘impossible’ after being banned from driving Williams, who already had 11 points on her licence, had her application rejected and was told the "bar for an exceptional hardship application is a high one". It follows a separate case earlier this year, in which Williams accused police of racism over a stop and search. Sky News 4/12/2023 News The shocking and alarming rise of defibrillator thefts Public access defibrillators are being widely rolled out across towns, cities and rural areas throughout the UK in a bid to improve survival rates of those who suffer sudden cardiac arrest, writes Oscar Palmer. Police Professional - Subscription at source 4/12/2023 Feature Cultural challenge A new report reveals the ‘toxic culture’ keeping women and ethnic minorities out of specialist firearms squads. Adrian James examines the findings. Police Professional - Subscription at source 4/12/2023 Feature Former Police Ombudsman investigator reaches `substantial’ settlement in claim for damages against PSNI A former Police Ombudsman investigator arrested on suspicion of conspiring to pervert the course of justice has reached a “substantial” settlement in his claim for damages against the PSNI. Gerald Harris sued over being detained during inquiries into how the watchdog dealt with a historic case involving four teenagers ultimately acquitted of murdering a British soldier in Derry. The Irish News 4/12/2023 News Rotorua police used excessive force in unlawful arrest, Independent Police Conduct Authority finds NEW ZEALAND: Police used “unjustified and excessive” force when a man was elbowed and repeatedly punched while being unlawfully arrested in a Rotorua car park, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found. The authority’s report details how an officer grabbed him, pushed him against a wall, and delivered what it described in a statement as “a significant elbow strike, followed by several punches to the body and head”. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 4/12/2023 News The bar for sacking corrupt police officers must be lowered Baroness Bertin: I recently visited a specialist violence against women and girls (VAWG), domestic abuse and stalking unit within the Metropolitan Police – the dedication of those officers was remarkable. PoliticsHome 4/12/2023 Feature, Opinion Suffolk police announce move to improve community links A chief constable has announced plans to build better community links after admitting her force had not always provided the "best of service". Suffolk police has launched a new model to help change the way it works with local communities. BBC 4/12/2023 News Will $1.4 million fix the police scheduling problem? CANADA: Halifax Regional Police’s acting chief Don MacLean has a scheduling problem. It’s a big scheduling problem. A $1.4 million scheduling problem. But it can’t be fixed by the $1.4 million Halifax’s Board of Police Commissioners is recommending council give him, a decision the board made at its Nov. 29 meeting, the culmination of a series of frustrating BOPC budget meetings. The Coast (Canada) 4/12/2023 Feature, Opinion Winnipeg police targeting shoplifters after retail thefts spike 44% year-over-year CANADA: Winnipeg police are stepping up efforts to curb shoplifting after seeing a spike in retail theft during the first eight months of the year. Police responded to 3745 incidents of shoplifting from January to August, a 44 per cent increase compared with the same time period in 2022, officials said at a news conference Monday. CBC News (Canada) 4/12/2023 News Winnipeg to begin search for new police chief CANADA: The City of Winnipeg is starting to search for a new police chief to replace Danny Smyth, who's expected to leave the Winnipeg Police Service next year. CBC News (Canada) 4/12/2023 News Inquiry reviews convictions of ‘Croatian Six’ over 1979 Sydney bomb plot AUSTRALIA: Judicial inquiry reviewing convictions of group jailed in 1981 over alleged terror plot to blow up Sydney targets. The testimony of a key witness and actions of a corrupt New South Wales police officer will be probed during an inquiry into the 1981 terror plot convictions of a group known as the ‘Croatian Six’. The Guardian 4/12/2023 News William Tyrrell’s foster father argues ‘lawful’ force used on another child as punishment, NSW court hears AUSTRALIA: Foster parents of missing William Tyrrell facing court on assault and intimidation charges of another child who was in their care. The Guardian 4/12/2023 News AFP launches PSO recruitment blitz AUSTRALIA: The AFP has launched one of its biggest Protective Service Officer (PSO) recruitment drives, searching for people who want a new rewarding and exciting career. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 4/12/2023 News Safety groups left ‘in the dark’ on new body to improve road safety Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Newlove says road safety groups have been “left in the dark” on the creation of a new Road Safety Investigation Branch (RSIB). Police Professional 4/12/2023 News Athlete at centre of stop and search scandal handed six-month driving ban Bianca Williams, who was banned after failing to cooperate with police, says it will make her dream of going to the Olympics ‘impossible’ The Telegraph - Subscription at source 4/12/2023 News Police make 630 arrests of climate protesters in London in one month Liberty condemns ‘staggering and shocking’ statistic as anti-protest legislation is enacted The Guardian 4/12/2023 News «918919920921922923924925926Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
