Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100431 total results. Showing results 18721 to 18740 «933934935936937938939940941Next ›Last » Police widening use of live facial scanning with no clear legal grounds – peers Police use of live facial recognition surveillance is being expanded without clear legal grounds, peers have warned. The Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee has called into question the lawfulness of the deployment of the technology by forces across England and Wales. Nation Cymru 27/1/2024 News Can you beat a lie detector? UK police increasingly using polygraph tests – here’s how people try to cheat The use of lie detectors is expanding within the criminal justice system despite concerns over their accuracy. The answers people give could help determine whether or not they can see their children, or even land them back in jail. Sky News reporter Henry Vaughan took a test to learn more. Sky News 27/1/2024 Feature Head of Britain’s police chiefs: The force has lost focus of things that affect people’s day-to-day lives The police chiefs’ chair explains the Met's row with Suella Braverman, restoring trust and why it’s about more than bobbies on the beat The Telegraph - Subscription at source 27/1/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion The damning chart that reveals how the public have lost faith in the Met Police under Sadiq Khan Public confidence in the Metropolitan Police has collapsed since Sadiq Khan entered City Hall, new figures released by the London Assembly have shown. When Mayor Khan was elected in April 2016, the Metropolitan Police could be relied upon by 76 per cent of the population, while 75 per cent considered Scotland Yard treated everyone fairly. Mail Online 27/1/2024 News Damning document reveals Qld health staff shortages are impacting police duties AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Government is under pressure to address the health system after a new document revealed staff shortages are stopping police from doing their job. The document details incidents over the past three years where police have been forced to wait for hours in waiting rooms and hospitals. Sky News 27/1/2024 News Tensions flare at meeting over councillor’s comments about Hamilton police budget CANADA: Tensions between the chair of Hamilton Police Service's board and a councillor flared Thursday at a meeting over comments the councillor made about the police service's proposed budget. CBC News (Canada) 27/1/2024 News Assaults on gardaí rise by almost 20% REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Assaults on gardaí surged last year, with 409 incidents, compared to 343 in 2022 and 223 back in 2020. The sharp increase coincides with a rise in resignations from the force, which have gone from 69 in 2020 to 169 in 2023. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 27/1/2024 News Senior Garda intelligence and security role set to be filled by Canadian officer REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Assistant commissioners did not apply for deputy commissioner role in row over pension taxes, with Canadian Shawna Coxon now set to take up sensitive post in double-jobbing plan The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 27/1/2024 News Too posh to police: Is a career in the Garda now a much harder sell? REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: With so many jobs and perks on offer in a country with full employment, joining An Garda Síochána is not as attractive as it once was. In 2016 there were 24 garda resignations, almost trebling to 69 in 2020. That grew further, to 109, in 2022, before surging to 162 last year. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 27/1/2024 Feature PCC funds Victorian-style blue lamps to connect police with communities Several police stations are set to receive the lamps soon. The Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner has funded several Victorian-style blue lamps in a bid to made police more visible and to “connect them more closely to the communities they serve”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/1/2024 News Thames Valley Police ‘challenged’ by call handler vacancies Thames Valley Police has admitted that 2024 will be “challenging” as it cannot retain enough call handlers. There are currently 44 vacancies across the force’s contact management centres (CMCs) at Milton Keynes and Kidlington, which handle 999 and 101 calls, as well as online communication. Between August and October 2023, some 36 people left the department and staff retention “continues to present a risk”. The Reading Chronicle 26/1/2024 News Anonymity of officer charged with murder of Chris Kaba extended The order is now set to be lifted on March 1. An anonymity order covering the name of a Met police firearms officer charged with the murder of Chris Kaba will be lifted on March 1, a judge has ruled. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News Concerns raised over changes to crime recording and levels of DA reports The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has warned that the changes to crime recording could be ‘downplaying’ the number of reports made by victims. A drop in domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police could be down to changes in Home Office counting rules, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has warned. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News Merseyside Police officer to appear in court charged with sexual assault Following an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation, a Merseyside Police detective constable has been charged with one count of sexual assault. DC Thomas Hankin, 37, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman he met during the course of his duties in March 2023. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 26/1/2024 News EMSOU DCC named as preferred candidate for Lincs Chief job DCC Paul Gibson had also served as temporary Chief Constable in Northamptonshire last year. DCC Paul Gibson, who temporarily filled the Northamptonshire Chief Constable job for two months last year, has been named as the preferred candidate for Lincolnshire Chief Constable. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News Police announce arrest in 1988 murder of P.E.I. man that shook province ‘to its core’ CANADA: Police in Prince Edward Island say they have solved a 35-year-old homicide case involving a man who was strangled and stabbed in his home by someone who left a message saying, “I will kill again.” Blue Line (Canada) 26/1/2024 News $150m cryptocurrency seizure following US-UK cooperation The head of a multi-million-dollar drug enterprise has pleaded guilty to supplying hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs on a global scale. Banmeet Singh, 40, of Haldwani, India, sold the drugs on dark web marketplaces, before personally shipping or arranging their shipment from Europe to destinations across the world. National Crime Agency (NCA) 26/1/2024 News Probes open in Sherbrooke, Que., killing where police had responded before stabbing CANADA: Investigations have been opened by both Quebec’s police watchdog and provincial police after a 52-year-old man was stabbed to death in Sherbrooke, Que., early Friday. Blue Line (Canada) 26/1/2024 News Memorandum of understanding between College of Policing and HMICFRS The College of Policing and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services have published a memorandum of understanding that specifies how both organisations intend to work together to support the joint aim of improving policing. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 26/1/2024 Analysis, Feature Community intel up almost 80% since roll out of Clear, Hold, Build Merseyside Police launched the initiative following the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Merseyside’s roll out of the multi-agency Clear, Hold, Build initiative has led to almost an 80% increase in community intelligence as well as a 16% increase in arrests. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News «933934935936937938939940941Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
