Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100519 total results. Showing results 19021 to 19040 «948949950951952953954955956Next ›Last » 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 Ottawa police, feeling the crunch of ER wait times, launching special-constable pilot project CANADA: Ottawa’s police chief wants to see sworn members spending less time in hospital waiting rooms and more time attending to calls. The Ottawa Police Service is launching a pilot project that will have special constables waiting in hospital emergency rooms with people in a mental health crisis, in an effort to take pressure off sworn members, Chief Eric Stubbs says Ottawa Citizen (Canada) 22/1/2024 News Lethal Exports: B.C. gangsters at the centre of a global drug trade CANADA: Postmedia crime reporter Kim Bolan travelled overseas to track major B.C. drug smugglers based in countries like Vietnam to avoid arrest back home. In the first of a five-part investigative series, she joins an Australian patrol boat searching for illegal shipments that often originate from the Port of Vancouver. Vancouver Sun (Canada) 22/1/2024 Feature UK data watchdog says police use of U.S. cloud services will likely be allowed The UK’s data protection watchdog says UK police will likely allow the use of cloud services that can send sensitive law enforcement data overseas, including biometrics. The arrangement will be possible thanks to the information-sharing agreement with the U.S. government known as the U.S. Cloud Act, Computer Weekly reports. The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) told the outlet that UK police can legally use cloud services to send sensitive law enforcement data overseas with “appropriate protections” in place. The Office did not specify what these protections are. BiometricUpdate.com 22/1/2024 News Croydon: Five arrests after Met Police uses live facial recognition The Metropolitan Police has arrested five people after using Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology in south London. The force said it deployed the technology in Croydon on 19 January as part of its work to "reduce serious violence". BBC 22/1/2024 News Bobbies on the beat, on trail bikes: A new way to police one of England’s most remote beats Trail motorbikes ridden by the police and paid for by criminals are making their mark on crime in one of England's most rural areas. The two Honda CRF motorcycles have helped officers search for burglars in remote communities, target drug dealers, tackle anti-social behaviour and much more. North Yorkshire Police 22/1/2024 News «948949950951952953954955956Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
