Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100763 total results. Showing results 19521 to 19540 «973974975976977978979980981Next ›Last » Criminology in Policing: Who’s got the power and the money? Critical perspectives on crime In the latest in the new series of The Police Student focusing on Criminology in Policing, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores critical perspectives on crime, including Marxist approaches to criminology, white collar crimes and corruption, and critical race theory. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/1/2024 Feature Force overhauls approach to 999 response after admitting it ‘simply was not good enough’ West Midlands Police says that it is now one of the best performing police forces in answering calls for help within just 10 seconds after spending the past 11 months transforming the way it answers 999 and 101 calls. Police officers are now arriving at the most serious incidents in an average of 12 minutes which is two minutes faster than in March 2023. Emergency Services Times 16/1/2024 News Preview of 2024: PCC elections The general election, likely in the autumn, is not the only one in Britain in 2024. Alongside local elections on May 2 will be the elections, held once every four years, for police and crime commissioners (PCCs), in England and Wales. That will mean PCCs have been around for a dozen years. Have they been worth it? The likely low turnout to vote for a PCC of any political party will suggest that most think not, writes Mark Rowe. Professional Security Magazine Online 16/1/2024 Analysis, Feature Victims of Crime boss concedes urgent needs as survivor speaks out AUSTRALIA: The state’s Victims of Crime boss has conceded more needs to be done to protect domestic violence victims after a survivor subjected to a decade of harassment at the hands of her ex-partner blew the whistle. The Age (Australia) 16/1/2024 News Queensland police launch online tool to fight car theft AUSTRALIA: Everyday Queenslanders are being called on to help police tackle vehicle theft with a new tool that will help track down stolen cars. Queensland Police are launching a new online tool to fight against the crime, that will open new investigative techniques for police. It comes after an uptick in stolen vehicle crimes right across the state, with a reporter 30,000 cars stolen in the past year alone. 9 News (Australia) 16/1/2024 News Survey: Rural crime rates continue to rise NEW ZEALAND: Sentencing judges need to stop going lightly on those convicted of illegal hunting and the killing or stealing of livestock, Federated Farmers rural policing spokesperson Richard McIntyre says. And to keep pressure on the government to ensure rural areas get a fair share of police resources, farmers needed to re-port all instances of criminal activity, he said in reaction to the findings of Federated Farmers’ recently released 2023 Rural Crime Survey. The Valley Profile (New Zealand) 16/1/2024 News NZ and England & Wales officer associations voice concerns over time delays in misconduct cases The police disciplinary processes in New Zealand and the UK have been overhauled in recent months; but despite the reforms, staff associations representing frontline officers in both countries are still voicing strong concerns over the lengthy delays involved in misconduct investigations which – in the worst cases – can leave officers waiting years for allegations to be resolved, significantly impacting both their own health and public confidence, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/1/2024 Analysis, Feature PFNI: ‘Keep strike action proportionate and lawful’ The chair of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland is appealing to workers taking part in Thursday’s strike action to act in a “proportionate and lawful” manner. Police Professional 16/1/2024 News Converted handguns fired more than ‘real’ weapons in UK crimes Converted handguns - originally designed to fire blanks - are currently responsible for more shooting incidents in the UK than "real" handguns. BBC 16/1/2024 News Enhanced DNA techniques help WA police charge man over alleged sexual assault in Jurien Bay hotel in 2014 AUSTRALIA: Improved technology allows officers to lay charges in decade-old sexual assault case as well as an unrelated commercial burglary in 2012. The Guardian 16/1/2024 News New police aerial crime fighting capability sets flight in North Queensland AUSTRALIA: Premier Steven Miles has today joined Police Minister Mark Ryan and local MPs Scott Stewart, Aaron Harper and Les Walker for the official launch of Queensland’s newest POLAIR helicopter – dubbed the ‘eye in the sky’ for North Queensland. Queensland Government (Australia) 16/1/2024 News Outgoing Lincolnshire Police chief ‘sad’ over lack of trust Police officers who abuse their positions are tarnishing the reputations of hard-working colleagues, an outgoing chief constable says. BBC 16/1/2024 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 16/1/2024 News Competition for key Garda post suspended after no suitable candidate found REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Most senior officers boycotted recruitment process for deputy commissioner role due to tax concerns on pension payments The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 16/1/2024 News Police Federation urges strikers to resist ‘civil disobedience’ calls Striking public sector workers have been urged to act in a “proportionate and lawful manner”. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 16/1/2024 News Police and Children’s Court outcomes for children aged 10 to 13 AUSTRALIA: This paper outlines a retrospective follow-up study of all Victorian children aged 10 to 13 years with police contact for alleged offending in 2017 (N=1,369). Australian Institute of Criminology (Australia) 16/1/2024 Research article College of Policing CEO Andy Marsh: Police Legitimacy and Leadership – the UK experience In the first of a PolicingTV series on the November 2023 ANZPAA Conference in Melbourne, we are pleased to share the presentation delivered there by UK College of Policing's CEO, Chief Constable Andy Marsh QPM, on Police Legitimacy and Leadership. PolicingTV 16/1/2024 Feature, Video Torture, hit squads, $100m drug lords: NSW gangsters embrace extreme violence AUSTRALIA: A culture of intensifying cruelty including murder and mutilation is escalating as criminals battle for a slice of the $10 billion-a-year drug trade. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 16/1/2024 News Police forces and courts have a new portrait of the King to hang on walls Forces can apply for the new portrait for free through a government funded scheme. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 15/1/2024 News Alleged victim of Rochdale grooming gangs still ‘begging police for justice’ Andrea, not her real name, told Sky News that abuse is still ongoing in the area of Greater Manchester and that police are still "not accepting responsibility". Sky News 15/1/2024 News «973974975976977978979980981Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
