Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115456 total results. Showing results 19641 to 19660 «979980981982983984985986987Next ›Last » Online child exploitation spiked in B.C. in recent years. Police worry it’s here to stay CANADA: RCMP warn increase may be permanent as children use social media at younger and younger ages CBC News (Canada) 29/12/2024 News Almost 6000 referrals made to cops over child abuse, grooming concerns from four tech companies NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Police have received almost 6000 referrals about grooming and child abuse concerns from tech giants over the past four years, the Waikato Times can reveal. An Official Information Act request with police has revealed exactly how many times police received referrals, via the US National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, from Roblox, Snapchat, TikTok and Meta - owner of Facebook and Instagram. Waikato Times (New Zealand) 29/12/2024 News Met police pays out after arrest of teenager wrongly linked to protest Exclusive: Force reaches out-of-court settlement with Xanthe Wells, who was accused of being at pro-Palestine demonstration The Guardian 29/12/2024 News British Transport Police deserves to lose trans court challenge When coming into contact with the police, few women would willingly submit to a strip-search by a male officer. We would assume we have the right to be searched by a female officer, and most reasonable people would agree. Not British Transport Police (BTP), however, which is facing a court challenge to its policy of allowing trans-identified male officers to order women to remove their clothes. UnHerd 29/12/2024 Feature, Opinion RCMP asks for help handling troubling number of kids radicalizing online CANADA: Canadians as young as 12 being drawn to extremist views, Mountie warns. CBC News (Canada) 29/12/2024 News Police Minister takes aim at parents of teenagers who ‘terrorised’ CBD and ‘attacked police officer’ AUSTRALIA: Police Minister Paul Papalia has taken aim at the parents of a gang of teenagers who watched on as a 16-year-old boy allegedly attacked a police officer The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 29/12/2024 News An Garda Síochána has spent almost €20m on consultancy services since 2019 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána has spent €19.5m on consultancy services in the last six years as part of its response to a report calling for “priority” reform of the force’s operating model. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 29/12/2024 News After the incident: measuring organizational (internal) police demand Recent studies have sought to estimate the amount of time consumed by police responding to emergency calls for service. And yet, we know that reactive deployed resources represent only part of what police actually spend their time on. After the police clear the scene of an incident, a number of activities will be undertaken, such as reviewing CCTV footage and interviewing suspects, which are immensely time consuming. This paper outlines a novel method for measuring the time consumed on these post-incident activities using individual time estimates from a sample of Dutch detectives nested within eight frontline police teams. We present this novel method, inclusive of preliminary findings and a breakdown of the variance at each level of the data. In addition, we present the current and potential merits this method holds for police practice. Police Practice and Research 28/12/2024 Research article Naming legislation after victims ‘risks skewing sentences’ ‘Apostrophe laws’ named after high-profile victims have created an unbalanced hierarchy of offences, barristers say The Times - Subscription at source 28/12/2024 News Left to the mercy of Britain’s rural crime gangs: How ‘perfect storm’ of policing cuts and rising machinery costs have left farmers living in fear as city thieves travel to countryside to ransack isolated homes Farmers warn the rising value of farm equipment combined with policing shortages has created 'the perfect storm' for rural crime, with some in remote areas feeling abandoned to lawlessness. They say their isolated homes offer rich pickings for thieves who travel from cities to target quad bikes, 4x4 vehicles, and expensive farm machinery alongside portable and easy to steal electronic items like tractor GPS systems. Working to order and sometimes using drones to scope out their targets, the organised gangs smash their way into buildings and sneak around fields in the dark, making off with everything from electric fences and harvesting equipment to trucks and trailers. Mail Online 28/12/2024 News How two debt-ridden men from Argyll fell in with Colombian cartel The rugged coastline of Scotland has long presented opportunities for criminal gangs and a challenge for law enforcement agencies The Times - Subscription at source 28/12/2024 Feature Northern Command’s record year in review AUSTRALIA: The AFP’s Northern Command is winding up a year of milestones in disrupting significant and organised crime and keeping Australians safe. The National Tribune (Australia) 28/12/2024 News Guns seizure up by 40%, police force says The number of firearms seized by West Midlands Police rose by 40% in 2024, compared to the previous year. Among the 210 guns was a Madsen machine gun, which was found hidden behind a bath panel, along with tools to convert blank-firing guns into working weapons. BBC 28/12/2024 News Police share of council tax may rise by £14 a year The share of council tax Warwickshire Police receives could rise by £14 a year for the average household to maintain current service levels, the police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said. BBC 27/12/2024 News Metaverse Crimes in Virtual (Un)Reality: Fraud and Sexual Offences under English Law The technological evolution has not only opened new frontiers but has also become an indispensable part of our daily lives. However, the technology that enhances our lives presents a dual reality—it offers opportunities for criminals while creating challenges for law enforcement. Fraud, particularly, has become a pervasive issue. In response, virtual asset service providers must take measures to tackle cryptocurrency-related fraud. Nevertheless, this becomes challenging if the perpetrator exists solely within the virtual world. In 1992, Neal Stephenson used the term ‘Metaverse’ to describe a virtual world where people interact with each other using avatars. Over time, the Metaverse has transformed into a complex concept akin to 'cyberspace'. The Metaverse is a virtual environment that uses technologies to mimic the real world. As this virtual space became intertwined with financial transactions, especially through cryptocurrencies, the Metaverse evolved into a medium for perpetrating scams. Within this context, the article addresses the challenges associated with criminal activity in the Metaverse. Considering the potential applications of AI, cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens, three main challenges can be identified: 1) decentralisation, 2) anonymity of the user, and 3) lack of regulation. This article examines the applicability of existing legislation to regulate criminal activity in the Metaverse through doctrinal research. Using a comparative approach, it analyses the challenges of addressing virtual crimes by contrasting fraud (Fraud Act 2006) with sexual assault (Sexual Offences Act 2003), highlighting the complexity of addressing crimes involving physical contact in virtual spaces compared to financial crimes. Journal of Economic Criminology 27/12/2024 Research article PFEW seeking legal action against unfair new vetting rules The Police Federation of England & Wales (PFEW) is exploring legal action to stop new vetting rules which it says will unfairly destroy the careers of good police officers. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 27/12/2024 News Regina police chief says new initiatives to enhance community safety will come in 2025 CANADA: Looking back after one year in his new role as the chief of the Regina Police Service, Farooq Hassan Sheikh is highlighting challenges the city faces, what has worked during his tenure and what can be done to improve policing in 2025. In a year-end interview with CTV News Regina’s Lee Jones, Sheikh said there has been a positive impact of increased resources and proactive policing on crime levels in the city. CTV News (Canada) 27/12/2024 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Video of Indigenous man killed by Calgary officers ‘concerning’: police chief CANADA: Police watchdog's recounting of events gave mistaken impression it had come to a conclusion, Mark Neufeld says Calgary Herald (Canada) 27/12/2024 News Crime gangs are using tailored messaging to recruit minors for serious and violent offences, warns Europol While the recruitment of minors into organised crime and terrorism is not new, a recent Europol briefing warns that youngsters aged 13-17 are now involved as perpetrators in more than 70% of all European criminal markets, with gangs using increasingly targeted messaging on social media platforms and “gamified” challenges and missions for minors to blur the lines between friendship and exploitation, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/12/2024 Analysis, Feature Arson attack on Australian synagogue underlines continuing threat to places of worship In the wake of the recent terrorist arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the continuing efforts to develop collaborative approaches between congregations, communities and law enforcement to ensure the safety and protection of places of worship. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/12/2024 Analysis, Feature «979980981982983984985986987Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
