The place where wolf-whistling is a police matter – BBC News
‘One UK police force has made misogyny a hate crime to try to tackle sexist abuse, but how does it work?’
BBC News, 12th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: police
Domestic abuse privacy breach: Greater Manchester Police pays victim – BBC News
‘A domestic abuse victim has received £75,000 from a police force after it revealed details of her treatment by a former boyfriend without her consent.’
BBC News, 11th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New powers to tackle slavery at sea – Home Office
‘Safeguarding Minister Sarah Newton announces the commencement of new powers in the Modern Slavery Act.’
Home Office, 8th August 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
London woman dies in possibly the first drone-related accidental death – The Independent
‘A young woman died in a car crash Tuesday after her vehicle was followed by police investigating reports of a drone being flown near Wandsworth Prison in London. The incident may be the first fatality linked to the non-military use of drones.’
The Independent, 9th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Anthony Long: Officer cleared after Azelle Rodney shooting attacks IPCC – BBC News
‘An ex-Met firearms officer cleared of murder has said the police watchdog “seems to be treating officers as criminals”.’
BBC News, 9th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London 2011 riots: Stop and search change ‘led to knife crime’ – BBC News
‘It is “highly likely” a drop in police stop and search usage has led to a rise in knife crime, a member of the panel which advised the government following the 2011 riots has said.’
BBC News, 4th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Modern Slavery Act 2015 review: one year on – Home Office
‘An independent review into the effectiveness of the criminal justice provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 one year after coming into effect.’
Home Office, 31st July 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Judge jails ‘childish’ man who brought M1 to standstill because of grudge with police – Daily Telegraph
‘A “childish” man who cost the economy £28 million when he brought the M1 to a standstill for 28 hours has been jailed for two years after he caused hundreds of holidaymakers to miss their flights.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trevor Gray: Wife’s battle to clear wrongly jailed detective’s name – BBC News
‘A High Court judge has said a police force was wrong not to reinstate a former detective wrongly jailed for raping a woman in 2011. Trevor Gray’s wife Alison told BBC News how her family won a five-year, £150,000 battle to clear his name.’
BBC news, 30th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Key Janner witness lied about abuse by care home boss – Daily Telegraph
‘A former children’s home resident who accused the late politician Lord Janner of Braunstone of being a paedophile made false claims of being sexually abused by the home’s manager, it has been alleged.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police watchdog IPCC ‘favours black complainants’ – BBC News
‘The police watchdog is now “more likely to believe black complainants than white police officers”, according to a former officer and equality campaigner.’
BBC News, 31st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rise in child sexual abuse cases threatens other policing, warns chair of commissioners – The Guardian
‘Police struggling to cope with a huge escalation in the number of child sexual exploitation cases fear it “may grow to threaten other aspects of effective policing”, the new chair of police commissioners has warned.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lie detector tests for sex offenders: Police catch criminal reoffending after using polygraph machine – Daily Telegraph
‘A convicted sex offender had admitted reoffending after police asked him to take a lie detector test when concerns were raised about his behaviour.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Number of people dying after coming into contact with police rises sharply to 200 – The Independent
‘Some 200 people died during or following contact with police in the UK last year, according to new figures.
A report released by the Independent Police Complaints Commission reveals the number of deaths has risen 63 per cent in the last five years – with a spike of 37 per cent in the last year alone.’
The Independent, 26th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
IPCC bungled case against officers accused of abusing firefighter – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog bungled a case against three officers accused of abusing and Tasering a black firefighter because of his race, it has emerged. The Independent Police Complaints Commission apologised after disciplinary charges against the Metropolitan police officers were dropped and admitted making key errors.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five things you may have missed about the Chilcot inquiry – The Guardian
‘Much of the furore surrounding the Iraq war report focused on the failings of Tony Blair. But there were other, crucial findings that shouldn’t be ignored.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC investigates 11 for mishandling Greville Janner child sex abuse claims – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog is investigating 11 people over the alleged mishandling by Leicestershire police of child sexual abuse allegations against the late Labour peer Greville Janner.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Why children should be barred from cells – Legal Voice
‘Shauneen Lambe explains why Just for Kids Law is calling for urgent reform in the way arrested children are treated.’
Legal Voice, 26th July 2016
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Police watchdog to investigate response to hate crime reports – The Guardian
‘Police watchdogs will assess the response to hate crime following a surge in reported incidents after the EU referendum.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
