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The Week In Review
Fri 12th August to Thu 18th August
The Week in Review aggregates the top news stories from the past seven days and orders them by popularity. Would you like to see the whole week's news?
Officer given final written warning for "unwanted touching"
18/08/22 - PC faced gross misconduct hearing for touching two colleagues during off duty night out. • A female officer has been given a final written warning after a misconduct hearing found she had subjected colleagues to “unwanted touching” during an off duty night out. Newly appointed officer PC Hayley Pegg, who admitted she was drunk,
New misconduct guidance places emphasis on public trust
17/08/22 - The College of Policing has today released revised guidance on outcomes for police misconduct proceedings. • The updated guidance is designed to bring tougher sanctions against officers who damage public confidence, with the College saying that undermining trust should be at the heart of decision-making in disciplinary proceedings.
Dip sampling of random BWV footage 'would increase transparency'
17/08/22 - Research shows that BWV has also captured officers smoking on duty and using a mobile phone when driving. • Better oversight of police use of body worn video including dip sampling of random footage by a lay person should be introduced, new research has suggested. The research by the University of Stirling was commissioned by Police
- 18/08/22 - Armed policing removed from PEEL and SOC to be assessed by region
- 16/08/22 - Scottish officers to receive 5% pay rise and end 'goodwill withdrawal'
- 18/08/22 - Seven officers under investigation following stop and search
- 18/08/22 - Justice system still not recovered from the pandemic
- 17/08/22 - Former Bedfordshire Inspector jailed for child sex offences
- 18/08/22 - Essex use new mobile weapons detectors for street ops
- 15/08/22 - Hampshire Fed calls for increase in South East allowance
- 15/08/22 - PCCs fund first aid equipment in dog section vehicles
- 15/08/22 - Officer on barred list after flouting Covid rules and lying
- 17/08/22 - Woman sent back to prison after assaulting officer on release
- 16/08/22 - Justice awards to include custody and detention category
- 16/08/22 - Derbyshire PCC funds stalking advocate positions
- 17/08/22 - Bedfordshire launch Male-VAWG blog
- 17/08/22 - More forces use DNA to tackle dog theft
- 12/08/22 - Graeme Biggar appointed director general of NCA
- 16/08/22 - 200m euro needed for Gardaí to catch up on technology
Features
How Durham's Checkpoint scheme is reducing reoffending
Durham's Checkpoint scheme has received praise from the government and is beginning to be adopted by other forces. • Launched in 2015, Durham’s Checkpoint scheme presented an alternative way of looking at out of court disposals and preventing re-offending. Described as an &l
- County Lines: Could use of burner phones end within 12 months?
- Interview: Dorset's chief on the service's core mission
Comment
Facial Recognition Technology: a force for good
Real life cases of LFR finding missing children and identifying sex offenders are being lost in a narrative centred on privacy and data protection says former surveillance camera commissioner Tony Porter. • In recent months, there have been a number of reports of UK police forces leveraging Fac
- Comment: The Lord, the Policing College and the front line
- Comment: where next for policing and technology?
Police Humour
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