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Single police and fire service creates problems in Scotland
In Scotland, the police and the fire services were merged following the Police and Fire Reform in 2013. Bad money management and personnel issues are now creating problems. The Justice Committee report last years said that the issues were predominanlty on poor financial management and unclear lines of responsibilty.
Topics: Crime prevention • Government • Law enforcement • National Police Agency • National security • Police • Prevention • Public safety • Safety • Surveillance
Thousands of bystanders caught in Toronto
Toronto police officials deployed the controversial stingray surveillance technology over 2 months. They have swept up data from more than 20, 000 bystanders. The police have claimed to use the technology to investigate a 2014 investigation. The investigation was to enquire 11 suspects. The technology mimics a celuular tower and forces all the nearby phones ..
Topics: Crime prevention • Dirtbox • Law enforcement • National security • Police • Prevention • Security • Skills • Stingray • Stingray phone tracker • Surveillance
2018 International Day for Eradication of Poverty
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17 to recognize the struggles of the impoverished and to make their voices heard by governments and ordinary citizens. The 2018 theme is “Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and ..
Topics: Crime prevention • Dignity • Extreme poverty • Human behavior • Human rights • Human rights and development • Human rights in East Asia • Human rights instruments • Poverty • Poverty reduction • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
India’s first-ever national police museum to be establish in Delhi
India will have its first-ever national police museum as the Central government has decided to establish the unique facility in Lutyens’ Delhi. The museum – depicting the history, art facts, uniforms and gear of central and state police forces – will come up as an underground facility in the premises of the national police memorial ..
Topics: Chanakyapuri • Crime prevention • Districts of Delhi • Districts of India • Geography of Delhi • Law enforcement • Law enforcement in India • National Police Memorial • Police • Public safety • Security
New Delhi hosts the International Association of Chiefs of Police
The Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) was inaugurated by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on March 14, 2018. The theme of the 2-day conference is “Challenges to Policing in 2020 – How is Cyber Space shaping our approach to Cybercrime and Terrorism, how do we perform ..
Topics: Crime prevention • Government • IACP • International Association of Chiefs of Police • Law enforcement • Police • Police Executive Research Forum • Prevention • Safety