http://www.police-life.co.uk/news/ The latest news from Police Life Magazine. Copyright: (C) Police Life en-gb Tue, 13 May 2008 09:54:05 GMT Last night the security industry celebrated its successes into the early hours of the morning following the presentation of the IFSEC Security Industry Awards at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. Acknowledging the people, products and technological advancements that have shaped the security industry over the past year, the annual... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/13/winners-of-ifsec-security-industry-awards-announced-ifsec-2008--12-15-may-2008--nec-birmingham http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/13/winners-of-ifsec-security-industry-awards-announced-ifsec-2008--12-15-may-2008--nec-birmingham Tue, 13 May 2008 09:54:05 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Jan Berry, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales says:The Police Federation of England and Wales has repeatedly called for the extended use of Taser. Todays announcement by the Home Office that Taser has indeed proved to be a successful deterrent to violent criminals, adds further weight to... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/13/extended-use-of-taser-response http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/13/extended-use-of-taser-response Tue, 13 May 2008 09:45:46 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Siemens Building Technologies Security Systems is contributing to the debate on recent comments in the media questioning the effectiveness of CCTV in fighting crime. It is an indisputable fact that CCTV is having a positive impact on reducing crime rates, states Peter Hawksworth managing director, Siemens Building Technologies Security Systems,... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/12/smarter-cctv-fights-crime http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/12/smarter-cctv-fights-crime Mon, 12 May 2008 16:49:43 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Responding to the announcement by the Home Secretary today about tackling anti-social behaviour, Jan Berry, Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, says:Theres nothing new in the Home Secretarys announcement today. Police officers were targeting and disrupting those who cause anti-social behaviour for years until the presence and... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/08/response-to-tackling-anti-social-behaviour-from-the-police-federation http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/08/response-to-tackling-anti-social-behaviour-from-the-police-federation Thu, 08 May 2008 14:06:17 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Designed to keep criminals off our roads, Greater Manchester Police has introduced twelve permanent Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) sites in and around north Manchester. A technological breakthrough, the new ANPR system allows the rapid reading and identification of number plates using fixed cameras around north Manchester. This will enable... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/07/cameras-keep-criminals-off-manchester-roads http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/07/cameras-keep-criminals-off-manchester-roads Wed, 07 May 2008 16:01:54 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Greater Manchester Police hosted their second Annual Home Watch Conference on Tuesday 29 April 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium to say thank you to the Home Watch coordinators currently working within communities across north Manchester. Over 150 residents attended the evening to hear guest speakers who were invited... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/02/gmp-gives-thanks-to-the-home-watchers http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/05/02/gmp-gives-thanks-to-the-home-watchers Fri, 02 May 2008 14:52:00 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Cleveland Police, Cleveland Fire Brigade and the North East Ambulance Service have joined forces to launch a number of initiatives for people who are Deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. Following consultation, the initiatives have been developed over the last 16 months to break down barriers and improve the... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/30/emergency-services-join-forces-to-launch-deaf-initiatives http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/30/emergency-services-join-forces-to-launch-deaf-initiatives Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:32:59 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Hundreds of realistic imitation firearms that were given up as part of a month-long hand-in across Greater Manchester have been crushed under a road roller.The fake weapons haul was part of a total of more than 4,500 realistic imitation firearms that were taken off the streets in the county by... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/29/crushing-defeat-for-gun-crime http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/29/crushing-defeat-for-gun-crime Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:11:10 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Essex and Kent Police have agreed to share air support under new ground-breaking collaboration arrangements.The partnership, which went live last month, means the helicopter will be available to both Essex and Kent forces for 20 hours a day, seven days a week, a significant increase to the current service in... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/29/joint-agreement-to-benefit-neighbouring-forces http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/29/joint-agreement-to-benefit-neighbouring-forces Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:47:27 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Police forces across England and Wales are to receive millions of pounds seized from criminals to help them fight crime.The money was confiscated under the asset recovery scheme, which requires the Home Office to invest 50 per cent of all money seized back into front-line agencies.A total of 34 million... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/29/criminals-assets-put-to-good-use http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/29/criminals-assets-put-to-good-use Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:43:37 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Nine specially adapted mountain bikes have been donated to North Yorkshire Police to boost patrols in the Harrogate, Richmondshire and Craven districts.Orange Mountain Bikes of Halifax kindly sourced the "G2" bikes and Hawes-based Kudu Bikes Ltd, a registered Orange test centre, prepared and equippedthem ready for use. Sponsorship has come... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/29/on-ya-bike http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/29/on-ya-bike Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:58:59 GMT info@police-life.co.uk A De Montfort University (DMU) lecturer is investigating the future of police community support officers (PCSO).Law academic Jonathan Merritt is looking into how their job will develop in a three year research project. He is interested to find out if they are likely to stay as a support to police... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/22/police-community-support-officer-role-being-reviewed-by-bmu-academic http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/22/police-community-support-officer-role-being-reviewed-by-bmu-academic Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:19:24 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Monday 21st April 2008: The Federation is expecting a decision on the Judicial Review within a month. The skeleton submissions for both sides are available here to download. Staff-side skeleton submission Home office Skeleton Submission http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/22/judicial-review-on-police-pay-15-16-april-2008-staff-side-and-home-office-skeleton-submissions http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/22/judicial-review-on-police-pay-15-16-april-2008-staff-side-and-home-office-skeleton-submissions Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:43:16 GMT info@police-life.co.uk International experts converge to discuss disaster and emergency planning An international summit concerned with disaster and emergency planning and risk management has been held at the University of Leicester. It brought together professionals from different fields to share the latest thinking on civil safety and security.The experts from around the... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/15/civil-safety-summit-at-university-of-leicester http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/15/civil-safety-summit-at-university-of-leicester Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:17:36 GMT info@police-life.co.uk Metropolitan Police Croydon Borough is launching an innovative scheme called Project YOU, which stands for Youth Organisations Uniform.The project is the first in London to incorporate the following groups, Air Training Corp, Army Cadet Force, Boys Brigade, Girl Guides, Scouts, Sea Cadet Corp, St John Ambulance, Volunteer Cadet Force. The... http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/15/croydon-launches-innovative-scheme-project-you http://www.police-life.co.uk/2008/04/15/croydon-launches-innovative-scheme-project-you Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:08:59 GMT info@police-life.co.uk