M&S Leadership Calls for Stronger Police Action Amid Rising Retail Crime Marks & Spencer's retail director, Thinus Keeve, has expressed serious concerns over rising crime in London, particularly retail-targeted incidents by groups of young people coordinating through social media platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat. Following a series of disturbances in Clapham, which included assaults on police officers and members of the public, Keeve criticized both the UK government and London Mayor Sadiq Khan for insufficiently prioritizing policing and crime prevention. He emphasized that retail crime is becoming increasingly organized and aggressive, and urged authorities to allocate adequate resources to law enforcement and collaborate with retailers to target repeat offenders. While official statistics show a decrease in homicides, knife crime, and burglaries in London, retail crime has risen significantly, with a 19% increase in reported offenses in the past year. The British Retail Consortium highlighted the link between theft and violence against retail staff, prompting legislative proposals to strengthen penalties for assaulting retail workers and shoplifting. The Metropolitan Police report progress in tackling retail crime, including higher arrest rates and improved case outcomes, but M&S leadership insists that violent incidents remain widespread. Mayor Khan condemned recent attacks and confirmed law enforcement is working with social media companies to curb content promoting theft and violence. The incidents underline ongoing challenges for both retailers and police in maintaining safety and order in urban areas.

M&S Leadership Calls for Stronger Police Action Amid Rising Retail Crime

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Criminals and Crocodiles – Arnold Woolley #Preview #History #Policing #Africa www.tslbooks.uk/criminals-an...

This is a report by Wired that shows how they identified #ice agents and documents the use of planned force on the public. This is #terrorism not #policing. #fascism #trumpadministration

This is a report by Wired that shows how they identified #ice agents and documents the use of planned force on the public.
This is #terrorism not #policing.
#fascism #trumpadministration

#democracy #usa #gop #fascists

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Further evidence of #SolowsParadox in the #Scatocene or #AgeOfEnshitification

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💀 First we had our very own George Goodison who had her 5th piece of research from her PhD published in the #policing journal. Titled 'Human or non-human? The usefulness of a workshop in tackling the challenges faced by Police on the identification and classification of skeletal material'.

PCC says Bedfordshire Police still has outstanding areas for improvement from last inspection - Bedford Independent Bedfordshire Police has yet to have all the areas for improvement highlighted by the force’s last inspection signed off by inspectors...

The admission came as he was questioned about his decision to extend chief constable Trevor Rodenhurst’s contract to 2031...

#Bedford #BedfordNews #Policing #PCC #Inspection

Today started rough, but, boy, I felt differently after having an international discussion between US police officers in our leadership class & a PSNI officer. These are the sorts of global discussions I hoped I’d be able to facilitate as a result of my #policing research in #NorthernIreland.

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Do you want your local #police using #AI❓Here in #Oregon that is an urgent question, as AI use by local police departments is rapidly spreading. So far, facial recognition, cellular interception and license plate reading have all been deployed (except in a few, blue cities that have explicitly […]

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The rise of facial recognition policing The technology is being rolled out by forces across the country—and there are no obvious limits on how it can be used

Great story on the ongoing rise of #facialrecognition tech in #policing in the #UK... #CCTV #videosurveillance

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...

For any UK followers and #protest lovers who could not be bothered to wake at 06:00 last week, the full hour+ recording is here

If you love rambling not on point digressions about #protest and #policing, look no further

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Baltimore, brought low by crime, uses a new approach to begin a turnaround Baltimore’s high number of violent crimes prompted city officials to embrace a new policing strategy, which is credited with bringing crime down.

As some U.S. cities try to lower crime rates, they find old approaches lacking and turn to new ideas. In Baltimore, targeted policing and vigorous intervention combine to offer alternative paths for potential offenders. #baltimore #crime #policing www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...

We're looking forward to the Emergency Services Career Expo tomorrow in #Toronto and meeting with those who are looking to #AnswerTheCall 🚨

Come to Booth #8 to learn more about the OACP Certificate and how to get started in your #policing career. #ExhibitingAtESCExpo2026

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Data, Surveillance, and the Law: What Is Policing? (3/28/2026) | HackerNoon 3/28/2026: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Data, Surveillance, and the Law: What Is Policing? (3/28/2026) #Technology #SocialandEthicalImplications #DataPrivacy #Surveillance #Policing

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Data, Surveillance, and the Law: What Is Policing? | HackerNoon This article is meant to bring into question what policing is and how it relates to citizens, governance, society, and public life.

Data, Surveillance, and the Law: What Is Policing? #Technology #SocialandEthicalImplications #DataPrivacy #Surveillance #Policing

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This is “supposed” to make people feel safe? It’ll do the opposite. #Toronto #DefundThePolice #MakeLoveNotWar #policing #Ontario

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Another day, another graduation ceremony (and STILL without the floppy hat!).

But congratulations to all who are graduating today, with a special shoutout to my #DHEP students getting their Graduate Diplomas in Professional #Policing Practice. Well done you lot!

#CCCUgraduation #CCCUproud #PEC

This Sheriff Says His Department Eliminated Racial Bias. Data Shows Otherwise. The post This Sheriff Says His Department Eliminated Racial Bias. Data Shows Otherwise. appeared first on ProPublica.

Four angles. One story. More at gettheflies.com/this-sheriff-says-his-de...

#TheFlies #CriminalJustice #RacialBias #Policing

PCC agrees extending Bedfordshire’s chief constable’s contract is “in the public interest” - Bedford Independent The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) has said that describing the extension of Bedfordshire’s chief constable’s...

Trevor Rodenhurst will remain in post until January 2031...

#Bedford #BedfordNews #Policing #ChiefConstable #Bedfordshire

Loveland Leases – The Policing Feedback Loop How predatory housing and policing co‑produce surveillance, criminalization, and community destabilization 1. The Core Insight: Housing and Policing Are Co‑Designed Systems Policing is not separate from housing.It is the enforcement arm of the housing regime. Predatory housing relies on: surveillance, compliance, silence, fear, rapid removal. Policing provides: the threat, the presence, the justification, the escalation, the narrative. Together, they form a feedback loop that stabilizes predatory housing by destabilizing the people living inside it. 2. Stage One — Crime‑Free Housing as the Origin Point Loveland’s adoption of crime‑free housing programs (2013–2016) created:

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Surrey Police Board warns of 'risks' in taking over Cloverdale so soon – Surrey Citizen Surrey Police Service photo The province has appointed five new members to the City of Surrey’s police board, a move that comes at a time when the Surrey

Province appoints five new members to the City of Surrey’s police board; Surrey Police Service to take over patrolling Cloverdale a few months earlier than it wanted.

Read more in the Surrey Citizen: buff.ly/qwcPY9K

#Policing #SurreyBC #SurreyCitizen

“Sexualized conduct within #police workplaces may reflect problematic #policing attitudes or views and can undermine how police interact with members of the public—particularly survivors of sexual or gender-based violence” #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada www.mycampbellrivernow.com/87304/news/p...

Full transparency and public apology required on RCMP surveillance of Indigenous leaders—MKO In light of newly revealed RCMP intelligence files showing decades of covert surveillance targeting Indigenous leaders and organizations across Canada, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) is calling...

“Learning that our leaders, people who were fighting for basic rights and dignity for Indigenous people, were treated as threats is shocking. This was targeted political surveillance rooted in racism and colonialism.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #RCMP #surveillance #policing

Bedfordshire Police case ends in 13-year sentence for child abuse offender - Bedford Independent Stephen Torr has been jailed for 13 years after being convicted of sexually abusing a vulnerable child over a two-year period...

The investigation began in October 2020, when the victim disclosed to someone that she had been abused when she was younger...

#Bedford #BedfordNews #Crime #Abuse #Policing

Police lay arson charges in McDonald’s fire - Prince Albert Daily Herald The Prince Albert police have charged a 45-year-old man with arson causing damage to property following a fire at the McDonald’s on Second Avenue West. Officers were called to the scene at around 9 a.m. on March 21 following reports of a fire at a business in the 3600 block of Second Avenue West. Officers

Police lay arson charges in McDonald’s fire


#CommunityNewspaper #emergencyservices #fire #PADailyHerald #Policing #PrinceAlbert
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Dublin denies freedom to students protesting against genocide Why has an Irish university entered new research partnerships with Israel?

University College Dublin "has a selective approach to 'academic freedom.'"

"[S]upport Israel or the arms industry [and] enjoy freedom."

"[P]rotest against UCD's partnerships with Israel [and] get disciplined."
#Ireland #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Policing #Protest #Education #Genocide

Why am I anti cop @anticopofficial.bsky.social ?
Because "Renewed Calls to Ban Chokeholds Highlights the Colonial Nature of Australian Policing".
#Australia #colonialism #antifa #policing #Anticop

Tell Berkeley City Council to vote no on expanding its contract with Flock. #surveillance #policing #bigbrother

One for those interested in #SurveillanceCapitalism, #policing, and #criminology