Crime and Policing

  • 10 Dec 2018 8:45 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Research by the Police Foundation found that the overwhelming majority of fraud offences do not result in a conviction, “an absence of proper reporting” and, consequently, outcomes suffering. 

    https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/fraud-should-be-taken-out-of-the-hands-of-local-forces/

  • 10 Dec 2018 8:44 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    We agree that fraud is significantly under-reported and that more can be done to improve the response to fraud in a number of ways, whether this is in improving gaps in outcome data; improving the service for victims; or shortening times between reports being received and disseminated.

    http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1155/action_fraud_response_to_police_foundation_report

  • 03 Dec 2018 2:36 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Cisco is partnering with UK police forces to offer cyber security training through the Cisco Networking Academy

    https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453421/120000-police-officers-to-receive-cyber-security-training

  • 26 Nov 2018 2:47 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Matthew Wagstaff, Joint Head of Bribery & Corruption, speaking at The Lawyer’s Managing Risk and Litigation 2018 Conference

    https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2018/11/21/current-priorities-and-future-directions/

  • 26 Nov 2018 2:46 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A "narcissistic" special constable who flouted motoring laws, abused the national police computer and armed himself with a knife has been jailed.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-46267820

  • 26 Nov 2018 2:46 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Faced with new threats from international gangsters, the boss of the National Crime Agency, Lynne Owens, thinks UK policing needs a radical reboot.

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/22/uk-organised-crime-can-police-catch-up-national-crime-agency-lynne-owens

  • 19 Nov 2018 2:05 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    ‘Opportunistic’ fraudsters, such as those who make ‘slip and trip’ claims or exaggerate the value of item (s) lost or stolen, were the focus for the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) in a week long nationwide enforcement operation. 

    http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1142/_opportunistic__fraudsters_the_focus_for_city_of_

  • 19 Nov 2018 2:04 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Former Rangers FC administrator David Whitehouse will today go to court in a bid to seek a criminal investigation into the conduct of police officers and Crown Office staff over their failed attempts to prosecute him for fraud over the purchase of the club.


    https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17224313.ex-rangers-administrator-launches-legal-bid-for-criminal-prosecutions-over-failed-fraud-arrests/

  • 12 Nov 2018 6:48 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Hannah von Dadelszen, Joint Head of Fraud, at the Pinsent Masons Business Crime and Compliance conference, London.

    https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2018/11/09/engage-now-or-hide-behind-smoke-and-mirrors-at-your-peril/

  • 12 Nov 2018 6:47 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    An organised crime group (OCG) based in North London, who stole £1million from insurers by making fraudulent claims of property damage and loss of earnings at various bars and restaurants across England, were sentenced to a collective 14 years in prison.

    http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1139/north_london_organised_crime_group_jailed_for_def

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