Sentences with phrase «local police and crime»

For too long local police and crime policymaking in this country has been a remote enterprise, conducted by anonymous, unelected officials, for the benefit of the public certainly, but without their direct participation.

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This concerns local police who say they need the cooperation of all people in the community, including lawful and undocumented immigrants, in reporting crime and aiding criminal prosecutions.

«Such a divide between the local police and immigrant groups will result in increased crime against immigrants and in the broader community, create a class of silent victims, and eliminate the potential for assistance from immigrants in solving crimes or preventing crime.»

Similar kinds of cases are under way in other parts of the country, including a case on appeal in Chicago after a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction barring the government from blocking grant money typically used to help local police combat violent crime and help victims.

He cited cases in Oregon and California in which illegal immigrants were charged with committing violent crimes after being arrested for relatively minor offenses by local police and then released, despite federal requests to keep them in custody.

«In Guerrero, police, both state and local, pose little obstacle to organized crime groups,» Adam Isacson, a senior associate at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), told The Daily Beast this month.

Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind crime, drugs and violence by creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind bars.

The following is a sampling of the most recent crime records made available by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and local police departments serving Atlantis, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes, Hypoluxo, Lantana, Manalapan, Ocean Ridge and South Palm...

Emma John discovers that these Street Pastors are making an impact - local police are cooperating, crime rates are dropping and people's negative assumptions about Christians are being challenged.

If it is a crime to be a Muslim - American, then should I tell my local police that Muslim - Americans reside on my street and in my neighborhood?

Ms Smith said: «One of the issues, of course, as the Chief Constable made clear in Liverpool, is that we need people in local communities to be willing to firstly stand up against gun crime, but also to give information to the police [and] to be willing to come forward.

«New York State Police will continue to work in close partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local law enforcement to aggressively pursue investigations into any reported hate crime in our state,» he said.

The private local defender is present at the scene (or near the scene) when crime happens, whereas the police have to be called in and come there from elsewhere.

I will turn to accountability later, but that too will be kept local, through beat meetings, crime maps and directly - elected police and crime commissioners.

Any kind of by - election - be that a parliamentary one, a police and crime commissioner by - election or a local government by - election - means the electoral returning officers don't have to bother publishing any statistics at all until February 1st.

For many, particularly on the right, PCCs represent an opportunity to release what academic Ian Loader calls the «inner - crime - fighter» in a police force strangled by bureaucracy and local government meddling.

I voted by post today and had three ballot papers: mayor, police and crime commissioner, local councillor — which is a lot of decisions to make about our future leaders in one go.

It creates a new role, that of the metro mayor, in addition to local authority leaders, existing city mayors and — depending on whether the local area agrees to merge the two roles or not — police and crime commissioners.

If you run to an embassy, there is no formal extradition process as a rule, and they can even call local police inside to arrest you for your crime.

At the same time, we had flyers from our local council telling us all how crime had dropped in the area, and this was because of effective policing.

Also on Local government: The number of candidates for the Police and Crime commissioner elections on November 15th is coming through thick and fast and Birmingham City Council pays # 35 million a year in sick pay

After a Staten Island grand jury failed to indict a white NYPD officer in the death of Garner, a black Staten Islander, last year, critics in political and academic circles charged that local district attorneys, who often work closely with the police to prosecute crimes, are too close to law enforcement to consistently bring charges against them when they run afoul of the law.

Local councillors, policemen, a property millionaire and a drag queen are just some of the candidates standing in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections this year

The State Police Hate Crimes Task Force, in partnership with federal and local authorities, have launched aggressive investigations into reported hate crimes across the state,» CuomCrimes Task Force, in partnership with federal and local authorities, have launched aggressive investigations into reported hate crimes across the state,» Cuomcrimes across the state,» Cuomo said

«We want people to be able to see what crime is happening on their street and to be able to tell their local police if they have concerns, and challenge them about how issues are being dealt with.

Documents released by the Department of Homeland Security revealed the broad scope of the president's ambitions: to publicize crimes by undocumented immigrants; strip such immigrants of privacy protections; enlist local police officers as enforcers; erect new detention facilities; discourage asylum seekers; and, ultimately, speed up deportations.

Graham Allen, the chairman of the city's local strategic partnership between police, councillors and the probation service, insisted a new study by independent think tank Reform was «lazy stereotyping» and would do little to help the fight against crime.

Another 12 gave up their national seats for local ones — as police and crime commissioners, mayors, or to serve on local assemblies.

Astorino noted that Westchester County Police detectives are assigned to multiple federal - local task forces, including the FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force, FBI Violent Crimes Task Force, the FBI Organized Crime Task Force, DEA Tactical Diversion Squad, U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force and the IRS Money Laundering Task Force.

* This figure represents the Cornwall Council element of Council Tax and will be higher when taking into account the Police and Crime Commissioner and local town / parish council precepts.

«This new approach to policing builds on changes also starting today to slash red tape and reduce central targets for police - freeing them up to spend more time on local priorities and tackling serious crimes.»

It also recommends replacing neighbourhood police officers with crime prevention officers, which would be more highly trained and made directly responsible for crime prevention in their local area.

A «police and crime panel» of seven, drawn mainly from local councillors, will provide the sole check on the exercise of power and will, for the most part, only be armed with the underwhelming tools of recommendation and report.

James and Borough President Eric Adams encouraged locals to tip off police to crime they see.

[1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections as well as Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

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Police and Crime Commissioners are powerful individuals and their functions are similar to those of the police authorities they replaced: they appoint and if necessary remove, the chief constable; they set the budget and the council tax precept; and set local policing priorPolice and Crime Commissioners are powerful individuals and their functions are similar to those of the police authorities they replaced: they appoint and if necessary remove, the chief constable; they set the budget and the council tax precept; and set local policing priorpolice authorities they replaced: they appoint and if necessary remove, the chief constable; they set the budget and the council tax precept; and set local policing priorities.

There are numerous tiers of government in the UK for which voters are regularly asked to cast their ballots, including local councils, directly elected mayors, police and crime commissioners, national assemblies and parliaments.The first past the post system for local councils in England and Wales as well as Westminster also means that the nuances of local politics can vary significantly from place to place.

However, after a wave of violent gun and knife crime in London, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn united with London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused the Tories of «reckless failure» by cutting police numbers and slashing funds for local services.

Just by entering a postcode or location, the Dashboard will instantly tell voters which of the Devolved Assembly, Mayoral, Police and Crime Commissioner, Local or Parliamentary by - elections they have in their area, who is running, how the electoral system works, and a history of past results and local Local or Parliamentary by - elections they have in their area, who is running, how the electoral system works, and a history of past results and local local info.

A desire for devolution to extend deeper than the Cardiff Bay bubble, so that it can empower local communities, is a feature of the responses of the Assembly Group, voluntary party and of Christopher Salmon, Dyfed Powys Police & Crime Commissioner.

Elsokary works in Williamsburg's 90th Precinct in the crime analysis unit, according to local police, and had previously been recognized for her bravery after running into a burning building to warn and rescue residents.

Those who had been victimized are counseled to call their local police departments and report the crimes.»

Due to the heinous nature of the crime and the complete incompetence of the local police, the story garnered national attention and has been featured on every news show you can think of.

Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.

Some intriguing ideas are stranded by an overarching concept that severely strains credibility in this low - budget drama that takes place in a small town in northern California, where an exiled Afghan journalist (Dominic Rains) gets a job as a freelance crime reporter and settles with a local police officer (Melissa Leo)-- the mother of a friend — allowing him to experience firsthand the town's surprisingly extensive web of corruption and violence.

As complicated as it is with all of the police surrounding the house, the boys have also unwittingly put an associate of some serious baddies under gunpoint, and with evidence of many past crimes in the house, the local underworld affiliates are a bit nervous about the prospect of their operations, kept in the form of a DVD, being found out.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri stars Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell in the tale of a woman whose daughter is murdered and whose frustration with local police boils over when the crime remains unsolved after several months.

The all new «true crime» case of Fargo's new chapter travels back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota, where a young State Police Officer «Lou Solverson» (Wilson), recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang and a major Mob syndicate.