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Fox News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Massachusetts police training materials identify Moms for Liberty as a hate group
Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich reacts to news that a training manual for Massachusetts police officers has identified her organization as a hate group.
The Independent
28-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Haiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory
Haiti's government said Monday it plans to send 400 police officers to Brazil next month for training as gang violence overwhelms the troubled Caribbean country. Currently, Haiti only has about 10,000 police officers and 1,300 soldiers protecting a country of nearly 12 million people, said Fritz Alphonse Jean, leader of the transitional presidential council. A total of 700 Haitian police officers and soldiers will be trained by foreign countries in upcoming months and will then join a Kenyan-led, U.N.-backed mission in its fight against gangs. 'Haiti is weak, and we need special training,' Jean said during a rare press conference held for international media. Last week, 150 Haitian soldiers were deployed to Mexico for training as gangs that control up to 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, encroach on more territory. From October 2024 to June 2025, more than 4,800 people across Haiti were killed by gang violence. Hundreds more have been injured, kidnapped, raped and trafficked, according to the United Nations. Gang violence also has displaced more than 1.3 million people in recent years, with Jean noting that the government is trying to ensure that Haitians are able to return home soon. The government has started distributing money to some of the tens of thousands of people crowded into schools and makeshift shelters. Jean is leading a council tasked with organizing general elections by February 2026, but ongoing gang violence is threatening that deadline. 'We are doing everything possible so we can hold elections,' he said, declining to provide a date. Haiti hasn't held general elections in almost a decade, with its last president, Jovenel Moïse, slain at his private residence in July 2021. Gang violence has since surged in the aftermath of the slaying.
BBC News
10-06-2025
- BBC News
Child Q: Met Police PC questions training for strip-searches
A Metropolitan police officer has told a misconduct panel that police training on conducting strip-searches in schools was "insufficient".Det Con Kristina Linge, PC Victoria Wray and PC Rafal Szmydynski all deny gross misconduct over their treatment of the girl known as Child Q in December 15-year-old was strip-searched at school by officers in Hackney, east London after she was wrongly suspected of carrying Rajon Rahman, who drove PC Wray to the school and remained outside the medical room while the girl was searched, told the independent panel on Tuesday that strip-searches were "covered very briefly" during training. PC Rahman said: "It was not gone into detail about it. There was mention of it, that it existed.""What I can say is the training or the learning in Hendon around that was insufficient in my opinion."The police training college for the Met is located in Hendon, north Rahman said that before the incident he had not attended a search at school before and had only been involved in "normal" searches, meaning of individuals on the street, and searches of a person in custody. The panel, being held in south-east London over three weeks, previously heard the girl was left feeling "demeaned" and "physically violated" by the is alleged that the strip search was carried out without authorisation, in the absence of an appropriate adult, and with no adequate concern being given to Child Q's age, sex, or the need to treat her as a child, and that the child's race was an effective Yard has previously apologised over the misconduct hearing continues.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
State lawmakers advance bill requiring police training to minimize trauma for sexual assault victims
Illinois lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation requiring increased police training on sexual assault cases that would include practices 'meant to minimize traumatization of the victim.' The training required by the legislation, now heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk, would also focus on identifying and addressing conflicts of interest when officers involved in the case are familiar with the victim or accused. The 'trauma-informed' training is intended to promote handling people involved in sexual assault cases in a sensitive way, said state Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, the bill's sponsor and a Democrat from Libertyville. The bill was dubbed 'Anna's Law' because it was championed by an Illinois resident, Anna Williams, who told state lawmakers that she was unfairly overlooked by law enforcement when she filed a sexual assault report. 'The detective working my case lied on my statements, and it was brushed off when I mentioned it to the chief,' Williams said at a late April legislative hearing. 'I was frequently asked if I was sure that it was not consensual. If we pass the bill, it will help survivors heal from the assault, and then it gives them a fighting chance. It will validate their experiences.' An initial version of the bill was met with opposition in part due to a provision penalizing officers if they did not complete the training, Edly-Allen said. Law enforcement officials also wanted the training to be administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, instead of the state Department of Human Services as initially written, she said. 'Personally, I did not want anything punitive,' Edly-Allen said. 'It's about when you know better, you do better, just understanding that we all experience life differently.' The Illinois Sheriffs' Association initially filed in opposition of the legislation, but said Thursday they switched their position to neutral after the bill was amended in the Senate. Proponents of the legislation also include the Illinois National Organization for Women, Illinois Collaboration on Youth, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence. 'The passage of Anna's Law is another step in the direction of ensuring our law enforcement responses to sexual and domestic violence are survivor-centered and trauma-informed,' said Maralea Negron, director of policy, advocacy and research at The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence. 'Addressing conflicts of interest in law enforcement responses will directly support survivors who hesitate to report because of these associated risks.' Edly-Allen credited Williams with pushing her to champion the legislation. 'I actually was a little nervous carrying the bill originally, but her determination and her unwavering bravery to say 'No, this is wrong, we need to change it,' empowered me,' Edly-Allen said. 'She empowered me to do this legislation.'
CTV News
17-05-2025
- CTV News
New bylaw bike patrol coming to Sudbury
Five bylaw officers are now trained on bike patrol after joining Sudbury Police in a police mountain bike association training course.
