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Hi, Stupid person here so could anyone help in telling me, in idiot proof language, How to take a screen shot? have tried asking my children but just get raised eyebrows, also Google but still none the wiser. TIA

Hi, I attended my day one and i was accepted, i have my fitness test etc next month. What seemed like a pipe dream at the beginning of the year now feels very very real. Being from Birmingham i will of course be required to move, does anyone have any general advise for people in similar situations to myself? I have elected to work in North London, specifically Islington as it is the only area i know somewhat well (being an Arsenal fan) and i figure it'll make getting home easier as i won't have to travel across London. My main concerns centre around accommodation as London is famous for its unforgiving rent prices (or so i have been told) is there a…

Hello, when I was either 18 or 19 I was arrested, and pepper sprayed for being drunk and disorderly. Long story short I was escorting a very drunk friend to a taxi when a gang of guys decided it would be fun to kick my friends pizza out of his hands. an argument ensued between my friend and the other guys. whilst I tried to calm the situation down I was punched without provocation. Before I could even realise what was going on I had been pulled away from the area with my eyes on fire. I didn't throw a punch and genuinely just wanted to go home. The police when I got back to the cells commented on how polite I had been the whole time and let me off with a fine. I am not a …

Hi thanks for reading, I had recently applied for the police and after researching more about everything that can happen within the recruitment process I noticed that spontaneous drug misuse tests are issued. I’m an honest person looking for some advice on how I could go about addressing my problem; I had smoked cannabis in small quantities before the start of the year during the festive season for the first time. I isolate myself from trouble and the move was pretty silly on my behalf, I don’t associate with anybody and know that from my use of the substance I will or may test positive when tested. I’m pretty young only being 18, the move was stupendous and I feel …

Hello, Firstly I want to say sorry If I selected a bad forum but I have a couple questions about being Police officer in the UK. Also excuse me please if my english is not 100% correct. The first question that I have is: Do I need to be born in the UK to have an opportunity to become a profesional police officer in the UK? Or I just need to have an UK citizenship and be able to talk in English? The second question is: If there is some opportunity to become the police officer in the UK as Czechian (for example) what type of education do I need? The third question is: I read that UK police officer needs to visit a doct…

Good morning everyone, I am conducting a psychology research project which forms part of my undergraduate psychology degree course, and I'm looking for police officers who would be willing to take part in a one to one telephone interview which will last no longer than one hour. The aim of the study is to explore stigma and negativity in the UK police force toward fellow officers with mental ill health, and how mental health awareness can be improved. The interview and subsequent data collected will be completely anonymous. Inclusion criteria: Participants are aged 18 and over Participants who are serving officers with mental ill health…

Hi all. Does anyone know of any spare rooms for rent around North West London? Nothing confirmed yet, but looks like I am heading to the Met. TYIA Stay Safe. Sent from my E5823 using Tapatalk

Basically, does anyone know anything about it? My wife set up a business back in 2014, and comissioned a logo for her website and social media. She has discovered yesterday that someone in South Africa has taken that logo and is using it on her Facebook business page, doing the same job as my wife. My wife has sent a message to this page giving her 24 hours to stop using it now and in the future, and that she and her graphic designer are not happy. How would she go about escalating this if needed? Facebook seem hard to contact to try and pull the page, is there anything else that can be done? I realise it may seem 'small potatoes', but she …

Not sure if in the right place so please feel free to move if not. Just had a quick question. Does anyone use twitter? I don't mean a personal twitter account as obviously we have to be careful but an anonymous police related handle?

Please let us have your feedback about how you feel: ______________________________________________ Q1. Were you aware of the UK self-defined ethnicity codes? (Yes or No) Q2. Were you aware of the British Police's race codes? (Yes or No) Q3. Which ethnicity code describes you? (code) Q4. Which race code describes you? (code) Q5. Do you feel that racial and ethnic classifications are offensive? (Yes or No) Q6. Do you feel racial and ethnic categorisation is morally correct? (Yes or No) Q7. Do you believe racial classification is a necessary tool for effective policing? (Yes or No) ________________________ RACE CODES IC1 WHITE NORTH EUROPEAN IC2 DARK SOUTH EUROPE…