General Policing Discussions

I'm sure we all have useful little rituals/tricks/tips for duty. I thought it might be interesting to share them. I'll start: I have a pocket in my body armour that I use only for 'current' paperwork. Whenever I issue a ticket, for example, the force copy goes in that pocket. By making sure that one pocket is empty at the end of each duty I can be certain I won't ever open a ticket book a month later and find old paperwork that I forgot to complete after the last time I used it. Whenever I've just issued a ticket, I immediately fold the book so that the next one and all its carbon copies are ready to go. It's a lot easier to take your time and make sure all th…

To join the regs I here you need to have a level 3 or the equivalent? (Winsor report) What are everyone's thoughts on this? Derbyshire Police recruitment will not even entertain you at all without level 3? What about if you don't have a level 3 but been a Special Constable for 3 years........ They still won't let you apply!

Hi everybody, I've recently been told that Specials who carry kit to and from their duties will require Business Motor Insurance on their vehicle. On my current Motor Insurance Policy I have put down that I'm a Special Constable as an additional occupation and do not get any financial gain from being a Special just my expenses so I'm unsure why I would also need Business Insurance? Has anyone else come across this? Thank you

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone here does commute on motorcycle? What do you actually have to take to and from work? Thanks in advance.

My vote cast. This site has been instrumental for me in my application to join the Specials, and also later considering joining the Regulars. Now, it plays an equally important role as I go through my training and can learn from others' experiences and also ask questions of serving officers. I really valued being able to read about how others went through the selection and training process, and that's why I've been posting the diary of my training. I've lurked a liitle on some of the other sites (like police999.com and police-recruitment.com) but they don't even come close to PoliceSpecials.com in terms of the support and advice available. So in answer to Andy's othe…

Firstly, I know by posting this i'm likely to get some negative replies, I've been around as an SC for a while and I've seen many intakes of new specials coming onto my Borough which is great! Myself (and a few other long term specials) have noticed that many of the newer specials have got a terrible attitude when it comes to the job. When I say this I mean like, not being focused on 'bread and butter' policing. More interested in getting arrests and blagging half price nandos. When I first joined it was made clear that until IPS has been reached we were meant to be focusing on the wisdom of older specials and PC's. I walked into the office the other day, a few new s…