General Policing Discussions

The following may be of interest, I picked this up in an email from a colleague who shared, not sure the original source. David Taylor-Smith, CEO of G4S UK and Africa, has said he expects private security firms to provide increasingly large proportions of UK policing. He has predicted that more police forces will agree deals similar to the one with Lincolnshire Police that will see G4S running the UKs first private police station. That deal is worth £200m over ten years to G4S, and his company are also in the running for a £1.5bn contract from West Midlands and Surrey police forces to operate duties including investigating crimes and managing intelligence. It has also…

For convenience sake i use a previous address for all my mail and details. I like the setup it keeps everything in one safe place and stops anything from going missing or someone knowing more about me than i wish. I used my old address for the job, out of habit and for payslips alerting everyone i live with of what i do. This really wasn't necessary on the payslip front since i get these direct to station which i didn't realise til later. I had no reason to omitt anything to my colleagues so they know my current address. Police used my application to find my my address (previous address) and visit for reasons i will not being going into and ofcourse i wasn't there. Witho…

I remember there being a very handy thread on giving evidence in court, how to refer to the magistrate or a judge (for crown court) how to refer to all other people in the court when giving evidence. I've done about 10 difference searches and I can't uncover it. So that said, unless someone else locates it, maybe we need a sticky thread in a particular sub-forum to give advice to those who have never given evidence in a court before. After working for the police as a civilian for 4 years and now being a police officer am actually due my first court date next week where I am pretty sure I will be called. I have been warned many times but never actually called to give evid…

So the Met are considering "skipping" ranks options. http://www.mpa.gov.uk/committees/mpa/2011/0526/06b/ Skipping ranks to hop from PC to inspector? Joining directly as a superintendent? I'm all for innovation and pushing the blueprint forward, but bringing in civil servants and business managers as superintendents to make practical operational decisions that affect the foot soldiers seems like a disastrous idea. I'm unsure about rank skipping as well; it's often said that the most critical (and difficult) rank in the police is sergeant, and I'm inclined to agree. They're the ones at the sharp end of tactics. Duty inspectors have to make critical tactical decisions too…

Has anybody read the book "A Fair Cop" by Michael Bunting. Michael was a PC in the West Yorkshire force, who was attacked while on duty and defended himself, all the time being in fear for his life. He was very badly injured during the attack and had to spend a lot of time off work. His assailant was convicted of assaulting him but was only given a community punishment. A while after the incident Michael was told he was being investigated for assault, on the person who attacked him, even though the attacker had no injuries. Two years later Michael was convicted of common assault at Leeds Crown Court and was given 4 months in prison. The book is about his experiences, pr…

hey people, im pretty new to this site, in the forces they all have different meanings for words, for example, in the army they call a cup of tea a 'brew; whereas in the royal marines they call it a 'wet' having a forces background i am familiar with all the forces lingo, with a real interest in joining the police i am hoping many of you can get me updated on the police lingo, cheers.

Is there a topic where we have a dedicated thread for police terminology? If not, Post any of yours and I will add it to this I'll start. ( more than one allowed. ) ARV - Armed Respond Vehicle OST ​-Officer Safety training

I saw a massive operation taking place on barking road. There were over 30 officers including traffic officers stopping cars. I was just wondering if the operation was succesful. :D Cheers

Alright guys and girls Basically, i've been wondering about what motivates SC's to give their time doing what can be a potentially dangerous job? i would do it as a poll, but have no idea how to set one up :S I'm not currently a SC myself, being in the process of joining, but like i say, i've been wondering why others have chosen to give their time Cheers, Alan

Just been watching a recent episode of Traffic Cops, and whilst issuing a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt they also said they were going to take a picture of the driver to send with their part of the ticket. They also said that Police can now request this or a finger print (where appropriate obviously) and use force if neccessary. I quite like this idea, the picture idea for me anyway as I have an issued PDA, but is there anyone else who does this? I can see it's quite a good idea to be honest for those who opt to go to court and claim they were driving etc Views on this?

What does everyone think of this idea in general. Encouraging members of the public to video and report bad drivers to the police? Is it a good idea? Would it be followed up do you think? Having come across a website that promotes this while searching for a bike cam for recording my bike touring, I couldn't work out if it actually makes roads safer or not. You may end up in the situation of seeing something, being distracted trying to film it and end up in an accident yourself..

Just found this courtesy of the northern area office of Hampshire. I couldn't find this anywhere else so hopefully not already posted. Anyway - I bet many people haven't seen it before! A mini-film from 1945. Reminds me of gateway and foundation training now!! http://film.britishcouncil.org/the-man-on-the-beat

Anyone going for the CNC assessment days in July/August this year?

I have a question for you all which is a bit of dilemma in policing - truth and lies. You are at an incident where a suspect is arrested by a colleague on what would appear to be less than satisfactory circumstances or evidence. Once the suspect is booked into custody to allow a prompt and effective investigation to take place, you are aware that there are issues with the case and your colleague says not to worry and to back him / her up, effectively by lying. What do you do ? A. Tell a supervisor and refuse ? B. Refuse to go along with the lie and keep it to yourself ? C. Phone professional standards and report the incident ? D. Tell the custody sergeant your c…

So, I had a medical the other day and the nurse was telling me about a few of the nasty things she has seen in her time while helping the Specials. A few bites, stabs, broken bones.. all things that to be honest, I kind of overlooked. It didn't even cross my mind when I applied that there is the potential to get a broken leg on a shift.. but now, it's starting to feel a bit more real. I don't mind though.. it's all for a good cause! :new_crazy: Anyway, what injury have you had from being a Special?