General Policing Discussions

The Windsor Report made a lot of recommendations, a number pertaining to the Special Constabulary; two directly about medals. One of these recommendations was that the Special Constabulary Long Service Medal qualification period be reduced from 9 years to a new 5 year point. Another was that the Special Constabulary should be factored into the new general Police Medals Review. I spoke to the Police Federation about both these recommendations and they had never heard of a Police Medals Review and knew nothing about a proposed reduction in the qualification period of the Special Constabulary Long Service Medal. So, the Police Federation rang the Home Office and asked the…

Hi My name is Angie and I'm new to here. Does anyone know where I can find out information on becoming a Precognition Agent? Thanks! Angie

Okay, so im a rookie to the world of policing and in this particular instance, the world of forums so bare with me if i seem a tad naive! I recently sent my application in and i'm awaiting confirmation of its reciept. granted, it was only sent a few days ago but im curious as to how long it usually takes for the a confirmation to arrive and then how long it is between this and being invited to the next stage (should my paper sift go well!). Any input would be of great assistance! thanks guys!

Just a query. Unless it's operational information, (I don't think so), how do you do a court print in PNC? I couldn't figure out how to do it today and none of the skippers seemed to know either. Cheers.

So, watching 'Coppers' last night with the canines and I am just wondering; 'what happens when a Police dog gets injured by a suspect when the handler is trying to arrest them?' Would it be the same as when an officer gets hurt i.e assaulting a police officer? or something else? I have never really thought about it before. Any help?

"Sam Gibbs - New research out of the University of Portsmouth has shown that strenuous exercise in threatening situations, lasting for as little as 60 seconds, has a serious detrimental impact on memory. And there you thought exercise was good for you. Apparently the extreme physical exertion, such as that induced by chasing a fleeing perp, causes a reduction in brainpower and can fudge the memories of police officers, including the who, what and whys crucial to the crime. Lorraine Hope, the lead author of the study said: “As exhaustion takes over, cognitive resources tend to diminish. The ability to fully shift attention is inhibited, so even potentially relevant…

Now I have been to the Trafford Centre many many times and on each occasion I have seen lots women dressed in these If "covering the head is against centre policy" like they say then why is nothing mentioned about this? This is not about being racist or anything of the sort its just about fairness.

We have a SC who will have completed 42 years in August this year is he the longest serving officer.

Which public order offences need a witness statement? If someone gives you an account of what happened however refused to give you personal details or a statement for offences such as an affray or S5 etc can you still arrest on the inital account? I understand that it probably isnt worth arresting as there will be no complainent as such. Also if you hear someone shouting and swearing in the street which you feel amounts to a S5, or fighting in the street which amounts to an affray, is your arrest statement good enough?

Ok so i was sat eating my lunch reading the local paper when a letter to the editor caught my eye. This is what it said: Quite angry at his misguided view i wrote back saying this : Roger Westmoreland states that there are less terrorising methods of entry into suspected drug dealers' homes than breaking their doors down (Letters, March 6). However, has he considered the need to preserve evidence and secure the suspects before evidence is thrown out of the window or flushed down the toilet? And since when is targeting drug dealers who would happily sell class-A drugs to teenagers repression of ordinary people's rights? The tactics used are not the only ones used, …

Thought this may be of interest to other full time members of the Police Service: HMRC Link I need to do this, not done it as yet, has anyone else?

Do/can normal officers on patrol, like beat bobbies pull a vehicle over for a traffic offence? I rarely have seen anyone been pulled over by a normal patrol car, in fact I rarely even see anyone pulled over by RPU (or even see them around). If the answer is that normal patrol cars don't pull people over, is it because they don't have the recording equipment? Also how many officers are usually in a RPU team?

So this thread title might be misleading, but read it as you will and add anything you might wish to. My tale is about misunderstanding however. Between attending patrols/hotspots etc, i managed to fit in an enquiry at a local school. The overall reason was in attempt to arrange a mediation session between 2 youths/families, along side parents and teaching staff. On figuring out where reception was, i found some helpful admin staff and introduced myself " Hello there, Kilo from Staffordshire Police, could i speak to the Head of Year XXX please" With the conversation going somewhat like this Sec-"Sure, can i ask what it is about officer" Me-"Just about some stand…

Just come across this video on the interbox, was wondering what your thoughts on it were and what possible offences has happened. As a new trainee the only ones i can see and know about are: 1. Breach of the Peace 2.Sect. 5 3. Assault 4. Making a false accusation? im sure theres more but im not sure

In the light of recent events, more specifically the incredibly tragic death of PC David Rathband (RIP). Do you ever worry about getting hurt on duty? As I'm awaiting my MSC training this summer, I've obviously had no experience or no idea what to expect, but I would be lying if I said that the inherent risks associated with the job didn't slightly worry me. (I did do a search, but nothing came up, really sorry if this topic has been covered, but I did look.)