General Policing Discussions

I completely support the Met Police and CPS in the prosecution and conviction of Gary Dobson and David Norris for the murder of Stephen Lawrence, this was like every murder an appalling crime committed by a small group of racist and I very much feel for the friends and family of Stephen Lawrence who have fought for justice for there son over the last 20 years. Over the last 24 hrs hours since the conviction of Dodson and Norris, certain politicians and commentators have repeatedly played the race card and accused the police of being racist and institutionally racist in dealing with the black community. Yes there are racists in the police and this is the same in every wa…

Other than obvious (shirts and trousers) what gear do you take home? custodian? stab vest etc? Thanks

Quite a good video about LSTCC and some of the measures that they are taking during the time of the games, to ensure that London continues to move!

Our nick is fairly large (response teams about 1 and 12) and has a healthy contingent of Specials. I've been asked to have a look at ways we can get them working more closely with regular PCs. Let me say from the outset that I enjoy working with SCs and am keen to see them learn and develop, and get the best out of policing, as well as to be a real asset to their regular colleagues. Based on what I've seen, I've come up with a few ideas. I'd be interested in hearing what people think, as these are no doubt issues that are common to many forces and stations.. 1. Encourage SCs to double-crew with regulars wherever possible. Although some SCs do double-crew, others prefer …

Will the MET be recruiting specials from other forces/areas to help police the olympics later this year? I've had a look around but couldn't see anything but sure I heard someone saying this might be the case!

I've noticed a good many news story now abbreviate Police Constable to Pc instead of PC. Is this a force/media preference? It isn't grammatically correct as abbreviations should always be capped (and traditionally interspersed with dots) e.g. P.C.

Talking to a guy the other day out and about in Newcastle he told me that he left his old job to become a full time Police Officer after being a special for two years. I'm half way through my second year studying Sports Journalism specialising in Formula 1 (Ladies, form a queue please) It's always been my dream to work in Formula 1 in some way but as time goes on I wonder whether the police may be calling my name. Has anyone on here had a full time job, become a special, only for a full time post as a reg to become available and go for it an be successful?? Tommy P

Hi, New to the forums. I'm a retired CID Officer from Merseyside Police. I initially joined Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary as a regular in 1970 that became part of Merseyside Police in 1974. I retired in 2000 and I am now a committee member of Narpo (Merseyside branch) - http://www.narpo-merseyside.org.uk/ During my service I made friends with many S/Cons. who themselves eventually became regulars, one ending up as the officer i/c for the Special Constabulary on Merseyside. I have an interest in the history of policing in Liverpool and I have built a website to show what it was like in days gone by. I hope that this will be of interest to you. Please see: www.liver…

Hi All, First year of being a special is almost up and I am due for re certification. However I can remember the last time I cuffed someone with full proper procedure - as I have usually been in a rumble with people... I know the 3 procedures - Stacked to the front and rear and rear with backs of hand touching but its just remembering where to stand for left handed people... I understand this may infringe on forum rules and/or accessible knowledge for those outside the police service. Thus feel free to Private message. Any help/tips would be much appreciated. DarkAlex

Sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum. I've been booked on for Public Order training, but havn't had any other information from my borough other then it is tomorrow! Not even so much as what time it starts. I was wondering if anybody could fill me in on what I need to know. Arrival Time? Protocol? Kit List? Transport? Anything else? Any information would be so helpful. Much appreciated.

I was always under the impression that a member of the armed forces was a crown servant, meaning that they served the crown, and was required to do whatever the crown required of them, including killing johnny foreigner if need be. I was also under the impression, though less strongly held that a Police Officer was also a crown servant and was required to keep the queens peace and protect the queens subjects (now replaced by anyone who is present in the country regardless of nationality or legal right). However having tried to get a definition of a crown servant it seems to be watered down and very unclear as to who can claim to hold the title of crown servant, a title …

Anybody else think this is a really good idea, looks great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GazviI6A5k8

Every day we hear in the papers and on the TV about double dip recessions, mass unemployment and 2.6 million or 8.5% out of work. Made me wonder how many Specials had been made redundant from there day jobs ? and has anyone had any experience of this ? As a result of unemployment has this meant you do more hours down a the police station or out and about and if or what effect this has had on being a special. I spoke yesterday to a special who had been told that from the end of Feb he would be made unemployed due to cut backs where he worked, as a result he meantioned giving up being a special as he could no longer afford this sadly. Good luck to anyone looking for wor…

I've just got a message from the Fed that there's been an announcement on the first part of the Windsor report. Does anyone have any further details? I've not got details to hand to log onto the Fed website although I couldn;t even tell from the text if there was defo info on there or not.