General Policing Discussions

Ok i have just started my Special constable training, i joined in the hope this will allow me to progress and become a paid police officer so i was just wondering if this happens alot? and also has anyone hear become a police officer after being a special constable? and also did being a special before hand help you when you became a police officer? any responses and opinions are welcome, thankyou.

Just a quicky! Is there any restriction of a SC becoming a parish councillor or vice versa?

I was just wondering if there any learning aids apart from OST and white notes which can help in perfecting all the handcuff techniques?

"Crime will rise due to the scale of police cuts" 22 July 2011 By Simon Reed "Police forces will struggle to cope with 34,000 job cuts, and crime will 'almost inevitably' rise, writes the vice chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales Our worst fears have been confirmed in the latest HMIC report, Adapting to Austerity. Cuts being implemented by this government will turn the clock back at least a decade where we will see a reduction in police officers and staff numbers by over 34,000 by 2015. To put this in context, the proposed loss of 16,200 police officers is the equivalent to having no officers in Northumbria, Humberside, North, West and South Yorkshir…

Hi everyone, Currently training as a special and really enjoying myself! Just curious about pay! I know it's a voluntary role... But is there any pay incentive as you work your way up from constable to 'sector officer'.'district officer' etc? Thanks

do you think the government should be increasing police and public services not getting rid of them ?

Would this be a terrible idea? It would be taking a lot of strain off the Govt and would probably offer more stability for service people. Thoughts?

Morning all :D A while back I posted regarding a street photography incident where I was given all kinds of needless grief and the general consensus here was that I should make a complaint. I phoned a number given on the website of the station from which the attending officers were based, spoke to a woman who took the basic outline of the complaint and told me that I'd be contacted in a few days. That was over a week ago now. Not sure whether it's too soon to chase it up, how I'm likely to be contacted (if at all), what the normal time frame is. Etc. Any info from those with knowledge very much appreciated I don't want to just let it drop because, frankly, the beh…

Hello All, I am currently in the process of applying for TVP. At the age of 15 I was given a YRD now 18. When I asked theofficer at the time if this would affect me he said no and said I would notneed to discloses this to any of my employers. On the thames valley police vetting questionnaire it says “Previous Convictions and Cautions – Detail all convictions and cautions (including those spent). Police National Computer records will bechecked and any omissions could affectthe outcome of the vetting process. This information will NOTbe divulged to your family, employer or Thames Valley Police manager” As a YRD is not a conviction or caution “A YRD is not: · …

Okay, this is probably an incredibly obscure question, and Police Specials isn't the best place to ask, but I can't think of a better place to ask it - is there some sort of police "scientific journal" where policing issues are discussed? Eg, high level policing issues, such as accountability, policies, recruitment, etc etc. How and where are these kind of topics discussed? I'd assume the ACPO does most of the thinking for those subjects in the UK, but are there publications who discuss it at a larger scale? It exists for economics, politics, and pretty much every single other subject out there, and yet I've never really heard of a regular policing journal. Sorry, I…

Just wondering if anyone has came across this website (www.policeskills.co.uk) as a way to gain recruitment into police jobs? I've looked at it but just unsure as to it's legitimacy as there is a lot of senstive information (e.g. full name, previous experience, address) they need in the application form.

I've been wondering this for a while now and I've not got an answer from anyone I asked! I even did a shift recently where we had a TV crew in the station but I didn't get chance to ask them! Now most people on these cop shows have there faces shown, a small minority have them blurred. I can't believe most people who we have dealings with happily comply or sign to say they can show their faces. Especially when they are under the influence. Does it maybe work the other way? Do people have to make a point to say they don't give permission rather than the other way around? Thanks!

Hi Everyone, Apologies if this has been done before and if so please direct me to the thread. However if not then please feel free to add. All I'm looking for are forces where the federation have represented specials be it at discliparies, PSD investigations, complaints whether bogus or not etc etc. Please give Force Name: Type of Representation: (As mentioned above or others) This will prove extremely useful when discussing this topic with my force fed reps. Thanks

A random question but does anyone have any info on who was the first person to be arrested for stealing a car?

Just watching Traffic Cops on BBC1 and right at the start they are talking about all being required to score 300 pts per month and that their discretion has been removed. Is that true for all forces or just Bedfordshire?