General Policing Discussions

Hi all, I'm currently going through my police officer application and have reached my medical stage and I'm just awaiting a date to go speak with the force medical team. My question regards pre-reading prior to starting training school have any of you done this and if so did you find it beneficial? I've been considering getting a copy of the latest Blackstones Policing Manual to have a read through so I can better equip myself for when I do finally start training. My current role which is also within the police allows me to have knowledge of law and crime but not to the scale of a police officer? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Just wonder what the first initial training hours and shifts are for the met in Hendon, my wife is a nurse and will both be working unsociable hours and trying to sort out childcare in advance of my start date next month April 30th

Hello I am new to this forum and am looking for help and advice on an interview coming with with BTP and looking for any pointers also are there in BTP soco on hear. Sorry if I'm positing in the wrong place Thanks Welshyguy

Hi all, some of you may have seen my previous post regarding my application for a custody officer position with Police Scotland. Unfortunately I wasn't successful but I still really like the idea of the job and have been considering relocating if I can get a similar job elsewhere. Just out of curiosity. have any of you ever relocated to join the police? I'm considering any areas between Newcastle and Manchester, still keeping north enough that I can be home in 5 hours if needed. How easy did you find relocating? What was some of the more difficult decisions you had to make? Would just like to hear your thoughts on it.

Stupid question time... If you arrest someone as they have left their house and decide to search their address under sec 32 pace. Are you allowed to search any people in that address also. Read the legislation but can't make my mind up either way!

Hi guys Not sure if right place to post, however thought I’d ask. Speaking to a former officer who has long retired, he stated that they used to get given many opportunities to sometimes go over to other countries etc. Not sure what the actual reason was back then. He asked me if this was still the case, obviously I don’t know about this. Have many of you had the opportunity if so where have you gone and what have you done?

Do we have any experts here re the regs? Or any Fed Reps even? I've been mucked around regarding my shifts yet again, at the last minute. It keeps happening to me, because I have skills that other people don't have. Does anyone know what the official line is re the regs and when duties can change your shifts? I've asked the Fed Rep who has basically said 'they can do what they want'. Having done some of my own research, I've found some very helpful websites and FAQs from other local federations that seem to indicate that once a shift pattern has been published, any variations need to be done for a pressing need. Now that I won't argue with. But the fact that the…

Just hoping for some information concerning driver training during the first 2 years of service, are you the passenger and/or on foot , at what stage do you do driver training to get you standard ticket. Thanks in advance

In what ways can the army support police, fire-department and EMS in the home country? What could be the pros and cons of this domestic military support? What factors could hinder or enhance this civil-military cooperation?

http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/21/people-caught-vaping-behind-wheel-lose-licence-7329737/?ito=social Don’t vape and drive. That’s the message from senior police officers who have warned drivers they could be prosecuted and even lose their licence if they are caught. While using an e-cigarette behind the wheel is not illegal, breathing thick clouds of vapour into your car can obscure your vision. Police may decide the act is potentially dangerous, and drivers could be prosecuted for driving without due care and attention Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/21/people-caught-vaping-behind-wheel-lose-licence-7329737/?ito=social?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://t…

Really quite a controversial question but here it goes, IF someone was to build a firearm with a barrel that is blocked and was chambered only to fit blank ammunition (.22 or 8mm) and paint said project a bright color (neon) would this be illegal?