Congrats on passing.
Didn't realise this thread existed.
I also passed the assessment centre with a pass of 62%.
Now just waiting to hear about final interview, fitness and medical dates.
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Congrats on passing.
Didn't realise this thread existed.
I also passed the assessment centre with a pass of 62%.
Now just waiting to hear about final interview, fitness and medical dates.
Vetting can really vary depending on force and the vetting unit's workload. Some forces outsource this to neighbouring forces. Can range from 1 to 3+ months.
Caporegime
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37594421
Looking like the ipcc have a deliberately withheld evidence to try and get officers prosecuted. Nice. Not only do you have to work with one hand tied behind your back but now you have people actively trying to prosecute you when you're doing your jobs.
Looking like the ipcc have a deliberately withheld evidence to try and get officers prosecuted. Nice. Not only do you have to work with one hand tied behind your back but now you have people actively trying to prosecute you when you're doing your jobs.
Soldato
Soldato
Nice one!
I'm 6 shifts in, loving it so far but my tutor is only a basic driver (like me) so we can't even go on blue lights to calls. I feel like I'm missing out as we aren't taking many immediate calls and if we do go to them we're last on scene so it's not really good for my development. I'm going to bring it up with the PDU team at my first review next week.
I'm finally likely to get a response course in the next 3 months. 3 weeks and 3 days long. Used to just be 3 weeks but they've added extra days, not sure if they've rolled up the initial pursuit into it or just lengthened the standard national course
Don
Congrats to you Jacksonn
Caporegime
Burnsy, is there honestly any point in those courses? Up here both Northumbria and Cleveland basically don't pursue any more because they're that **** scared about being sued. It's absolutely pathetic.
If you want to commit a crime do it on a scooter/bike and don't wear a helmet or if the police look like they're getting close, take it off.
I know this is a daily fail link but it highlights the point;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-lets-motorbike-crooks-away-die-fall-off.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32904622
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38294358
If you want to commit a crime do it on a scooter/bike and don't wear a helmet or if the police look like they're getting close, take it off.
I know this is a daily fail link but it highlights the point;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-lets-motorbike-crooks-away-die-fall-off.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32904622
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38294358
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Agree with above. It's very rare a pursuit is authorised unless you're an advanced driver which is generally armed officers and traffic.
Any hugely dangerous speeds - like 100 in a 30
Or
Speeds in a built up area during daytime. Eg 60 in a 30 past schools
Or
The suspect taking stupid risks
Then it's unlikely to be authorised. In my opinion that is right as generally the reason you're chasing people like this is:
- just because they didn't stop
- driving badly in the first place
- burglary
Crimes which are not worth risking the innocent lives of the public and officers themselves.
I'm actually surprised they're still teaching pursuit driving to standard response drivers.
Any hugely dangerous speeds - like 100 in a 30
Or
Speeds in a built up area during daytime. Eg 60 in a 30 past schools
Or
The suspect taking stupid risks
Then it's unlikely to be authorised. In my opinion that is right as generally the reason you're chasing people like this is:
- just because they didn't stop
- driving badly in the first place
- burglary
Crimes which are not worth risking the innocent lives of the public and officers themselves.
I'm actually surprised they're still teaching pursuit driving to standard response drivers.
To be honest, pursuits are rare here anyway for most normal response cops. I may never actually use that part, but the bulk of the course is response driving which will get used all the time.
It's a bit more common sense in Hampshire, but due to the nature of the road network here, there are plenty of trunk roads for traffic or other advanced drivers to take over fairly quickly. Either that, or whatever we're following disappears from a 2l diesel fairly easily.
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Soldato
I was actually thinking about this on my way home from work. Thank god for bobbies but what is the attraction about the job?
I mean your intentionally looking to come in to contact with criminals, loonies and people out to cause trouble.
Why not just look for a different career path, one safer and less dangerous!
I mean your intentionally looking to come in to contact with criminals, loonies and people out to cause trouble.
Why not just look for a different career path, one safer and less dangerous!
There's a certain job satisfaction from it though. I went to deal with a creeper burglary. It was really good to sit down and give a vulnerable and elderly victim a really great service. She lived alone and was hard of hearing. Someone had entered her home by an insecure conservatory and then broken an internal door. The poor lady didn't hear a thing but cash was stolen from her handbag. I was amazed that she refused to be intimidated by this and was someone very interesting to talk to. Turns out she was 94 and I'd be very happy if I was as mobile and on the ball as she was. She was a pleasure to meet.
The burglary was part of a series and the forensics that we recovered from my job found a suspect who was subsequently arrested and charged for loads of linked burglaries.
It's jobs like those that make it worth it.
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People think "Police" = in uniform on a Saturday night or dealing with horrible people everyday. Often that's true but there's far more to it.
Other departments such as Counter Terrorism, undercover infiltrating organised gangs, surveillance, cid, child abuse, cyber crime, drugs teams, intelligence units etc...
I'm often saying uniformed policing is a critical and vital part but not the majority element of the police in terms of numbers.
In regards to why:
- exciting
- Everyday is totally different
- contributing massively to society
- out and about generally
- you have the power to actually bring people to justice - by taking him to court and seeing them locked up
- amazing career opportunities in general
- 99% of police officers are very honest, genuine and nice people (things in the media skew public opinion)
The biggest thing is you see/deal and get involved with things that the public could Just never comprehend or imagine. Families that make those on Jeremy Kyle look lovely, gang members, really vulnerable people, murderers, etc...
I've also been lucky enough to be within arms length of the queen during an event as part of a team guarding for 5 days. I've also policed music festivals, football events, the olympics, the London riots, etc... and convicted people for rape and stabbings.
It is a hard job that often people don't appreciate but it's full of rewards and I'm thankful that I'm lucky enough to do it as a job. It's not for everyone for sure
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Oh and Burnsy has made me want to say that it's not all about rapists and violent people, drunks and drugs.
Some of my most rewarding experiences have come from:
- dealing with a family whose son hanged himself. Really hard for them but the rapport I got with them was good and i spoke to them for days after as things progressed.
- booting in doors to help someone elderly who has collapsed (loads of occasions)
- literally saving someone's life
- dealing horrible traffic accidents
- helping mentally ill people
Being a police officer includes giving first aid (a lot), being a social worker, a counsellor, listening to people (even those in the wrong). You get to hear everyone's "story", their background and what led them where they are. It can often wear you down and a fair number of officers do need time off as things build up and can become too much. But all in all a really good job
Some of my most rewarding experiences have come from:
- dealing with a family whose son hanged himself. Really hard for them but the rapport I got with them was good and i spoke to them for days after as things progressed.
- booting in doors to help someone elderly who has collapsed (loads of occasions)
- literally saving someone's life
- dealing horrible traffic accidents
- helping mentally ill people
Being a police officer includes giving first aid (a lot), being a social worker, a counsellor, listening to people (even those in the wrong). You get to hear everyone's "story", their background and what led them where they are. It can often wear you down and a fair number of officers do need time off as things build up and can become too much. But all in all a really good job
Soldato
In my force we make us of initial pursuit quite a bit. I was in my first pursuit as a driver the other day. Kept with it for about 20 mins onto another force area before we discontinued when it went down the motorway the wrong way. Advanced driver couldn't keep up with us. Sadly my 1.3 diesel hatchback made the ultimate sacrifice 
This isn't really the thread for this discussion, but it's not just about being sued, it's about being held liable for any death or injury that occurs as a result of a pursuit taking place as well as putting the officers through the inevitable ordeal of an IPCC investigation while they drip-feed info which just encourages the media to speculate.
How do you get in to the above departments? Do you have to start off as a police officer and then work your way in to eg counter terrorism or intelligence?