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The newer generation of police officers are taught about base line assesment, National Intelligence Model and risk assessment. The emphasis on common sense and initiative in dealing with crime have been taken over by national models, which forces must adopt and demonstrate they have adopted to Her Mjestys Inspectorate of Constabulary.
While there is a place for these, the artificial targets set by the current government, means that the police are so busy trying to detect an assault where an 11 yr old has spat a grape pip into a 12 yr olds eye, that no resources are available to attend the burglar you saw in your neighbous house. The Police Service is run by civilians who dictate to police officers what they should attend and when. The officer who attends the incident may turn up late, but he is told when to attend by someone who last week was selling shoes.
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The only target set by government for ACPO is to achieve a 30% detection of crime and reduce spending. There are no targets set to find persons missing from home. That would be rather daft. The police should and are expected to try to find 100% of all missing persons.
The National Intelligence Model is what ACPO expect forces to use to detect crime and prevent further crimes..Tha Victim / Offender / location triangle.....priorotising prolific offenders SARA...taskings etc.
Chief officers are accountable to Police Authorities. They are not police officers. Senior managers in my force are civilians eg HR manager, business manager, fleet manager, duties manager. Police officers must seek their approval prior to making decisions relating to those roles.
The Supt at my station seeks approval from the business manager for funding for tasks and equipment. The BM often declines funding
The officers replaced by civilians have not been "replaced" Their roles have been replaced on a 1 to 1 basis. My force has not recruited any officers for 10 months and will not recruit any new police officers for the 2008/9 financial year. The civilians I supervise cannot be made to work late or change their shifts. They have a right to strike. PCSO's cannot be ordered to fulfil tasks. They can be asked, however.
In 22 years I can safely say that the police service has never been so mismanaged and wasted so much money on trivia and beaurocrats.
If your force still allows police officers to make decisions based around common sense and sound judgement, enjoy it while it lasts.
For the rest of there's the ballot box and the reassurance that under NL, things cannot get any worse for policing.
The head "shoe seller" in my force, responsible for all staff, gradings, posts and promotionns earns in excess of £80k a year. More than he'd earn at Clarks, and I daresay a 16 yr old Saturday shoe shop assistant would be capable of making more reasoned decisions.
I agree, my friend, that the majority of police officers do the best they can and receive no thanks. That is the nature of the work we do. My issue is with the beaurocrats who prevent us from providing the service we joined to give.
The National Intelligence Model is what ACPO expect forces to use to detect crime and prevent further crimes..Tha Victim / Offender / location triangle.....priorotising prolific offenders SARA...taskings etc.
Chief officers are accountable to Police Authorities. They are not police officers. Senior managers in my force are civilians eg HR manager, business manager, fleet manager, duties manager. Police officers must seek their approval prior to making decisions relating to those roles.
The Supt at my station seeks approval from the business manager for funding for tasks and equipment. The BM often declines funding
The officers replaced by civilians have not been "replaced" Their roles have been replaced on a 1 to 1 basis. My force has not recruited any officers for 10 months and will not recruit any new police officers for the 2008/9 financial year. The civilians I supervise cannot be made to work late or change their shifts. They have a right to strike. PCSO's cannot be ordered to fulfil tasks. They can be asked, however.
In 22 years I can safely say that the police service has never been so mismanaged and wasted so much money on trivia and beaurocrats.
If your force still allows police officers to make decisions based around common sense and sound judgement, enjoy it while it lasts.
For the rest of there's the ballot box and the reassurance that under NL, things cannot get any worse for policing.
The head "shoe seller" in my force, responsible for all staff, gradings, posts and promotionns earns in excess of £80k a year. More than he'd earn at Clarks, and I daresay a 16 yr old Saturday shoe shop assistant would be capable of making more reasoned decisions.
I agree, my friend, that the majority of police officers do the best they can and receive no thanks. That is the nature of the work we do. My issue is with the beaurocrats who prevent us from providing the service we joined to give.
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Personally I'd take the said sausage and ram it down little Kyle's throat (and yes I'd then be done for assault )
But if the old doddery fool wanted to press charges over the obvious mannerless ****** that the kid is, then dam right I would want to see the police involved and taking an active role in teaching the little **** a lesson.
Admittedly there should be a little priority attached to whether you should attend the road collision, drunk driver or whatever but the outcome should be the same.
The guilty punished accordingly.
I swear some of you lot just argue the toss just for the sake of it on here.
Like Felix, I've probably got better things to be doing!
But if the old doddery fool wanted to press charges over the obvious mannerless ****** that the kid is, then dam right I would want to see the police involved and taking an active role in teaching the little **** a lesson.
Admittedly there should be a little priority attached to whether you should attend the road collision, drunk driver or whatever but the outcome should be the same.
The guilty punished accordingly.
I swear some of you lot just argue the toss just for the sake of it on here.
Like Felix, I've probably got better things to be doing!
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