I Pay Your Wages! a Beginners Guide to the Police Service - Pc Surname

Thinking of a career in the thin blue line? Want to know what a police officer in the UK really does? Occasionally frightening, but always exciting, PC Surname guides you all the way from application, through training, and on to what a new police recruit really gets up to out on the streets. Cross the police line for a unique, humorous and accurate insight into front line policing in the UK, whilst learning police powers, procedures and policies as you go. Featuring the latest legislation and information from 2012, this book is a complete and comprehensive guide to all those keen on a police career, as well as those with an interest in the police as a whole. In this book you will find light hearted - but brutally honest - explanations about the following topics: Why people become police officers. Personal skills required to succeed. The full application process including the application form, assessment centre and physical. Basic training. Front line policing. Police terminology and radio use. Investigation. Interviewing. Police officer's Pocket Note Books. Shift work. Arresting suspects. Powers of Stop and Search. Domestic Violence. Traffic offences. Sudden deaths. Missing people. Mental health. Anti social behaviour. Cyber crime. Public order policing. As well as everything else a front line police officer does come rain or shine, 365 days a year, on the streets of the United Kingdom.