“We believe that police forces can make the necessary savings while protecting frontline services and prioritising the visibility and availability of policing,”
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I know enough to know that at 04.00am it gets dark out on the streets. It has done this for the last twenty odd years, to my knowledge and will probably continue for the forseeable future. At some stage in this ‘future’ I shall retire and probably won’t give a damn if it still gets dark at 04.00am. Until then I shall be out there, somewhere, lurking in the shadows because someone, somewhere will be doing stuff they shouldn’t and then, well then I will introduce myself. In the meanwhile I shall try to remain sane and remember why I joined in the first place and try to ignore all the people who piss me off by making the job more complicated than it should be.Opinions
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A Strategic Community Diversity Partnership. We are cutting bureaucracy and reducing the recording of target and monitoring related statistics. Our senior leaders will drive small, economical cars from our fleet surplus to save money to invest in better equipment for our frontline response officers. We are investing money to reinstate station canteens for the benefits of those 24/7 response officers. We have a pursuit policy. The message is that if you commit an offence and use a vehicle, we will follow you and stop you if necessary. It is your duty to stop when the lights and sirens are on. We take account of the findings of the Force questionnaire and are reducing the administration and management levels and returning these officers to frontline response duties. We insist on a work-life balance. We have no political masters. We are implimenting selection processes that take account of an individuals skills and proven abilities for the job. Our senior leaders will have one foot in reality and still possess the operational Policing skills they have long forgotton about and seldom used. All ranks are Police Officers first and specialists second. We will impliment career development and performance evaluation monitoring of our leaders by those officers who operate under that leadership. The most important role is that of Constable. All other roles are there to positively support the role and the responsibility of Constable and the duties performed.Whichendbites
“We trained very hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising. It can be a wonderful method of creating the illusion of progress while creating confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.”......PetroniusJust so.
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If you had to identify, in one word, why we will never achieve our full potential, Meetings would be that word.There is always a bigger picture.
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Quite simple, I would have thought! Office-wallahs (including most senior officers) must go. There are, of course, some who seem to be office-wallahs but are nevertheless cops, (e.g. Detectives) and these are clearly acceptable. However, the topmost ranks need drastic surgery, as do all diversity trash. No need for any ‘street’ cuts IMHO!
It means what it says, I guess (but that doesn’t mean that it’s a correct belief).
It means the source of the quote may be a tad out of touch with reality.
It means that they’re using words they haven’t considered the meaning of.
It means they don’t really understand what front-line policing actually is.
What it means is that whoever said that has likely never patrolled the streets in the hours of darkness (or any others). They have no idea what your job really entails, and no willingness to find out.
If they really believe that there won’t be frontline cuts, then I have a bridge I’d like to sell them.
How nice to hear from you again. Missed you,
Hope you are well.