2007-02-15 05:32:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
YES!!!
2007-02-15 05:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by vapeaceout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A special constable is a person who volunteers to work for the police force in their spare time they have been used in some form for hundreds of years. THEY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME POWERS. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Constabulary)
You may be confusing special constables with Police Community Support Officers (PCSO) who are a recent invention. They are civilians and since they don't have full police training (PCSOs have 2 days of testing) they do not have full police powers. But the powers they do have vary between different police forces. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Community_Support_Officer
2007-02-18 07:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - But they can call the police along if there's trouble. A bit like someone calling 999 really. Wow - glad my tax gets spent on them.
Hang on - is that community support officers?
Just don't know anymore
2007-02-15 05:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by wils 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cannot drive a squad car with flashing blue lights, thats the only differance.
They are commanded by a section officer and not a sergeant.
2007-02-15 05:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and the same discipline applies too.
2007-02-15 05:35:17 · answer #5 · answered by breezinabout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-02-15 20:53:54 · answer #6 · answered by dream theatre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-02-15 05:35:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...and did you know they are the only ones that can arrest the sheriff or the mayor???? I thought that was cool.
2007-02-15 05:46:17 · answer #8 · answered by bjd72003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are there to back up the police.
2007-02-17 06:09:37 · answer #9 · answered by CLIVE C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋