2007-06-19 10:46:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You start off as a Constable attached to a duty group and working on the beat. This may be on foot or in a car or a mixture of both. Nowadays we have insufficient staff to have many cops on foot patrol.
Whether you move onto a specialist department is up to you. I would recommend at least 5 years on the beat, in order to get a good grounding in police work. This period is not set though and if you are really switched on you can specialise sooner.
Lots of bobbies decide to stay on the beat because that is what they enjoy. This is no detrement to those officers. Working on the beat can be very rewarding and challenging at the same time.
2007-06-20 06:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. at the moment every single police officer starts with the rank of 'constable', colloquially called a 'bobby' and technically all ranks are 'constables' albeit promotion to Sgt etc then takes place at different rates. There are some times accelerated promotion programmes for some recruits. When police forces were first created military officers were often recruited direct into senior ranks, esp at Chief Constable level. From time to time the Govt. argues that direct entry into senior ranks would be beneficial but the rank and file of the police service has always rejected such a move. Departments such as CID with the prefix of 'detective' constable, 'detective' sgt. etc. are often seen as a 'promotion' by members of the public but this is not so, it is just a case of specialist skills. Some times a police officer may spend the majority of their service in a specialist dept., at other times they will interchange.
2007-06-19 11:09:58 · answer #2 · answered by on thin ice 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes even if only for a few months
Robert Peel was responsible for the foundation of regular polices forces in UK starting I think in London.
They were originally known as "Peelers" for obvious reasons. Booby is a diminutive of Robert and as they became more respected the more friendly nickname of Bobby came into being. I would add that it is only recently that armed officers have been seen so frequently. Most policemen are glad that in comparison with other countries they are not often needed.
This is as a result of bravery not cowardice as the misinformed have said
2007-06-19 11:24:03 · answer #3 · answered by Scouse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES...
As a police officers you have a two year probation period which must be served and and eventually signed off some are extended..
After you probation period you can choose to specialise in other branches of the service or stay as a uniformed officer.
2007-06-20 12:21:31 · answer #4 · answered by dcukldon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, although you will struggle to find a bobby actually pounding the pavement on the beat these days.
2007-06-19 19:53:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 23:16:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rule is, that every person starting fresh in police have to start in their probationary period of two years.
And almost all forces require 2 years of on the beat training
some forces such as hertfordshire place probationers in other roles as investigators in low level crime teams.
but they still have to complete a period on street leve policing
2007-06-20 07:39:54 · answer #7 · answered by the mofo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2014-07-29 03:49:17 · answer #8 · answered by Jake 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As has been said several times, yes. All PC's have to spend time "on the beat" as you say.
Just a pity we don't seem to have them walking anymore, they are always in cars or vans... so much for making the police more approachable??
2007-06-19 18:11:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they all do and there isnt any way round it, they have to do 2 years minimum as a uniformed beat officer before they can specialise
2007-06-19 19:40:30 · answer #10 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋