Guest Post – PCSOs and Social Media
Social media use in UK police forces has come a long way since I first started writing about it, but despite this there are still many people working in various roles for police… Read More
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How much of a difference do PCSOs really make?
Statistics from the Home Office seem to show that PCSOs are not related to lower levels of crime – particularly street level crimes. More PCSOs don’t reduce street level crime I started out… Read More
Policing with a Smartphone
Technology. Some people love it and others can’t stand it. But it’s made its way into all areas of our lives, and now it’s becoming the police’s secret weapon. Apps save police time… Read More
Policing with Twitter
Social Media and Policing the Community In this first feature on technology I’ll be exploring the role of social media in community policing. What role do services like Twitter and Facebook have to… Read More
The Story of a PCSO on Twitter
The full interview… with PCSO Andy Ryan or @PCSORyanWMP PCSO Andy Ryan is one of the biggest tweeters of the policing world. He has over 1,600 followers and is well respected within the… Read More
PCSO News in Brief
We’ve been away for a week – but if you’ve missed us, fear not, here are our picks of PCSO and policing news from the last fortnight. Police News Police Privatisation Surrey and… Read More
PCSO News in Brief
On the Beat’s Pick of PCSO and Policing Stories from the past 7 days… Police news Commissioner Vows to Restore PCSO Numbers Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe on Wednesday promised to end a recruitment… Read More
Revealed: PCSO Stress Soars As Police Cut Back
Widespread cuts to policing budgets across the country are putting community officers under increased pressure and stress.
PCSO News in Brief
OntheBeat101’s pick of policing stories over the last week… Police News – The Biggest policing stories of the past 7 days This week the Met Police Launched Trident Gang Crime Command – a… Read More
The Origins of Community Policing
Picture: Flickr: cwwycoff1 The origins of community policing lie in research that took place in the USA from the late 1960s to the late 1970s, necessitated by the social upheaval of the time.… Read More
Policing Cuts – Have Your Say! Vote now!
Policing budgets are being slashed by around 20% – will that mean the frontline suffers? Will less money mean fewer officers on the beat? Or can all the savings be achieved by making… Read More
Police officers and PCSOs…. friends or enemies?
The first time I opened the Manchester Evening News after arriving back up here for Christmas I came across this very interesting article: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1467743_greater-manchester-police-to-recruit-200-new-staff—-as-thousands-of-jobs-are-axed In it, Greater Manchester police chief Peter Fahy has… Read More
