Dave1 fine if we have more police rather than PCSO's where will they go. I know and so do you into their police cars dashing here dashing there.
Will they get to know people and communicate with the public forming a bond of trust, I doubt it as it's its difficult to do in a police car.
The PCSO's do have a roll to play and it must be hard to tell how good that roll is. The PCSO's pass the information they receive on I suspect and then the police take the credit.
90% in favour of PCSO's
100% if they were given the power to arrest.
H