The future of policing

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  13 April 2012     13:04165238
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  courtesy of the telegraph.
  
  
  Police Community Support Officers are to become the "first line of contact" for members of the public and rebranded as local beat officers, under proposals being considered today by South Yorkshire Police Authority.
  
  Regular officers will be grouped into "taskable teams" available for dealing with serious incidents while all grassroots work on the street will be carried out by the PCSOs.
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  13 April 2012     13:06165239
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  acording sky news report it's a storm in a teacup.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  13 April 2012     15:41165271
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  I have severe reservations about PCSO's & their functions.
  
  I have yet to see enforcement powers that they hold being used & their ability to police communities being effective as opposed to full time "beat" officers presence.
  
  This proposals in South Yorks. is a move too far. It might deliver more bodies but little enforceable policing.
  
  This is an issue for candidates for Kent Police Commissioner.
  
  Watty
• howard mcsweeney1

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  13 April 2012     15:42165273
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  move it around paul, under my name but your name at the bottom.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  13 April 2012     15:42165274
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  move it around paul, under my name but your name at the bottom.
• Guest 696

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  13 April 2012     17:26165299
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  Snap, Howard. Just wrote the same on the other Police thread
  Paul, put an authoritative word in and add my name too.
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