SPECIAL CONSTABULARY

People mainly join the specials because of an interest in helping their local community, but also because they are interested in police work, or because they want to find out more about policing. What makes Special Constables special is that they are all people who want to do something positive for themselves and their community and who can give some of their spare time to achieve this. Who are the Specials Special Constabularies are a force of volunteers who receive training from their local police force to work with and offer support to regular police officers.

Special Constables, who give at least 4 hours of their time a week, are a vital link between the regular (full-time) police and their local community. Specials most often do their minimum four hours a week in a single shift, but the working hours are flexible - and you can give us more time if you can spare it. Specials have the same powers as a regular officer and wear a similar uniform. Specials are usually asked to spend some of their weekends training at first, followed by regular evening and update sessions working through the national training package. You'll gain a thorough grounding in many aspects of police work before you are expected to carry out any police duties, and your training will include: dealing with awkward situations or people. Volunteers for the Special Constabulary come from all walks of life. You may be at home, or bringi learning about the police service and the duties of a police officer powers of arrest common crimes how to prepare your evidence for court self-defence techniques for ng up a family, or in full or part-time employment as a teacher, a taxi-driver, an accountant, a photographer or in any one of a wide variety of jobs. The diverseness of the Special Constabulary helps the police service to be representative of the communities they serve. CAN YOU ?