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Challenges of Modern Policing (The front line). PC 2069 Neil Hopwell Kilburn Safer Neighbourhood Team Amber Valley - Derbyshire. Introduction. Joined Derbyshire Police on 8 th July 1996 DVD's Launched in Japan EBay started the online auction and shopping website
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Challenges of Modern Policing(The front line) PC 2069 Neil Hopwell Kilburn Safer Neighbourhood Team Amber Valley - Derbyshire
Introduction • Joined Derbyshire Police on 8th July 1996 • DVD's Launched in Japan • EBay started the online auction and shopping website • Spice Girls First Number 1 "Wannabe" • United Kingdom Prime Minister John Major • Gallon of Petrol was £2.70 • On July 5th Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal to be successfully cloned • Differing rolesincluding response, Roads Policing and Safer Neighbourhood Team
My Expectations • Do something different everyday • Give something back to the community • Respected – Walking around town in uniform
Public Perception • Gilt lined pensions • “High wages - £50000 for a PC” • “100 officers on duty in Amber Valley area” • Early retirement • Life expectancy of 5 years following retirement • Bonus payments for arrests • Perks • Mortgage paid • Bills paid • “I could do your job!!”
Officer Perception • Frozen wages/alternative or additional employment • Reduced staffing/Stress/Back up • Higher expectations/Workload • Longer Hours – Impact on family life • Thin end of the wedge/Thin blue line • Increased paperwork/Information Technology
Officer Perception Patrol Officers
Officer Perception Patrol Officers
Support • Range of duties • Support both internally and externallyis vital • External/internal influences