Direct Entry Supernintendos & Inspectorators – An Analysis
This week has seen the publication of an assessment of the College of Policing’s Direct Entry Scheme for Superintendents and Inspectors
Category: Direct Entry
This Parrot Is Dead
I know a dead parrot when I see one and I’m looking at one right now. Well, not really a parrot but a Superintendent’s Direct Entry Programme. Many forces have indicated their continued support for the Direct Entry Superintendent Programme …
Direct Entry Detectives
Time to put some meat on the bones and look at DE Detectives in a bit more detail. I have restricted my interest to the Metropolitan Police who ‘invented’ the scheme. I should point out that there are some anomalies …
Policing – Experience vs Degrees & Direct Entry
I have never heard the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, Cressida Dick, denounce the College of Policing’s soon-to-be-enacted policy of No Entry to the Police Service without a degree unless it’s via the Apprenticeship route. NEVER. Likewise, I do …
Direct Entry
Some of you may recall that I recently had a small swipe at the College of Policing over their lack of transparency re Direct Entry. After my slightly bigger swipe at Police Now I thought it might be amusing to …
College of Policing, A Beacon of Transparency
It may be a surprise to some of you but I am not a huge fan of the Direct Entry Scheme for Inspectors and Superintendents into the Police Service. Sorry to shock you, but it’s true. I am, however, curious …
❄️Evidence Based Whingeing ❄️
Late last night I came upon a spat between a retired detective and a serving DE Superintendent. They clearly fundamentally disagreed on the subject of criticising the government. The Superintendent tweeted that the current trend for being irate and “lambasting” …