Mainly a blog site about the rights and wrongs of Policing. Mainly.
Before we start I would like to point out that this most definitely NOT a pop at individual officers who have entered under the Police Now flag. I don’t know any personally, I don’t know enough about the individual officers …
Police Now – Do We Still Need Them? – Did We Ever? Read more »
I almost apologise for banging on about Police Now. I’ll stop soon, honest. One of the things that stretched my curiosity was “how did Police Now come to exist in the first place?” I now think I have the answer …
How Grass Roots Front Line Policing Gave Us Police Now Read more »
It hasn’t been long since my last critique of Police Now and, in my opinion, not much has changed and nothing has improved. The constant conversations going on over Social Media served nothing more than to make me realise that …
I have read much on Twitter this week about Police Now and how they have contributed to the world of Policing. I was particularly taken with their response to a conversation on Twitter regarding their collection of certain socio-economic data …
I have had my concerns about Police Now for some time, almost since their inception really. You can call me a Conspiracy Theorist if you like (I’ve been called worse) but the whole thing has an air of joined up …
It’s fair to say that I am vexed. Last night I tripped over a Twitter conversation concerning one of my favourite organisations, Police Now. Two of their 2015 intake were promoting the benefits of the Police Now route into Policing, …
Fear Not, The “Right People” Have Arrived To Save Us Read more »
TJF, that was one of the very first things I was told when I left the cocoon that was Hendon Training School and appeared at my very first nick. I suspect that it has been common parlance for generations. Looking …
I’m old, I’m confused and my brain hurts. Firstly, the much-revered College of Policing has proposed completely shaking up the entry route into the Police Service; The three proposals are Proposal 1. Establish a qualifications framework for policing so that …
Mixed Messages From @NPCC, @Police_Now @MetropolitanPolice and @CollegeOfPolicing? Read more »
There has been a huge amount of discussion over the last couple of weeks about Police Now, some good, some bad, some supportive, some most definitely not. I had queries about their ‘charitable’ registration, in particular the references to the …
I have thought long and hard about this one, I know that there are those of you out there who will definitely not agree with me on it, and also, there are those who definitely will. It is a subject …