Dissertation. Ugh. :

TOPDAWG

Hey folks, on Phase 4 and doin the dreaded dissertation.

Just wondering does anyone know where i can get some info and the training and recruitment of other police forces, i.e. London met, NYPD etc. cant find much on their own websites.

Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers folks.;)

TheNog

Moved to correct forum and get more coverage

metman

The UK training setup has changed since I was a probationer. I don't know a great deal about the new system personally other than each force now trains its own officers to a national standard (forces outside the Met used to send their officers to one of 4 Police Training Colleges while Met probies went to Hendon), but here's info on current force programmes that may help with your dissertation:

Background to the new training programme - NPIA

Greater Manchester Police

Thames Valley Police

South Yorks Police

Norfolk Constabulary

To join the Police you must meet the entry criteria, including having been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to application. You complete a competency based application form which is then paper-sifted.

On passing this you will be invited to an assessment centre where you will do timed written tests in verbal and numerical reasoning, situational scenarios, and a report writing exercise. After this you will undergo a number of role-play scenarios to see how you react under certain simulated conditions. Following this you will undergo a formal interview.

If you pass the assessment centre the next step is a medical exam and a fitness test. Passing this stage you will undergo police vetting where your background (and that of your family, friends etc) will be looked into, personal references sought and your financial status checked.

After successfully passing this you may be offered employment, though some forces operate a final interview. The recruitment process takes anything from 12 months to 3 years in some cases.

ScubaDave

TOPDAWG - I feel your pain! 10,000 words -

Jay112

Should be some stuff there for ya!, im dreading the diss !!


http://www.nypdrecruit.com/

TheNog

This might interest ye. The South Australian Police are recruiting here and the UK from serving members. Here is the here

On that site is a link to their main page with details of recruitment for people starting anew.

I do feel your pain but this should be worth a good 1500 to 2000 words

deadwood

Dissertation, smishertation.

Ologies coming out yer ying-yang.

I went in them gates, got a kick up the hole, fecked into the pool, ran up the Devis Bit with Reggie on me back and was on the streets before you could say veh-hickle.

I don't know. It's not like it was waaaaay back in the 90's.:D

Eru

TOPDAWG wrote: »

Hey folks, on Phase 4 and doin the dreaded dissertation.

Just wondering does anyone know where i can get some info and the training and recruitment of other police forces, i.e. London met, NYPD etc. cant find much on their own websites.

Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers folks.;)

As a resuilt of my own research which also looked at other forces I can tell you this: Canadian mounties, Queensland police and PSNI press offices will bend over backwards to help you with whatever your looking for.

No offence to Metman but the MET and MYPD didnt even reply to my requests whereas the SFPD replied but only telling me to look at their website. I assumed that the other forces that did not reply was because I asked in English and not their native tongues

metman

Karlitosway1978 wrote: »

No offence to Metman but the MET and MYPD didnt even reply

I'm not surprised mate, I can't even get ahold of my local safer neighbourhoods team!

JonAnderton

metman wrote: »

The UK training setup has changed since I was a probationer. I don't know a great deal about the new system personally other than each force now trains its own officers to a national standard (forces outside the Met used to send their officers to one of 4 Police Training Colleges while Met probies went to Hendon), but here's info on current force programmes that may help with your dissertation:

Background to the new training programme - NPIA

Greater Manchester Police

Thames Valley Police

South Yorks Police

Norfolk Constabulary

To join the Police you must meet the entry criteria, including having been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to application. You complete a competency based application form which is then paper-sifted.

On passing this you will be invited to an assessment centre where you will do timed written tests in verbal and numerical reasoning, situational scenarios, and a report writing exercise. After this you will undergo a number of role-play scenarios to see how you react under certain simulated conditions. Following this you will undergo a formal interview.

If you pass the assessment centre the next step is a medical exam and a fitness test. Passing this stage you will undergo police vetting where your background (and that of your family, friends etc) will be looked into, personal references sought and your financial status checked.

After successfully passing this you may be offered employment, though some forces operate a final interview. The recruitment process takes anything from 12 months to 3 years in some cases.

You forgot the unofficial stage of "Become a PCSO first"

ScubaDave

By the way if there are any serving PSNI officers who would like to help me out with a questionnaire, let me know!

Dave!

You have to do a dissertation to be a Garda?!?! :eek:

ScubaDave

YES!

the locust

mmmm.... apparantly all Gardai graduate with degrees now (well scraping through on the 50% mark! ha!)

deadwood

Dave! wrote: »

You have to do a dissertation to be a Garda?!?! :eek:

No, no.

You have to be able to spell disert, diserra, dissertet.

Looks like it's time for me to go back and get re-bored.

Mr Jinx

Dave! wrote: »

You have to do a dissertation to be a Garda?!?! :eek:

whats the difference betwen a dissertation and a project ?

ScubaDave

HAHAHAHA! Classic!

Eru

the locust wrote: »

mmmm.... apparantly all Gardai graduate with degrees now (well scraping through on the 50% mark! ha!)

Yeah its a joke allright. Bit like those phoney baloney teaching and nursing degrees or pretty much every degree from any private 'daddy paid for' college

joefish

Karlitosway1978 wrote: »

Yeah its a joke allright. Bit like those phoney baloney teaching and nursing degrees or pretty much every degree from any private 'daddy paid for' college

Eh, excuse me, I was privately educated from secondary school right up to third level and after my degree I sat professional exams alongside UCD, TCD, UCC, NUI students and scored equal and in a lot of cases, greater points in these exams, please do not generalise ALL privately educated people.

Eru

joefish wrote: »

Eh, excuse me, I was privately educated from secondary school right up to third level and after my degree I sat professional exams alongside UCD, TCD, UCC, NUI students and scored equal and in a lot of cases, greater points in these exams, please do not generalise ALL privately educated people.

It was tongue in cheek. Jeez do I need to smiley everything I say?

metman

Karlito, just turn up the volume, like this

joefish

no bother karlito