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Does AGS operate ' tenuring ' ?

  • 12-08-2010 8:45pm
    #1
    Delancey
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    By tenuring I refer to the practice of moving Gardai from specialist units back to general beat / patrol duties after a certain period.
    It is widely done in the UK and has proved controversial in that Police Officers with strong experience in a specialist area like Traffic for instance are ' lost ' to that unit.
    By the same token those in favour point out that without it Police Officers can become demoralised waiting for deaths/retirements to create a vacancy in their area of interest , for example , the Dog unit.

    Just wondering if a Garda gets into the Immigration Bureau/Traffic/Forensics is he/she there for the rest of their career if they so wish or do they get moved on ?


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  • #2
    Hooch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭Hooch


    delancey42 wrote: »
    By tenuring I refer to the practice of moving Gardai from specialist units back to general beat / patrol duties after a certain period.
    It is widely done in the UK and has proved controversial in that Police Officers with strong experience in a specialist area like Traffic for instance are ' lost ' to that unit.
    By the same token those in favour point out that without it Police Officers can become demoralised waiting for deaths/retirements to create a vacancy in their area of interest , for example , the Dog unit.

    Just wondering if a Garda gets into the Immigration Bureau/Traffic/Forensics is he/she there for the rest of their career if they so wish or do they get moved on ?

    In their Student Phase 2 they get to spend time with different units.

    In some areas they do allow members to do 6 months in a specialised unit. Normally a drugs unit where new faces are welcomed and great for such work. Less and less in Traffic/scenes of crime etc as it is an appointed position and comes with a role specific course.


  • #3
    detective
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 444 ✭✭detective


    Yes tenuring does take place in An Garda Siochana. Or at least its supposed to. <mod snip> I haven't seen it a whole lot of time in practice though!?!


  • #4
    deadwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭deadwood


    I'm more of a baritone.


  • #5
    1922
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭1922


    nice guy always wrote: »
    In their Student Phase 2 they get to spend time with different units.

    In some areas they do allow members to do 6 months in a specialised unit. Normally a drugs unit where new faces are welcomed and great for such work. Less and less in Traffic/scenes of crime etc as it is an appointed position and comes with a role specific course.

    couldn't really see anyone wanting to do a stint in traffic anyway ;)


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