• Police constable – these are the police officers which will turn up to 999 calls, they will investigate volume crime or they can take initial action at critical incidents. The police constables can also work on neighbourhood teams, this is to help target long-term problems within the community. Police constables are more than likely to assist with MHA processes, these are like assessments on private premises; investigating crimes against NHS staff by any patients. The police constables can detain people under section 136 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) and they can locate or recover of a patient who is absent without leave (AWOL).
• Sergeant – a sergeant is someone who will supervise a team of officers, they will oversee a police operation, …show more content…
These are the senior discipline for each force, also more commonly known as second in charge for the force. They have certain policy responsibilities as well as an overall eye of the performance of the force.
• Chief Constable – these people are more commonly known as the boss; larger forces the chief constable would tend to have been CC’s elsewhere before-hand.
• Assistant commissioner – there are only four AC’s and they carry out similar responsibilities to ACC’s, their responsibilities are used on a far broader scale, it is an equivalent in rank to the Chief constable.
• Deputy Commissioner – these are only within the metropolitan police, and they have similar roles and functions as the deputy chief constable within a non-London police force. The person who becomes the deputy commissioner is the 2nd highest ranking officer within the UK and they are usually chief constables before becoming a deputy commissioner. They normally get appointed by HM the Queen on the Home Secretary’s recommendation.
• Commissioner – these are only within the metropolitan police, they are the most senior UK police officer within the police force. To be a commissioner the person will have to be appointed by HM the Queen on the Home Secretary’s
• Sergeant – a sergeant is someone who will supervise a team of officers, they will oversee a police operation, …show more content…
These are the senior discipline for each force, also more commonly known as second in charge for the force. They have certain policy responsibilities as well as an overall eye of the performance of the force.
• Chief Constable – these people are more commonly known as the boss; larger forces the chief constable would tend to have been CC’s elsewhere before-hand.
• Assistant commissioner – there are only four AC’s and they carry out similar responsibilities to ACC’s, their responsibilities are used on a far broader scale, it is an equivalent in rank to the Chief constable.
• Deputy Commissioner – these are only within the metropolitan police, and they have similar roles and functions as the deputy chief constable within a non-London police force. The person who becomes the deputy commissioner is the 2nd highest ranking officer within the UK and they are usually chief constables before becoming a deputy commissioner. They normally get appointed by HM the Queen on the Home Secretary’s recommendation.
• Commissioner – these are only within the metropolitan police, they are the most senior UK police officer within the police force. To be a commissioner the person will have to be appointed by HM the Queen on the Home Secretary’s