Constable

Working for the Travis County Constables office was an amazing experience. There are five different precincts in Travis County, but the particular office that I worked for was Precinct Two. The main things that they handle are civil matters such as property evictions and unpaid child support. There are three different departments warrant, civil, and civil/juvenile court. On average they see 4,000 warrants a year and make about $1,000,000. They process 5,700 civil papers a year and the average…

your courses of ‘Policing’. From the age of 6, I have dreamt of becoming a Police Constable, and one day becoming a Chief Constable within the SO6 Diplomatic Protection Group. I hope that by studying your course it will help me understand why crime happens, improve my public service skills, adapt my investigative and protective skills and push me one step further to achieving my ultimate goal. As Chief Constable, I'd bring change, ensuring the SO6 DPG operates as safely and securely as…

ii. Hundred: 10 or more tithing iii. Shire: One or several hundred iv. Shire Reeve: the person who direct the shirt v. Posses: groups of citizens organized by the shire vi. The Constable Watch: 1285 i. Constable: one man from each parish who was chosen as the peacekeeper, in charge of protection and is paid ii. Constable Rights: 1. Ability to draft watchmen of guards who are not paid iii. Hue and Cry: all male citizens between the ages of 15 and 60 had to…

confrontation with his girlfriend just after midnight. He was using abusive language whilst being under the influence of alcohol. Two police constable showed up and warned the defendant about his actions. The defendant did not comply and instead replied aggressively. The police constable then once again cautioned the defendant, who was now threatening the constable, did not adhere to the warning. He was arrested under section 5(1)(a) of the Public Order Act 1986. Whilst being arrested the…

In every modern civilization, the role of police has a significant importance. Policing has undergone an evolutionary process to develop to the well-established agencies that are existent today (Purpura, 1997). Police are tasked with maintaining public safety, enforcing laws, apprehending offenders and testifying in courts (Wilson, 2012; Purpura, 1997). Though the functions of police are the same across the board, the laws that govern how they administer themselves and enforce the law are quite…

This Act further permitted the J.P.’s to appoint chief constables to direct the police in their areas and allowed for one policeman per 1,000 head of population (The Development of a Police Force, 2006). During 1839, the County Police Act was also passed, which made the ‘Peelers’ the model for the creation of…

situation. The system internally is set up in the following way, the individual police officer is responsible and accountable to the chief constable, who answers to the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC’s). The PPC’s ultimately decides how they want police accountability to work, as they deal with complaints against the individual officers and chief constables . Codes of conduct…

Markham Believes in Community Involvement Not only has Craig Markham spent over a decade serving his community as a Law Enforcement Officer, he has also participated in community events in his free time. Markham has been a member of the Auxiliary Constable with the Ontario Provisional Police as well as a member of the Citizens on Patrol…

August 15th was the day the Chicago P.D. was established. Orsemus Morrison was Chicago’s first elected constable. A constable is a peace officer that has minimal policing authority, more typically found in smaller towns. During the years of 1838-1854 was when the department consisted of a few officers, constables, and night watchmen who were usually part-time. Their duties at the time were to serve and protect the quickly increasing city. Within the next couple…

The police play a very crucial role in the maintenance of peace and enforcement of law and order in the society. The fundamental duty of the police is to serve mankind and to safeguard the lives and property. The police has to protect the weak from oppression or intimidation. The word ‘police’ is derived from the Greek word politeia or its latin equivalent politia. The term politeia stands for the ‘state’ or ‘administration’. In present context the term ‘police’ connotes a body of civil servants…