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If I may, I'd like to tell you how I believe the Police should be structured. This is in no way is a negative statement against Sir Robert Peel, as what he did was the best possible solution for the times. Peel created the modern Police Force concept when establishing London's Metropolitan Police Force, and heavily relied on the Military rank structure when creating his Policing concept.
Firstly, a gender comment. I will be using the term "he" in this piece. This is not a reflection of my thoughts about women, but purely due to the fact that writing "he" is easier than "he/she" or "they".?
Times, attitudes, and job requirements have changed.
The problem stems from trying to make a Police Force an "Organisation". It's not like the Military where each unit has a commander and all his subordinates must do what that commander says. Nor should it be treated as a "business" where internal politics, budgets, and meetings are of utmost importance.
Police are people who hold an individual office. A whole suite of powers, and technically they are answerable to no one. I haven't looked in a while, but I think even Legislation states that Police are solely answerable to the Commissioner of Police.
How can you create an organisation with thousands of individuals? How can you achieve focus and direction of an entity made up of people who can legally follow their own paths? Obviously you need direction and focus to be able to provide the entire community with an effective Police service. That is what is required of each and every Police Officer
The militaristic rank structure that most Police agencies have adopted can create confusion. It is not legislated that a Police Officer has to do what a Sergeant or Inspector orders him to do. That's usually written in Internal Policy documents.? So we have the situation where a? Police Officer with their own suite of powers is expected to not use their powers, or is not provided with the equipment and training to effectively enforce the laws as they are required? Why? Because the rank structure, internal politics, nepotism, and budgetary thinking has effectively hobbled that individual Officer.
This is my "ideal" structure. I welcome any and all constructive comments.
Firstly, what should this "organisation" be called? Some people think "Force" is a more powerful term than "Service". I think both terms have their pros and cons. Overseas, the Police are usually in a Police "Department". That's an option.
But, why do we need a "term"? What's wrong with "Police"? Think about it. Victoria Police. NSW Police. Qld Police.
It's a factual name with no terminology to be argued over. There will always be people who want a name changed from "Force" to "Service" and back again. Get rid of the cause of contention. Streamline the name, just as the entire organisation needs to be streamlined.
Now, camiseta puma america on with the streamlining.
Firstly, we need to get rid of the term "General Duties". It has become a derogatory and misunderstood term.? (Those damn terms again...)
In the US they use the term "Patrol". That's a little better, but in this day and age a more appropriate term should be "Response". That is what frontline Police are expected to do. They respond to calls for assistance. They respond to intelligence and information on crimes. This should not be thought to be a lessening of the importance of pro-active duties though. Even though "Response" is obviously a reactive term, it is still interpretive of pro-active duties.
Why do you conduct Traffic duties? Why do you conduct foot patrols? Why do you patrol the streets with your lights off at 15kp/h at 0300? Because you are responding to previous reports, crimes, or even just gut feelings.? You are responding to the communities' expectations and desires of what you should be doing.
Response is naturally the frontline and backbone of the State Police.
But how should Response be structured? Think about camiseta puma america how you work at the moment. You are in a designated shift / team, and that team has a Sergeant (hopefully) in charge.? Within your team, you have Probationary Constables, Constables, Constables First Class, Senior Constables, Senior Constables First Class, Acting Sergeants, and a Sergeant.? A bit overwhelming and confusing?
You only need 4 levels in a Response Team.? The new guy who is still "learning". The Officer who has completed his learning phase. An experienced Officer who is responsible for training the "learning" officer, and someone in charge. Let's try this for size:
Level 1 = "Primary Officer" ? The term Probationary is frankly quite derogatory. Look it up in the dictionary to find the official definition. The term Primary however is an apt term. It is the first level of a Police Officer.
Level 2 = "Officer" ? The next level. No longer a Primary. But there's no need for another term. Streamlining, remember? The Officer is eligible to apply for "junior" positions at remote Police Stations, such as a 2 or 3-man station.
Level 3 = "Field Training Officer". This is the position to be achieved by every officer who wishes to get ahead in the Police. An Officer undergoes on-the-job assessment and also knowledge assessment to reach the position (not rank) of FTO. It is then the responsibility of a FTO to guide his Primary Officer through what he is required to know and achieve to reach the position of "Officer". The FTO is eligible to apply for positions such as one-man stations, or Station Commander for 2 or 3-man stations. The FTO can also apply for other positions. More on this later.
Level 4 = Response Leader. Not a "Manager", nor a "Supervisor". Remember that a Police Officer holds his own Office? That means that they should not be Managed nor Supervised, but led. That is the responsibility of the Response Leader.
Now, some of you will be screaming that the more ranks / levels there are, the more pay rises are available, and that my structure reduces that. No, it does not. The Military needs rank to ascertain what pay is received. The Police are different, remember?
Each and every "position" simply has a pay band. Band 1 through to 5, 7, 10, whatever. The numbers are not important. But what this means is that in a current position, you start at pay band 1, and every year you go up a band. Now, if you have been in one position for 10 years, you have obviously achieved enough experience and knowledge to progress to a higher position. If you're too lazy to do this, then you don't get payed any more after 10 years, sorry.
Additionally, some of you may ask why I'm not using the terms "Senior", "Constable", "Sergeant" etc.
Remember, the Police is not the Military. The Military needs ranks. The Police does not. How can you be senior to someone who has the exact same powers that you do? A Police organisation is not about rank, but about structure.
That's also why I'm not using the term "Constable". Though it is part of the current official title of Police in Australia, "Constable of Police", it has become synonymous with the rank of "Constable", and we're trying to get away from ranks.
Next. Every station, sector, region, district, whatever the term, will have their Response Teams operating. But when you need co-ordination for some incidents involving multiple areas or teams, you will need someone in charge. Someone to control, lead, and to take responsibility.
As different Police jurisdictions have different terms for their areas, I will use this example. Each Police Station is responsible for one "Sector". Those Sectors are part of a "District". Multiple "Districts" make up a "Region". A State / Territory will be divided up by those "Regions".
Sector ? District ? Region ? State.
So, for your sector, your Response Leader is responsible for Response actions & requirements.
But, once things progress from there, what do you need? Once things get to that advanced level, that is when you are no longer acting as an Officer, but as a member of a Team. Due to that, it is not a case of you being led, but one of your team being commanded. So it's quite simple.
Each area of responsibility higher than sector requires someone to command it. A "Response Commander".
District Response Commander ? Regional Response Commander ? State Response Commander. ?In my structure, the District Response Commander would be one held by three of four people, so there is always a District Response Commander on duty according to a rotating roster. Above that, each position is held by one Officer, who is subject to be called on camiseta puma america duty when required.
But this brings me to another aspect of the structure of the State Police. Specialisation.
Due to the fact that everyone will start their careers in Response, as it should be, then that means that people wanting to change their specialisation will be transferring away from Response.
But, when does that happen?
Ok, if you want to achieve the position of District Response Commander, or even State Response Commander, you will need to work your way up every single level in Response.
That will be the same requirement for other Police Sections.
Why the term "section"? Because it is "part" of the Police organisation, and the term "part" just doesn't sound right.
The position of Field Training Officer is one that every Police Officer shall be required to achieve prior to them deciding what section they want to specialise in. Once you decide though, that's it. You cannot transfer from one section to another unless you start at the bottom of that section.
So, if you want to become a Detective, you achieve the position of FTO, then transfer to CIB (or whatever term you want to use).
You then become a Primary Detective. First level remember?
Then Detective.
There's no need for a Detective FTO, due to the nature of Investigations, so Detective Teams only have 3 levels.
Primary Detective ? Detective ? Detective Lead. And then?