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PCSO's

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:43 pm
by toolip2
What do you feel about PCSO's in your town/city/village?

Purely a cosmetic move by the government IMO and not effective in cracking down on crime. There is only one way to crack down on crime is to get reall bobbies with dogs on the beat and scare the **** our=t of mayn crims! :tantrum2:
I am all for tough but fair. We have a few in town and one young lass who looks so vulnerable walking about alone. Luckily violence is very rare in our semi rural town...at the moment!

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:35 pm
by Young Goat
I think they get a raw deal !
They should get more training, and be given full power of arrest, and be called Deputy Constables

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:19 pm
by Rowan
What are PCSO's? Is this something only for England and wales or is it just a new thing we don't have yet?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:43 pm
by Victors Mate
I agree with Keith where I live I think they are doing a better job and are better value than the so-called proper policemen.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:47 am
by Young Goat
Rowan wrote:What are PCSO's? Is this something only for England and wales or is it just a new thing we don't have yet?


see here http://www.policecommunitysupportoffice ... lcome.html

PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:21 am
by dejavou
They are sometimes called Blunketts Plastic Bobbies :dunno:

I think they do the best they can around here, given their limited powers, they are always friendly and helpful and I also think they get a raw deal :tantrum2:

PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:04 am
by Rowan
We don't have them, we have police community officers and the team we have are really very good.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:04 am
by dejavou
Probably a similar thing Rowan

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:20 am
by toolip2
Just dug this thread out of the cobwebs!! We have PCSO's and they do their best i our town but do not many powers!! Fat lot of good that is!!! :roll: :groaner:

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:46 pm
by vannin
My friend's daughter started as a PCSO a few years ago after getting a degree in Theology :dunno:

Then after two years she applied to train as a 'real' copper and is well into that, keen on her job, married last week and buying a house that is convenient to her police station at Windsor.

Thing is.......she is a very beautiful girl and I can't help thinking it could be a hindrance while patrolling the underbelly of Berks (and there IS one there, like everywhere)

Viv

PostPosted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:07 pm
by Old-n
Card board cut outs you mean

PostPosted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:47 pm
by vannin
I don't know - since I had the problem with prowlers, and unfortunately it is ongoing, the previously unnoticed patrol of community team (two PCSO's and a WPC, have neen very attentive in checking to see I am all right. The PCSO I see most is a petite girl, maybe without the muscle but exceedingly businesslike and reassuring. She calls me Viv and I call her Ceri (her spelling of Kerry!) It is good to know they are around but I agree they should have more powers.

Viv