Tag: DETECTIVE SHORTAGE


SMT change policies that have led to child protection role shortage
(21/10/22) Loss of shift allowance pay and transfer rules hamper specialist investigator teams.

Investigators: playing the long game with skills and training
(17/06/22) The Uplift is having a positive impact on building capacity to deal with serious and organised crime but the model for attracting officers to the regional units who do the work has changed.

Graduate direct entry detectives sign on for duty with Hertfordshire
(25/01/22) A teacher and a former force call handler are among 12 new recruits to become detectives.

Opinion: A fresh model for 21st Century Policing
(07/04/21) The establishment of a regular police reserve will retain specialist skills and plug the gaps left by the disappearance of the 30-year-career officer, argue Chris Sharwood-Smith and Dr Rob Gurney.