monkey104 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 why have more doing nowt, for good money, anyhow talking about good money why are that lot on better wages than our lads and lasses in Afghan. The starting wage for a police officer is about £21000, I left the forces at £36,000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regatta Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 The starting wage for a police officer is about £21000, I left the forces at £36,000! your on about a starting wage in one job and the end wage in another, you must have been in the forces for a good term and probably reached the dizzy heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready2Move Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 we need more cops on the street!every day it seems there is less cops on the streets? in bout an hour i could walk past 4 cop cars,but now i hardly see any.agree if u think we need more! we definatly need more old fashioned beat bobbies . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbtc Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 How much crime would one Policeman/Policewoman actually stop if they wandered the streets for eight hours a day? Much less than if they were sat in a car/ at a computer etc. Waste of time having people walking round and round the streets for the sake of it on the off chance they'll stumble across anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey104 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 your on about a starting wage in one job and the end wage in another, you must have been in the forces for a good term and probably reached the dizzy heights. Nope, left as a corporal in the army but paid more than a police sgt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Nope, left as a corporal in the army but paid more than a police sgt. No overtime pay in the army no matter how many hours a day you work or how many days a week has to be taken into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 How much crime would one Policeman/Policewoman actually stop if they wandered the streets for eight hours a day? How much crime would not take place to begin with if it was widely known that police officers were walking the streets, and the community as a whole knew who they were and trusted them? Both are unanswerable questions, but people will have their opinions as to which is a preferable choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbtc Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 How much crime would not take place to begin with if it was widely known that police officers were walking the streets, and the community as a whole knew who they were and trusted them? Both are unanswerable questions, but people will have their opinions as to which is a preferable choice. You'd have to employ thousands of police staff walking the streets of Sheffield before it'd have an impact on that though. Much better to target known problems (which can be better done in cars and behind computers). Lets say it costs the police £30,000 a year on average to pay staff (when you add on the employer's NI conts, pension contributions etc). You could spend several million pounds a year to make some people feel better about "fear of crime" without it actually affecting crime rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Lets say it costs the police £30,000 a year on average to pay staff (when you add on the employer's NI conts, pension contributions etc). You could spend several million pounds a year to make some people feel better about "fear of crime" without it actually affecting crime rates. I would humbly suggest that this might still be a good idea. There are two things that matter; one is that people are reasonably safe from criminal activity, but the other is that they feel safe. Feet on the ground would, almost certainly, improve the latter condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I would humbly suggest that this might still be a good idea. There are two things that matter; one is that people are reasonably safe from criminal activity, but the other is that they feel safe. Feet on the ground would, almost certainly, improve the latter condition. how would the police cover the whole area of sheffield on foot to make the people feel safer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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