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The police

Recruitment

If you join the police service you'll be making a valuable contribution to the life of your community, and embarking on a challenging and rewarding career.

There are many different ways that you can make a difference, depending on how much time you have to spare.  You could become a regular officer, a Police Community Support Officer or a Special Constable. Find out more about the options available in this section.

Explore this section:

  • Police Community Support Officer

    PCSOs are full-time officers with partial police powers who are focussed on community safety - find out more

  • Special Police Constable

    Could you be a Special? Specials are part-time volunteers who have full police powers, but who also have their own full-time jobs too

  • Regular Police Officer

    Regular officers have full police powers and make up the majority of the police service - find out more about life as a Police Officer

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