Challenges of Modern Policing

(The front line)

PC 2069 Neil HopwellKilburn Safer Neighbourhood Team

Amber Valley - Derbyshire

Introduction• Joined Derbyshire Police on 8th July 1996

• DVD's Launched in Japan • EBay started the online auction and shopping website• Spice Girls First Number 1 "Wannabe" • United Kingdom Prime Minister John Major• Gallon of Petrol was £2.70• On July 5th Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal to be

successfully cloned

• Differing roles including response, Roads Policing and Safer Neighbourhood Team

My Expectations• Do something different everyday

• Give something back to the community

• Respected – Walking around town in uniform

Expectations of Officers now

Public Perception• Gilt lined pensions• “High wages - £50000 for a PC”• “100 officers on duty in Amber Valley area”• Early retirement• Life expectancy of 5 years following retirement

• Bonus payments for arrests• Perks• Mortgage paid• Bills paid

• “I could do your job!!”

Officer Perception• Frozen wages/alternative or

additional employment• Reduced staffing/Stress/Back up• Higher expectations/Workload• Longer Hours – Impact on family life• Thin end of the wedge/Thin blue line• Increased paperwork/Information

Technology

Officer Perception

Patrol Officers

Officer Perception

Patrol Officers

Support• Range of duties • Support both internally and

externally is vital• External/internal influences

Any questions?