The Police

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The Police

• This lesson you will learn
• How the police service is organised
• What duties the police perform

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The Police in the UK
How is the police service organised?
The police service in this country is organised
in local areas, for example, there is a Kent
Police Force. Within each local police force
there are different ranks of police. Use the
following web links to find out about the way the
police are organised.
What ranks of police are there in the UK?
http//www.policeuk.com/policinguk/ranks.html
Who is this man?
http//www.met.police.uk/about/leadership.htm
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The Police in the UK
Which areas are covered by Kent
Police? http//www.kent.police.uk/
What are Special Constables? http//www.kent.polic
e.uk/About20Kent20Police/How20We20Are20Struct
ured/Who27s20who20on20your20st.html
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The Police in the UK
Look carefully at the following web pages and
then complete the task below. Mohammed Zubair
Khan Julia Causer The Different Roles Design
an advertisement for Kent Police looking for
recruits. Include What the job involves,
what kind of person would be suitable, hours,
qualifications and training, anything else you
think people would need to know.
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http//www.policecouldyou.co.uk/default.asp?action
articleID36
The Police in the UK
Could you be a police officer?

• Once all your work is finished you may have a go
  at the following challenges.