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P.C.S.O.com if you are a PCSO then you are right at home right here!   P.C.S.O.com Forum Index Poll Overview Best book since 2000? what TYPE of book are you reading at the moment? Total Votes : 52 not me mate, I haven't read a book in YEARS  28%  [ 15 ] health  1%  [ 1 ] science fiction  5%  [ 3 ] romance fiction  5%  [ 3 ] other fiction  32%  [ 17 ] Art or Photography  5%  [ 3 ] history  9%  [ 5 ] Religion or Spirituality  5%  [ 3 ] Home or Garden  0%  [ 0 ] I have a cat called fluffy  3%  [ 2 ] Bad Feet Caused by Bad Boots Have you had problems with your feet caused by the boots provided? Total Votes : 38 No  63%  [ 24 ] Yes  36%  [ 14 ] Body Armour were you issued with personal body armour? Total Votes : 106 No, I am still waiting to be issued with it  11%  [ 12 ] No, apparently our force do not get body armour for PCSOs!  19%  [ 21 ] Yes, I was issued with body armour within 2 weeks of joining  38%  [ 41 ] Yes but it took over 2 weeks but less than 2 months to give me it  8%  [ 9 ] Yes but it took over 2 months to issue me with it  21%  [ 23 ] Well we can use body armour from a store, we don't have personal issue  0%  [ 0 ] Most funniest use of swear words by public Should we be able to issue section 5 public order warnings? Total Votes : 58 Yes  89%  [ 52 ] No  6%  [ 4 ] Rather walk away than get involved  3%  [ 2 ] OFFICER SAFETY TRAINING: handcuffs, baton, CS Spray have YOU been trained in OST techniques? Total Votes : 20 yes I have been OST trained but I do NOT agree PCSOs should be OST trained  0%  [ 0 ] yes I have been OST trained and I DO agree PCSOs should be OST trained  65%  [ 13 ] no I have not been OST trained but I DO agree that PCSOs should be OST trained  30%  [ 6 ] no I have not been OST trained and I say that PCSOs should NOT be OST trained  5%  [ 1 ] PCSOs' sickness has TRIPLED!! Did YOU go sick ? have you reported sick in the last 12 months? Total Votes : 51 yes but my sickness days are less than 5 for the year  29%  [ 15 ] yes but my sickness days are less than 10 for the year  7%  [ 4 ] yes but my sickness days are less than 15 for the year  1%  [ 1 ] yes and my sickness days are more than 15 for the year  9%  [ 5 ] no I haven't  50%  [ 26 ] :shock: Hat Bands !!! All PCSOs should have chequered hat bands Total Votes : 205 Yes they should - immediately  80%  [ 165 ] Well 2 forces have them for PCSOs already, that's enough as it is  1%  [ 3 ] No PCSOs should be allowed them, should be for PCs only  9%  [ 19 ] I don't know, whatever the Chief Constable decides is fine with me  8%  [ 18 ] PCSOs. Are you wearing your high vis??? Are you told to wear your hi vis (yellow) jackets while on patrol? Total Votes : 89 Yes but only in the winter, otherwise we can choose.  4%  [ 4 ] Yes we have to wear them winter and at night.  16%  [ 15 ] No, we don't have to wear them, it's left up to us.  43%  [ 39 ] Yes the whole time, summer winter, day and night!  34%  [ 31 ] Should PCSOs have a RANK STRUCTURE? Do you think that PCSOs should get a rank structure? Total Votes : 122 No, we do not need a rank structure.  22%  [ 28 ] Yes, what about a military rank system, L/Cpl, Cpl, Sgt, S/SGT  10%  [ 13 ] Yes, I prefer the fire brigade ranks e.g Leading Firefighter  9%  [ 12 ] No, but Special Priority Payments could reward the best PCSOs instead  5%  [ 7 ] Yes, but I would prefer service ranks, 1 stripe for 1 year, 2 stripes at 2 years  16%  [ 20 ] Yes, the ranks used by Special Constables could be passed to us  34%  [ 42 ] snack bar if I'm feeling real peckish I would Total Votes : 18 get a lovely bar of chocolate  22%  [ 4 ] do nothing, I can wait for my next main meal  0%  [ 0 ] just have a cigarette, smoking is a small vice to contend with  5%  [ 1 ] eat some sweets, I have a sweet TOOTH!!  5%  [ 1 ] eat some FRUIT! Apples or oranges, something like that  0%  [ 0 ] eat some nuts mate, NUTS RULE!!  11%  [ 2 ] get some savoury down my neck, crisps, Quavers something like that  33%  [ 6 ] unroll some chewing gum, that staves off the pangs of hunger  11%  [ 2 ] go to the freezer, any ice cream does me at snack time  0%  [ 0 ] grab a sandwich e.g delicious chicken sandwich  11%  [ 2 ] PCSO to Regular Hpw many people use the PCSO's as a stepping stone to the Regs? Total Votes : 53 Yes, i see joining the PCSO's as a stepping stone  77%  [ 41 ] No, i am happy as a PCSO.  22%  [ 12 ] MP calls for PCSOs to have "powers of ARREST" PCSOs SHOULD get powers of arrest Total Votes : 115 Yes these are needed now, too right  60%  [ 69 ] Yes and MP Wayne David should get the Nobel Peace Prize, he's brilliant  5%  [ 6 ] No PCSOs have sufficient powers already  20%  [ 23 ] I don't know, whatever parliament decides is fine with me  6%  [ 8 ] No and we do not need the 30 minute detention power either  7%  [ 9 ] how is 12.5% shift allowance worked out? do you receive shift allowance? Total Votes : 35 no I don't, none at all  2%  [ 1 ] yes I do - I get 7% shift allowance  0%  [ 0 ] yes I do - I get 10% shift allowance  5%  [ 2 ] yes I do - I get 12.5% shift allowance  45%  [ 16 ] yes I do - I get 15% shift allowance  31%  [ 11 ] yes I do - I get 20% shift allowance  14%  [ 5 ] Caught on the Underground Do you think we should be able to get free travel on Underground? Total Votes : 131 Yes  77%  [ 102 ] NO  6%  [ 9 ] I don't know, whatever parliament decides is fine with me  4%  [ 6 ] I DON'T CARE either way  10%  [ 14 ] Citizens Arrest have you ever made a citizen's ARREST ? Total Votes : 59 no, that is not the job of a PCSO, we should follow and report  6%  [ 4 ] no but if I do see an arrestable offence occur, I will  33%  [ 20 ] yes I have but it is beyond the remit of PCSOs actually  0%  [ 0 ] yes I have and PCSOs are perfectly entitled to do this  42%  [ 25 ] yes I have and it is THE DUTY of all PCSOs to do that  16%  [ 10 ] Driving Are you able to drive? Total Votes : 119 marked car but not to patrol  22%  [ 27 ] marked car no restrictions  27%  [ 33 ] plain car but not to patrol  2%  [ 3 ] plain car no restrictions  2%  [ 3 ] not at all  44%  [ 53 ] Union, what union? Where does the PCS hide? does your union work for you? Total Votes : 24 yes  29%  [ 7 ] no  70%  [ 17 ] PCSO's due to 'detain suspects by new year' Do you agree with Mr Elder? Total Votes : 17 Yes  47%  [ 8 ] No  52%  [ 9 ] Return of the police cape?? Would you like a 21st century cape?? Total Votes : 32 yes  31%  [ 10 ] no  34%  [ 11 ] I think batman is fine as he is!!  34%  [ 11 ] Single crewing. How often are you single crewed? Total Votes : 63 All of the time.  23%  [ 15 ] Some of the time  44%  [ 28 ] Daytime only  17%  [ 11 ] Never  14%  [ 9 ] WHY CAN'T PCSO's TRAIN AS SPECIAL CONSTABLES. should we be allowed to train as a speical outside our PCSO area Total Votes : 63 Yes........... any locaition differnt from our usual station  26%  [ 17 ] yes ........ but only with a differnt force  9%  [ 6 ] no...... it's a bad idea  49%  [ 31 ] not sure.......  14%  [ 9 ] SUFFOLK PCSO 3012 DISARMS KNIFE ATTACKER Faced with my situation what would you do?? Total Votes : 29 Call urgent assistance and wait, do nothing  24%  [ 7 ] cal urgent assistance and disarm offender  65%  [ 19 ] call urgent assistance and run away  10%  [ 3 ] ITS HANDCUFFS AGAIN please vote for the statement that is true in your case Total Votes : 109 I have not been trained in handcuffs and have not been issued with handcuffs  71%  [ 78 ] I have been trained in handcuffing but have not been issued with handcuffs  8%  [ 9 ] I have been issued with handcuffs but have not been trained in their use