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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 : 120 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  45%  [ 54 ] 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  0%  [ 0 ] I have been issued with handcuffs and have also been trained in handcuffing  0%  [ 1 ] I have been issued with handcuffs and trained and have used h/cuffs on duty  1%  [ 2 ] I am not a PCSO so therefore I wish to abstain from this vote please  17%  [ 19 ] The government white paper on police reform do you think that every pc and PCSO working in the community should be issued with a mobile phone? Total Votes : 32 yes  75%  [ 24 ] no  25%  [ 8 ] how many STOPS do you do a week? R61 is here how many R61 STOPS do you do a week? Total Votes : 38 none, R61 does not effect PCSOs  13%  [ 5 ] none but R61 does impact on PCSOs  5%  [ 2 ] I do 5 or more a week and record as per R61  31%  [ 12 ] I do 5 or more a week but do not record them, no need!  2%  [ 1 ] I do 10 or more a week and record as per R61  13%  [ 5 ] I do 10 or more a week but do not record them, no need!  2%  [ 1 ] I do 15 or more a week and record as per R61  13%  [ 5 ] I do 15 or more a week but do not record them, no need!  5%  [ 2 ] I am not a PCSO so therefore I wish to abstain from this vote please  13%  [ 5 ] PCSO DOG HANDLERS Do you think PCSO dog handlers are a good idea? Total Votes : 41 Yes  39%  [ 16 ] No  60%  [ 25 ] Powers to search Powers for PCSO's to search people? Total Votes : 52 good idea  73%  [ 38 ] bad idea  15%  [ 8 ] policing on the cheap  9%  [ 5 ] unsure/no opinion  1%  [ 1 ] Smoking Ban Hey, hear is another poll DO you think Smoking should be banned from Clubs, Pubs and restaurants ? Total Votes : 60 yes it should, immediately  71%  [ 43 ] no - there is nothing wrong with it at all  20%  [ 12 ] I have no opinion either way  8%  [ 5 ] Calling all PCSO's... What force do you work for? What force do you work for? Total Votes : 55 Metropolitan  32%  [ 18 ] Kent  1%  [ 1 ] Durham  3%  [ 2 ] British Transport Police  5%  [ 3 ] Surrey  1%  [ 1 ] Essex  18%  [ 10 ] Sussex  3%  [ 2 ] HJertfordshire Constabulary  1%  [ 1 ] I'm working north of Watford me!!  30%  [ 17 ] Fouling dog owners face £50 fines Community support officers and council wardens will clamp down on pooh-dodging dog owners by dishing out the penalty Total Votes : 33 Too right! I have already given tickets for this offence  15%  [ 5 ] Too right! I agree with enforcing this but have not yet issued an FPN for it  36%  [ 12 ] Look, it's an offence but we have better things to do than give FPNs for that  24%  [ 8 ] I will definitely NOT be a part of this 'clamp down' - I strongly disagree with it  6%  [ 2 ] This is not an issue I feel bothered about either way.  3%  [ 1 ] If I had the POWER to issue a ticket for it, I WOULD!  9%  [ 3 ] I do not wish to vote (e.g. I'm not a PCSO)  6%  [ 2 ] New years eve How many of you are working NYE Total Votes : 29 Yes, double crewed  31%  [ 9 ] Yes, single crewed  13%  [ 4 ] Yes, with a police/special constable  3%  [ 1 ] Yes, with a neighbourhood warden  0%  [ 0 ] No, you pitiful fools. Whilst you're out in the cold, I'll be getting drunk, MWUHAHAHA  51%  [ 15 ] Train To Restrain - Cuffs 2005 Have you been told about having power of detention? Total Votes : 28 Yes, within the next month  21%  [ 6 ] Yes, within the next year  21%  [ 6 ] No, haven't heard anything!  57%  [ 16 ] PCSO to use vehicles??? DO YOU HAVE PCSO VEHICLE OR MEANS OF TRANSPORT? Total Votes : 50 Yes - Scooters/Mopeds  0%  [ 0 ] Yes - A Dedicated PCSO Car  24%  [ 12 ] Yes - A 'Pool Car' any staff can use  14%  [ 7 ] NO - well a job bicycle, that's all  28%  [ 14 ] NO - Don't have any of the above  34%  [ 17 ] PJIRC CHAT ROOM Select the option below that reflects your view on this matter Total Votes : 26 If the PJIRC chat room works, I want to use it  76%  [ 20 ] I would prefer the mIRC chat rooms  3%  [ 1 ] We can just chat on MSN, it's so simple to use  3%  [ 1 ] I would prefer the MSN group that HappyDebs can set up  3%  [ 1 ] I have very little interest in chat rooms, I will stick with just the forums  11%  [ 3 ] Have you as a PCSO ever been ASSAULTED?? Have you ever been Assaulted as a PCSO? Total Votes : 74 NO NEVER  28%  [ 21 ] YES SLIGHTLY  43%  [ 32 ] YES SEVERELY  2%  [ 2 ] NEARLY NEEDED POLICE BACK UP  10%  [ 8 ] I'M NOT A PCSO SO I'M OUT OF THIS VOTE  14%  [ 11 ] Tasers for front line staff Should CSO`s carry tasers as a form of PPE Total Votes : 32 Yes  9%  [ 3 ] No  65%  [ 21 ] Not bothered either way  6%  [ 2 ] Im NOT a cso and i say NO  12%  [ 4 ] Im NOT a cso and i say YES  0%  [ 0 ] Im NOT a cso and im not bothered  0%  [ 0 ] Ive got a cat called fluffy  6%  [ 2 ] Teenagers on the spot fines......... yipeeee Do you agree with teenagers being fined on the spot? Total Votes : 50 Strongly agree  76%  [ 38 ] For known nuisance youths only  14%  [ 7 ] Disagree  6%  [ 3 ] Not sure yet  4%  [ 2 ] PCSO Chatters Chat Room should our chat rooms be open to ALL members? Total Votes : 8 yes there should be a PJIRC chat room HERE on this forum  12%  [ 1 ] yes the MSN chatters room should be advertised on basement hq  0%  [ 0 ] yes to BOTH of the above  12%  [ 1 ] no the chat rooms should say as they are now (reg. members only)  62%  [ 5 ] I really don't care, I prefer to stick to the forums  12%  [ 1 ] I don't like the forums OR the chat rooms  0%  [ 0 ] I have a cat called fluffy  0%  [ 0 ] how did YOU find out about this site? how did YOU find out about this site? Total Votes : 47 a pal of mine told me the site's internet address  6%  [ 3 ] I got an email recommending the site  12%  [ 6 ] I saw a sheet of paper in the station advertising it  4%  [ 2 ] I searched on google/yahoo etc for pcsos and found it  51%  [ 24 ] I saw the site mentioned on another website then went to it  8%  [ 4 ] I was told about this site by another member of the site  12%  [ 6 ] I was told about the site by a police officer at my station  4%  [ 2 ] any person powers!! can pcsos use them or not? can a pcso use a.p. powers? (a.p = any person) Total Votes : 46 no - they are not for PCSOs  0%  [ 0 ] ON DUTY or OFF DUTY - pcsos can use 'em - it's simple  63%  [ 29 ] I have been told that I cannot use a.p. powers on duty  6%  [ 3 ] I don't know, I have never been told one way or the other  2%  [ 1 ] pcsos can use a.p powers but I do not see that as our job  2%  [ 1 ] pcsos can use a.p powers and I see it as my duty to use them  19%  [ 9 ] let's see what happens on the day, take it as it comes  6%  [ 3 ] if I understood a word of this - maybe I could vote  0%  [ 0 ] Contracts what did your contract specify? Total Votes : 52 temporary - expiring in 2005  3%  [ 2 ] temporary - expiring in 2006  11%  [ 6 ] temporary - expiring in 2007  5%  [ 3 ] temporary initially but then it was made permanent  15%  [ 8 ] permanent from day 1  34%  [ 18 ] I have a cat called fluffy  9%  [ 5 ] I'm not a PCSO so I'm out of this vote  19%  [ 10 ] Should PCSOs be offered eyesight tests and provided specs? Do PCSOs come under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 ? Total Votes : 49 No, PCSOs spend the majority of their time walking, so they don't  14%  [ 7 ] Well PCSOs access work computers on a daily basis - so YES, they do  44%  [ 22 ] PCSOs who are expected to input crime reports, intelligence and view briefings on DSE do, YES  14%  [ 7 ] This is something that can only be decided by the PCSO's line manager  4%  [ 2 ] Yes they do AND I have been given a free eyesight test  6%  [ 3 ] Yes they do and I have been provided with free spectacles  4%  [ 2 ] I have a cat called fluffy  12%  [ 6 ] youngest pcso? are you the youngest pcso at your station? Total Votes : 83 I am a PCSO aged 19 and am happy as a PCSO  6%  [ 5 ] I am a PCSO aged 19 and wish to be appointed as a PC  12%  [ 10 ] I am a PCSO aged 20 - 25 and am happy as a PCSO  6%  [ 5 ] I am a PCSO aged 20 - 25 and wish to be appointed as a PC  14%  [ 12 ] I am a PCSO aged over 25 and am happy as a PCSO  16%  [ 14 ] I am a PCSO aged over 25 and wish to be appointed as a PC  10%  [ 9 ] I am a PCSO aged over 35 and am happy as a PCSO  18%  [ 15 ] I am a PCSO aged over 35 and wish to be appointed as a PC  6%  [ 5 ] I am not a PCSO so therefore I wish to abstain from this vote please  9%  [ 8 ] Should PCSO's have power of search Should PCSO's have the power of search? Total Votes : 80 Yes - All powers as applicable to the Police  31%  [ 25 ] Yes - Section 32 for designated offences/Arrestable (Intictable) Offences only  16%  [ 13 ] Yes, under the direction of a constable  20%  [ 16 ] Yes, For s44 or Drugs/Weapons regardless of supervision  22%  [ 18 ] No  10%  [ 8 ] BULLYING PCSO's IS NOT ON!! Have you ever been bullied as a PCSO Total Votes : 55 No Never I am very happy in my role  50%  [ 28 ] I was bullied when I first started but it's ok now  18%  [ 10 ] Yes I am but it's being sorted out at the moment.  7%  [ 4 ] Yes I am and I'm on my own, I feel like leaving!!  10%  [ 6 ] I am not a PCSO so therefore I wish to abstain from this vote please  12%  [ 7 ] OH MY GOD! THE INTERVIEW IS SO HARD! Do you think this is a fair way to test potential PCSO's Total Votes : 27 I can't see where they're coming from but I'm sure they know what they're doing  3%  [ 1 ] Maybe, I'm not too clear on the details  14%  [ 4 ] I can see their motive but I don't agree with their means  14%  [ 4 ] Yes 100%  59%  [ 16 ] No way!  7%  [ 2 ] let's get back to using plain ENGLISH on this site Should posts be written in "plain english" or mobile phone code? Total Votes : 50 absolutely, let's get back to using plain ENGLISH on here  48%  [ 24 ] does it matter? if the post can be understood, who cares?  32%  [ 16 ] as long as plain english is used MOST of the time, I'm happy  16%  [ 8 ] everybody knows 'mobile speak' nowadays, I don't see the problem  0%  [ 0 ] I have a cat called fluffy  4%  [ 2 ] Police reality programs Whats your fave' police reality program Total Votes : 12 Street crime uk  100%  [ 12 ] blues and twos  0%  [ 0 ] police beat  0%  [ 0 ] the real miami vice  0%  [ 0 ] "under pressure" Right or Wrong you decide? should PCSO's be in under pressure to perform Total Votes : 46 Yes, this kind of pressure gets the best results.  23%  [ 11 ] Yes, but on a team rather than individual basis.  23%  [ 11 ] maybe, to motivate slackers. but not in general.  28%  [ 13 ] maybe, as a one off, to solve a big problem issue.  2%  [ 1 ] No, it is dangerous, as it may lead to abuse of powers.  6%  [ 3 ] No, no one, should be under pressure in an enviroment they have no control over.  15%  [ 7 ] Important duties. Should PCSO'S make the tea. Total Votes : 8 Too right. Milk and two sugars, thanks.  75%  [ 6 ] No. They are far too busy.  25%  [ 2 ] Police only forum would we benefit from a police only forum? Total Votes : 62 yes, PCs and PCSOs only, no access to others  43%  [ 27 ] yes, PCs and PCSOs only, but others could read  11%  [ 7 ] no this is really unnecessary, I strongly disagree  17%  [ 11 ] no this is unnecessary but if it happens, not that bothered  17%  [ 11 ] I DON'T CARE either way  4%  [ 3 ] I have a cat called fluffy  4%  [ 3 ] A sociological Pole Do PCSO's play an important role Do PCSO's Play an important role in society Total Votes : 57 Yes definitely, a very important role  63%  [ 36 ] Yes they do  17%  [ 10 ] Not particularly no  5%  [ 3 ] Absolutely none, they have no effect on society  10%  [ 6 ] I don't know  3%  [ 2 ] COURT SKILLS Training What did you think of your Court Skills Training Course? Total Votes : 24 It was brilliant and very beneficial  20%  [ 5 ] It was ok but didn't really get anything out of it!!  12%  [ 3 ] I was really bored and fell asleep!  0%  [ 0 ] I haven't done this course yet  50%  [ 12 ] I don't want to do this course at all  0%  [ 0 ] I am not a PCSO so therefore I wish to abstain from this vote please  16%  [ 4 ] royal marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles: April 9 Charles is to marry Camilla in April Total Votes : 30 So? now tell me something interesting  36%  [ 11 ] Perhaps he should have married her back in 1981  33%  [ 10 ] Prince Charles is wonderful and one day will be our King  10%  [ 3 ] Prince Charles should be our first visitor to MARS  6%  [ 2 ] I have a cat called fluffy  13%  [ 4 ] LIGHT DUTIES IF A PCSO GETS INJURED OR SUSPENDED????? Do you think like a police officer we should be station office and admin trained? Total Votes : 23 Do you think the met should consider "the what ifs" should we get injured or suspended as a pcso?  39%  [ 9 ] Should this be brought to the head of our unions full attention?  34%  [ 8 ] I don't know  13%  [ 3 ] I am not a PCSO so therefore I wish to abstain from this vote please  13%  [ 3 ] Radios Radios....do you.. Total Votes : 29 Always carry one when on patrol  44%  [ 13 ] Go out on patrol without one  3%  [ 1 ] Go out without one if none are avaliable eg pooling system  0%  [ 0 ] Refuse to leave without it - its your lifeline  51%  [ 15 ] PCSOs posted to marked police cars is HERE should PCSOs be posted to police response cars for a FULL TOUR OF DUTY? Total Votes : 85 yep!! we are Police Community SUPPORT officers, why not?  28%  [ 24 ] if that's the way it's going, fine with me  21%  [ 18 ] no, PCSOs should really be out walking and talking to the public  23%  [ 20 ] absolutely NOT, this is NOT why PCSOs were brought in!  21%  [ 18 ] I have a doggy named fluffy  5%  [ 5 ] PDP (Professional Development Portfolio) PDP Total Votes : 35 all completed  37%  [ 13 ] its taking forever  8%  [ 3 ] only got a few done  14%  [ 5 ] nearly completed!  17%  [ 6 ] whats a PDP?  22%  [ 8 ] Are the media portrating PCSOs fairly? Are the media potraying PCSOs fairly? Total Votes : 33 Yes  30%  [ 10 ] No  63%  [ 21 ] I think so  6%  [ 2 ] DP/S/I When do you fill out a DP/S/I? Total Votes : 5 Whenever I talk to a member of the public  0%  [ 0 ] Whenever I use my powers  20%  [ 1 ] Only when I search someone  0%  [ 0 ] Never  60%  [ 3 ] Only for intelligence reasons: eg when I spot someone who is known  20%  [ 1 ] Going on holiday this year? Where do you go on holiday???? Total Votes : 32 The UK  21%  [ 7 ] Usually the Med  18%  [ 6 ] Europe or Eastern Europe  9%  [ 3 ] Central America, Costa Rica, Panama  0%  [ 0 ] North America e.g. New York, Washington  3%  [ 1 ] Australia, New Zealand  3%  [ 1 ] China, Thailand, Japan  6%  [ 2 ] Tenerife, Canary Islands  6%  [ 2 ] The back garden and days out with the family  9%  [ 3 ] I haven't been on holiday in years  21%  [ 7 ] PCSO Training Do you really know your powers? Total Votes : 31 Yes I am super confident  12%  [ 4 ] I am quite confident  70%  [ 22 ] No, I am a rabbit caught in the headlights!  12%  [ 4 ] I am not a PCSO so therefore I wish to abstain from this vote please  3%  [ 1 ] PCSO's in reverse gear Good or bad idea regardless of the finance aspect Total Votes : 18 Good idea to have power to detain  88%  [ 16 ] Bad idea to have power to detain  11%  [ 2 ] ZERO TOLERANCE - YES YES YES Do you agree with Zero Tolerance? Total Votes : 42 Yes 100% Zero Tolerance  78%  [ 33 ] Tolerance of some sort, but less severe  16%  [ 7 ] Do not agree with Zero Tolerance  2%  [ 1 ] Giving advice is the better option  2%  [ 1 ] MICHAEL JACKSON YOU BE THE JURY!! IS MICHAEL JACKSON GUILTY IN YOUR OPINION Total Votes : 24 GUILTY  66%  [ 16 ] NOT GUILTY  12%  [ 3 ] I REALLY CAN'T DECIDE  20%  [ 5 ] What happens to you more? What happens to you most? Total Votes : 24 Getting mistaken for a parking attendant/ Traffic Warden  29%  [ 7 ] Getting asked for directions  29%  [ 7 ] Both  41%  [ 10 ] They start young now days! Do you believe that 10 years old, the age of criminal responsibility, should be: Total Votes : 26 LOWERED  34%  [ 9 ] KEPT THE SAME  65%  [ 17 ] MADE HIGHER  0%  [ 0 ] Al-Qaeda 'has 200 on UK streets' How worried are you of major Terrorist Strike on the UK? Total Votes : 16 Really worried, I think it's Imminent!  31%  [ 5 ] Really worried but not going to happen yet  25%  [ 4 ] Haven't really been bothered by it  31%  [ 5 ] It's all drama!!  6%  [ 1 ] Not worried at all.  6%  [ 1 ] What do you suggest? Should I go down to the station and say "Hi"? Total Votes : 5 Yes, I would.. it's much nicer to make the first move (initiative)  60%  [ 3 ] No, I think you should wait until your told to go over (or until the new uniform bits arrive).  40%  [ 2 ] What's this about a fluffy cat?  0%  [ 0 ] Lets get Shirty What colour is your PCSO uniform shirt? Total Votes : 48 Blue  37%  [ 18 ] White  56%  [ 27 ] Other  0%  [ 0 ] Pink with Yellow Polka dots  2%  [ 1 ] Can't vote as not PCSO  4%  [ 2 ] Politics and Policing Should policing be ruled by politics? Total Votes : 20 Yes  15%  [ 3 ] No  65%  [ 13 ] Dont Care  0%  [ 0 ] 50/50  20%  [ 4 ] BRITISH SUMMER TIME IS HERE BRITISH SUMMER TIME ? IS REALLY NEEDED NOWADAYS Total Votes : 21 YES  42%  [ 9 ] NO  38%  [ 8 ] I DON'T OWN A CLOCK BUT I HAVE A CAT CALLED FLUFFY  19%  [ 4 ] Uniform Which hat badge is better Total Votes : 26 Force Badge  92%  [ 24 ] Blue Badge  7%  [ 2 ] Stupid Poll Should we bring back the National Anthem at BBC close down/handover Total Votes : 16 Yes  50%  [ 8 ] No  50%  [ 8 ] Diet, Diet, Diet Are you on a diet at the moment? Total Votes : 22 Yes Weight Watchers  0%  [ 0 ] Yes Slimming World  9%  [ 2 ] Yes Dr. Atkins  0%  [ 0 ] Yes, The See Food an Eat it Diet  9%  [ 2 ] No, I was built for comfort not for speed!!  27%  [ 6 ] Don't diet. Healthy eating and Exercise for me  54%  [ 12 ] NAME BADGES ARE HERE NAME BADGE'S GOOD OR BAD Total Votes : 27 YES  37%  [ 10 ] NO  55%  [ 15 ] MAYBE  7%  [ 2 ] Should we get our own union or fed? Should we have our own union or federation? Total Votes : 29 Yes  72%  [ 21 ] No  24%  [ 7 ] Maybe  3%  [ 1 ] Criminals right to vote? Do you think inmates should have the right to vote? Total Votes : 16 Yes  12%  [ 2 ] No  87%  [ 14 ] I don't know  0%  [ 0 ] I don't really care!!  0%  [ 0 ] The London Marathon Will the National PCSO forum raise more than £100 towards Cancer Research UK? Total Votes : 7 yes I'm sponsering Micky because i'm generous  42%  [ 3 ] No, but I am sponsering Micky because i'm generous.  0%  [ 0 ] Yes, but I'm not sponsering Micky because i'm too tight  57%  [ 4 ] WHY YOU CAN VOTE CONSERVATIVE AND KEEP YOUR JOB! Will the conservatives scrap PCSOs Total Votes : 45 YES  46%  [ 21 ] NO  53%  [ 24 ] Personal Issue Stab Vest Poll ? Were you measured for and given your own brand new Stab Vest ? Total Votes : 22 Yes  68%  [ 15 ] No  13%  [ 3 ] I have an old one/borrowed one  13%  [ 3 ] I was but i NEVER EVER wear it  4%  [ 1 ] I was given a pool one as my own  0%  [ 0 ] Comment on your PCSO Uniform please!!! Are you happy with the uniform you are provided with??? Total Votes : 31 Yes, totally happy  22%  [ 7 ] It's ok, but could be improved  58%  [ 18 ] No I'm not at all happy with it  9%  [ 3 ] I'M NOT A PCSO SO I'M OUT OF THIS VOTE  9%  [ 3 ] LACK OF COMMUNICATION DO YOU FEEL LIKE A VALUED MEMBER OF THE POLICING FAMILY ? Total Votes : 33 YES  51%  [ 17 ] NO  39%  [ 13 ] DON'T KNOW  0%  [ 0 ] MAYBE  9%  [ 3 ] Mirror in shock, PCSO scandal, read all about it... Pete Samson Total Votes : 32 why did he bother?  9%  [ 3 ] what a troublemaker, he just slagged PCSOs off - what a git  6%  [ 2 ] wait a minute, I agree with a lot of what he said  21%  [ 7 ] he joined the MET, it is ONLY the MET who are at fault  15%  [ 5 ] I heard he was sacked as a PCSO, WHY? what did he do wrong?  0%  [ 0 ] the bloke has done us a favour, it's about time this stuff was exposed  31%  [ 10 ] Samson is the hero of the hour, where can I buy him a pint?  3%  [ 1 ] I think I knew his Dad, wasn't he a cop at Heathrow?  0%  [ 0 ] I have a cat called fluffy  12%  [ 4 ] Can Yobs put their crimes right? Should Yobs put their crimes right? Total Votes : 19 Yes  68%  [ 13 ] No  31%  [ 6 ] Don't know  0%  [ 0 ] Confrontational or not ???? do you face confrontation in your role as a pcso? Total Votes : 248 I'm not a PCSO  16%  [ 41 ] no never, not at all  0%  [ 1 ] hardly ever  8%  [ 20 ] once a month - that's it  5%  [ 14 ] every week for sure  20%  [ 50 ] 2 or 3 times a week guaranteed  15%  [ 39 ] almost daily  20%  [ 52 ] every day I'm on duty  12%  [ 31 ] Police Sick Rate Soars How many days have you been off due to sickness Total Votes : 28 In the last year 1-3 days  25%  [ 7 ] In the last year 4-7 days  0%  [ 0 ] In the last year 7+ days  17%  [ 5 ] I have never been off work sick  53%  [ 15 ] I have a Hedgehog called Horace  3%  [ 1 ] FEDERATION - STRIKE ACTION - PCSO's The Police Federation should Total Votes : 22 obtain the right to strike for PCs and admit PCSOs to the FED  4%  [ 1 ] obtain the right to strike for PCs and leave PCSOs out of the FED  4%  [ 1 ] forget the right to strike and leave PCSOs out of the FED  9%  [ 2 ] admit PCSOs to the FED but forget the right to strike  36%  [ 8 ] both issues are red herrings, they have no intention of doing either  27%  [ 6 ] invest in cats called fluffy and do advanced rafia work  18%  [ 4 ] You'll Like This Should The 30 Mins Detention Power Be Changed So We Can Use It To Detain People Wanted On Warrant? Total Votes : 35 Yes.  80%  [ 28 ] No.  0%  [ 0 ] What 30 Minute Power? We Don't Have It.  20%  [ 7 ] 159mph Cop let off! - right or wrong? PC Milton was travelling at 159mph on a motorway Total Votes : 65 quite right too, he was entitled to familiarise himself even at 159mph  18%  [ 12 ] well he can familiarise himself but 159mph is well OTT  20%  [ 13 ] his force should never have charged him in the first place  12%  [ 8 ] his force were right, PC Milton is wrong and was a DANGER to others  33%  [ 22 ] I'll go with whatever the court decided, up to them  6%  [ 4 ] I have a cat called fluffy  9%  [ 6 ] <