Special Constabulary
Specials now and then
The Special Constabulary celebrates its 180th anniversary in 2011. Before police forces were established with paid police officers, communities depended on volunteers. Now, nearly two centuries later, 43 police services in England and Wales have their own Special Constabularies supporting regular police officer colleagues.
The Olympics in 2012 will be a fantastic opportunity for the county as well as a major policing challenge. Specials will play an important role in ensuring they pass off safely. To keep the communities of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent safe and reassured as a force, we have given an undertaking to increase the number of Specials we have to 500, an increase of one third, in time for the Olympics.
If you would like to know more about becoming a Special, log on to www.staffspolicerecruitment.com (Opens in new window).