Police Magazine - January 2012

Editorial

News

Officers still forced to take ‘riot shield run’

PAT decision on officers’ pay is a ‘mixed bag’

PFNDF Awards picture special

Police recognised in New Year’s Honours

Regulars

Inspectors’ Central Committee: Paul Huitson of the Inspectors’ Central Committee highlights inconsistencies in recognising officers’ work during the riots

Local focus: John Tully, vice-chair of the Met Police Federation, questions the disproportionality of the policing Honours system

Station Sergeant: In a new column the Station Sergeant predicts some of challenges for 2012

View from the chair: Police Federation chair Paul McKeever fears ‘silly season’ stories about PCC elections could overshadow serious policing issues

View from the sidelines: Clive Chamberlain, chair of Dorset Police Federation, takes a different look at life

Features

Work to rule: The end of an officer’s career in the police service can be the gateway to a whole new career in another profession or sector, as Tina Orr-Munro reports

Looking to the future: Sara Thornton, vice-president of ACPO talks to Syreeta Lund about some of the challenges for the year ahead including falling numbers, the Olympics and the introduction of police and crime commissioners