THE British police service is the oldest in the world, and is seen as a beacon for other policing models around the world.
Robert Peel, when setting up the Metropolitan Police, said "the police are the public and the public are the police" – and this system, where officers are members of society protecting members of society, has allowed us in the UK to establish trust and close community links.
I have found my career in the police to be varied and rewarding, giving me the challenges of policing urban city areas as well as rural locations.
The thing that I have always loved is the people you meet as you go about your job. I really believe that the majority of the community supports the police and appreciate the difficult role officers and staff undertake.
The introduction of a volunteer cadet scheme serves to reinforce this and take it one step further, and will give young people from the county a voice and opinion within policing that can really be heard.
A cadet will get to learn about us as a service and they will also be able to directly contribute to their own community through volunteering opportunities, which will serve to enhance future employment in whatever career they set out to pursue.
The police service is now a really varied family, with many jobs that were once undertaken by officers now performed by highly trained professional staff members. Cadets will see these roles and get to understand what routes there are into various careers.
The modern police service has a far wider police family with specials, volunteers, PCSOs and case investigate ors working with us and we are changing to meet modern times, so it makes perfect sense to try and inspire younger generations.
In my time with the service I have seen many great developments and the cadet scheme is certainly one which fills me with positivity for the future of the force.
For more information about the cadet scheme call 101 extension 8003474.
