Police History
Welcome to our
police history section. This section has
been created to provide candidates with an
overview of the history of the police force
that they are applying to or thinking of
applying to. Each article contained below
examines the history of force and brings you
up to date with current objectives and aims.
Some applicants may
not see the need in reading up about the
history of the force that are trying to join
but if you can demonstrate why you want to
join your force in particular will
demonstrate a number of important qualities:
- Firstly you
will show the police recruitment staff that
you have considered the force you are
applying and actually put the time and
effort into your research which shows
commitment and dedication.
- Secondly,
you begin to make your application personal
to you. So many candidates put down the same
reasons for wanting to join the force namely
to serve the community or give something
back and these are both valid reasons but if
part of your reasoning is specific to your
force you will stand out from the other
applicants. Maybe you like the approach to
policing that this force has taken in recent
years and would like to be a part of this
development.
This section
provides and overview of each force and if
you can demonstrate knowledge particular to
your force all the way through you
application process then you will increase
your chances of succeeding. To read more
about a particular force, simply click on
one of the blue links below:
List of UK Police Forces
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London Police Forces
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South East Police Forces
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South West Police Forces
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East Midlands Police Forces
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Eastern Police Forces
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Bedfordshire Police
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Cambridgeshire Constabulary
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Essex Police
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Hertfordshire
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Norfolk
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Suffolk
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West Midlands Police Forces
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Staffordshire
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Warwickshire
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West Mercia
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West Midlands
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North East Police Forces
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Cleveland
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Durham
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Humberside
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North Yorkshire
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Northumbria
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South Yorkshire
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West Yorkshire
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North West Police Forces
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Cheshire
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Cumbria
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Greater Manchester Police
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Merseyside Police
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Lancashire
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Police Service of Northern Ireland
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Wales Police Forces
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Dyfed Powys
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Gwent Police
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North Wales
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South Wales
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Scotland Police Forces
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Central Scotland
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Dumfries and Galloway
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Fife Police
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Grampian
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Lothian and Borders Police Force
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Northern
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Strathclyde Police Force
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Tayside
Related Police Forces
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British Transport Police
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Ministry of Defence Police
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The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
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