Role of a Constable

Question 1

What are the 4 business groups within the MET?

Answer 1

Frontline Policing
Specialist Operations
Met Operations
Professionalism

Question 2

What are your Powers of Discretion?

Answer 2

The power and ability to make decisions such as to arrest or not

Question 3

What are the 6 key threats identified by the Strategic Policing Requirement?

Answer 3

Public Disorder
Civil Emergencies
Organised Crime
Terrorism
Large-Scale Cyber Incidents
Child Sexual Abuse

Question 4

What are the 3 Command Structures within the Police?

Answer 4

Gold: Strategic, force wide perspective, decision makers

Silver: Tactical, give info to bronze, those who make the plan

Bronze: Our level, those who carry out the plan

Question 5

What is the 3-tiered response for movement of officers (Mobilisation)

Answer 5

Tier 1: Local Level, force responds and manages events within their capacity

Tier 2: Regional Level, response for mobilisation based in nine regions in the U.K.

Tier 3: National Level, works with other national coordination centres such as Counter Terrorism Coordination Centre and cross border equivalents

Question 6

What does JESIP stand for and what does it entail?

Answer 6

Joint
Emergency
Service
Interoperability
Programme

All blue-light services working together in major incidents

Question 7

What are the 4 P’s of the Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Answer 7

Pursue
Prevent
Protect
Prepare