What is the role of the different policing departments?
Not all of the constabularies resources are in Neighbourhood Policing. There is also a Patrol department that provides 24-hour cover for live incidents over a much wider geographic area. There are also investigative departments to investigate specific types or more serious crimes. In addition to these there are a number of specialist departments including Traffic, Dogs and Firearms. If you report an incident it will not necessarily be your local officer that attends. They will be aware of all crimes and incidents that happen in their neighbourhood and will follow them up if they are part of a trend or have a particular impact on an individual or a community.
