Don't dismiss all lawyers Tristram. When I was a very junior member of the bar I saw quite a few criminal trials. I would say some of us - even lawyers - are naturally suspicious especially once we see what criminals are capable of. Not all lawyers spend their time defending the guilty. Most lawyers want the police to act more quickly to detect and prevent crimes and recognise laws need to evolve to meet the current threats.
Thanks very much for commenting, Jane. I was being provocative (so that worked)! My serious point is that both lawyers and graduates use their training to consider multiple options and future consequences. Patrol officers need to act quickly and my graduate experience was a hindrance. A qualified lawyer, I suggest, would be at an even greater disadvantage, where speed is the essence. I may rephrase the text. Thanks again.
Wise words, Tris, and all true..I don't know where you started, however, but I wish I had been there. I had the misfortune to be posted to ID 2 years after the Met took over Airport Division. It was 7 months until I made a crime arrest, an ABH at a Queen’s Jubilee street party in Stanwell, given to me by the heavily experienced crew of Hunter 2 area car, for whom I was tail gunner/observer. Crime arrests, apart from shoplifters from shops in the terminals, were few and far between. I got on the crime squad on the back of 32 in my 2 year probationary period, which was considered outstanding. Nevertheless, spotting suspicion was indeed a learned craft, honed by watching older, experienced officers who had learned their craft at proper police manors like yours. As you know, I took took my police degrees much later in my career, and they really helped my research and reporting skills, but being a graduate at the start wouldn't have helped at all.
Don't dismiss all lawyers Tristram. When I was a very junior member of the bar I saw quite a few criminal trials. I would say some of us - even lawyers - are naturally suspicious especially once we see what criminals are capable of. Not all lawyers spend their time defending the guilty. Most lawyers want the police to act more quickly to detect and prevent crimes and recognise laws need to evolve to meet the current threats.
Thanks very much for commenting, Jane. I was being provocative (so that worked)! My serious point is that both lawyers and graduates use their training to consider multiple options and future consequences. Patrol officers need to act quickly and my graduate experience was a hindrance. A qualified lawyer, I suggest, would be at an even greater disadvantage, where speed is the essence. I may rephrase the text. Thanks again.
Wise words, Tris, and all true..I don't know where you started, however, but I wish I had been there. I had the misfortune to be posted to ID 2 years after the Met took over Airport Division. It was 7 months until I made a crime arrest, an ABH at a Queen’s Jubilee street party in Stanwell, given to me by the heavily experienced crew of Hunter 2 area car, for whom I was tail gunner/observer. Crime arrests, apart from shoplifters from shops in the terminals, were few and far between. I got on the crime squad on the back of 32 in my 2 year probationary period, which was considered outstanding. Nevertheless, spotting suspicion was indeed a learned craft, honed by watching older, experienced officers who had learned their craft at proper police manors like yours. As you know, I took took my police degrees much later in my career, and they really helped my research and reporting skills, but being a graduate at the start wouldn't have helped at all.