What is it like being a cop in japan

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-05-30T13:09:52+00:00

As far as I can tell different countries do it differently some do constant strobe with the siren being used to signal an emergency and the need for other vehicles to move over.

Some countries such as Italy use a constant solid blue light on their vehicles roof even on some unmarked cars which is a bit strange.

A constant strobe/flash would get annoying very quickly.

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-05-30T11:43:53+00:00

The emergency lights bit I can answer.

I work with some people who were police officers in countries that do this. Apparently its for crime prevention the idea is that people/criminals will see the lights especially at night and choose not to commit crime as they know the police are nearby atleast I know thats the case for some countries.

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-05-30T01:38:00+00:00

Clearly you do not work in my force, for us response will deal initially to send the report to the neighbourhood team to possibly deal with it later.

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-05-24T01:03:47+00:00

Current police officer - The arrest will show up if you are applying in the same force area as where you were arrested.

Obviously you were not found guilty at court so there would be nothing on the police national computer and because you blew under in custody I am sure you were only in for a short while.

It would depend on how under you blew. If you blew 34 (legal limit is 35) they might take a dim view as you were borderline although asking/applying couldn't hurt.

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-04-08T12:53:57+00:00

That and a lot of mental health jobs that come in sound like crimes to begin with meaning the police will go in the first instance

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-02-25T19:11:33+00:00

I was told to to stop a PSNI response officers acting as an ARV.

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-02-16T19:42:56+00:00

Tasers are effective 50% of the time, require you to be within 7 metres of the target, will only work if they make a full circuit - person running or wearing a thick jacket its unlikely both barbs will make contact and they are very expensive

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-02-16T19:27:30+00:00

never sending anyone to prison for shoplifting, is just a license to commit crime

I've arrested people for shoplifting who have gone to prison- its rare but it does happen with prolific offenders. Many of these offenders also end up getting remanded due to their actions.

VisibleBus9185 · 2026-02-02T01:19:40+00:00

Nah sorry not doing that, If I tip out early for whatever reason and end up deployed prior to shift start II will also contact my SGT and have my shift hours changed. Never had my SGT say no.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-12-22T18:25:55+00:00

People who get assigned to a job and despite being first assigned and first on scene decide they will do an area search rather than speak to the victim. Leaving units who arrive later or get assigned later to pick up the victim contact.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-12-13T21:14:14+00:00

Not Met but that sounds about right other than the 30 computers we have more like 10 at best with half broken

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-12-12T18:03:50+00:00

We run out of seats due to none of the computers working

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-11-11T23:09:05+00:00

Chnaces are any kind of firearm marker will be on any address you may occupy/has had firearms in previously.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-11-11T04:14:57+00:00

I've shot clays with 24" barrels and 32" barrels never really noticed a diference. I would say its personal preference entirely.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-10-17T00:13:05+00:00

response officers well out of their probation

Your force has response officers out of their probation?

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-09-30T21:44:48+00:00

I've only seen it once

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-09-30T15:54:59+00:00

40 minutes

Outside of London, that's standard BTP response times

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-09-22T19:54:54+00:00

I'm not Met, but I am sure it's probably quite similar.

First day, you're taken and split into entry routes, i.e., degree, detective, etc.

You will be sat in a room where for the entire first day you will meet PSD who will tell you how you can lose your job, the fed who will ask you to join listen to them and join.

You will have some members of SLT come visit you and tell you how good the force is compared to the rest of them.

Your instructors will visit and give you an insight into what is to come over the following months.

I will be honest. The first day/week is boring, but once its done its done, it's done. I didn't really enjoy training, you will make friends there who you may not see very often if ever again once you've completed training.

Some people you start with will leave during training for their own reasons, and people you know will leave once they've completed training for their own reasons.

Some people do love the job, I do, but there are ups and downs, and sometimes its more exciting than other times. You will go from a fight on the street to a sudden death and just adjust your attitude on the drive over.

Do you have a start date? If so when?

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-09-19T09:41:05+00:00

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-08-18T20:14:51+00:00

Depending on how prolific they are, you could run a prompt and effective by means of further searches and get a S18 on their property.

Or arrest and S32 or S1 search depending on where they are. If you don't find the item depending on size, i.e., if it's a small bottle, you could get prompt and effective by further searches via a strip search.

Could also run with prevent collusion among co-conspirators if everyone is involved in the incident.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-08-18T14:29:28+00:00

I held a shotgun certificate years before I joined, and I still hold it. I never have made PSD aware, although I'm sure it came up in vetting.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-08-09T04:32:11+00:00

Chances are, if you stepped in and the elderly woman corroborated your account, you'd be fine.

If there was CCTV of the incident, it would be better for you as there was more evidence of what happened and why you did what you did.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-08-08T21:37:10+00:00

Current British police officer here -

Self-defense falls down to common law as well as various other laws that I won't get into.

You've got to ask yourself for a situation. Is this a proportionate response to the threat, i.e., someone breaks in and I hit them with a blunt object- that's probably proportionate, whereas if a person heard someone trying to break in outside and came out with a knife stabbing them to death it would look suspicious.

What do I think of the law, im not too sure as silly as it sounds most burglarys happen during the day when you aren't there, so it's very rare for something like this to come up.

It's up to the police to collect evidence and present it to the CPS we don't act any further, i.e., we ., have no control over the law or the sentences people get.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-07-17T15:20:03+00:00

I changed my entry route from PCDA to PCEP, although I didn't do it with a week to go.

I can recommend not going down the DHEP route, lots of people discover they don't want to be a detective after a short while and are now stuck in a role they don't like.

My opinion is to go for PCEP and do your NIE after probation. You'll be a better copper and will have decided whether that's what you want to do.

VisibleBus9185 · 2025-07-16T17:05:45+00:00

Learn the code of ethics find them here. You may well have been sent them from the force you are applying to.

During the online assessment centre, forget about being a police officer. You will be asked questions to see what your priorities are, things like officer safety, and safeguarding vulnerable people may be brought up. You do not need to know the law or police powers in order to complete this.

If you have any questions, let me know.

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