Working as a Bobby on the Beat
To be considered as suitable for a position as a “Bobby on the Beat”, Police Officer, you will need certain inherent skills, a basic knowledge of public safety and security, patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations, some legal knowledge of court procedures, negotiation skills, have received some Challenging behaviour training and have a genuine desire to understand and support people in difficult situations. If you are thinking about becoming a Police Officer and you don’t have all the relevant training in dealing with people presenting challenging behaviours then you could enrol on a specialised course run by a professional company such as tidaltraining.co.uk/learning-disability-training/challenging-behaviour-training-breakaway-techniques. These elite training courses will help you physically and mentally when dealing with anyone who is displaying challenging behaviours.
These fully inclusive courses will also help improve your confidence, build up your natural sensitivity, patience, empathy and tolerance, help you to implement agreed manual handling techniques and improve your understanding of how people may react in stressful situations. Police Officers and especially those on the front line are exposed to some very challenging situations on a daily basis, intimidation, bribery and retribution are just three of the difficulties faced by a “Bobby on the Beat”!
Unfortunately, there are occasions when a Police Officer is attacked and hurt while on duty protecting the public, with the best possible training you will have the right skills to deal with these attacks and not only survive them but turn the situation around to obtain a positive result.