answering calls, driving around in a squad car, getting out of speeding tickets
You got the same powers as a police officer, If you looking on becoming a full time police officer being a special constable helps because you already part of the police force
Answering a domestic disturbance call.
According to Orwell in "Shooting an Elephant", the part where he got to beat up on troublemakers.
I'd say a police officer's nightstick is his most fun and fullfilling part, or maybe his gun ;)
Not in the US.
They are part of a group of workers ---- An officer is a "unit" For example, "unit 17" would be officer #17
Yes, a gendarme is a police officer in France. He does the same job than 'un policier' who is a civil servant, while the gendarme is part of the military.
Yes a police officer can join the territorial army as a part time soldierAdded; The above answer also applies to US law enforcement officers.
If there isn't a valid reason for that police officer to be doing that (e.g., the post is part of an active crime scene), absolutely.
No. The police officer has a duty to protect the public from the criminals. Criminals are also part of the public, and the police do not have to help the criminals make good decisions. Police interrogators are not required to assist criminal suspects, but instead are permitted to trick them into confessing.
The officer. Technology changes, weapons change, civilization changes, but the police officer will always be the most important part of police work.
"The only requirement to be part of the harley police was to be able to know how to ride. If you did not know how to ride a harley davidson, but could do every other police officer duty it did not matter. There was no future in the harley police force unless you could ride."