national PCSOs

[falkor]

PCSO SURVEY goes live for one month on 1 OCT 04

log in to this site for further details of the national-PCSOs survey which will be available for the month of OCTOBER on this site

registered users of the site will be able to send their completed survey to micky on or after the 9th October

sorry but this survey is only available to registered users of this site

any problems with the survey??

please chime in RIGHT HERE!!

> download WORD.DOC 179k survey HERE (recommended)<<

txt version : > download TEXT 8k survey HERE << both versions contain the same survey but the text version is pretty bland


ACTUAL TEXT COPY OF SURVEY IS HERE :
Dear PCSO colleague,

As you know there is much debate going on as to whether we should have additional powers and / or equipment.
It would be helpful if as far as possible we are able to provide some evidence of the dangers you face.
For this reason I ask that you fill in this simple survey.

Please forward it to micky either by PM or on the open thread created:
DO NOT USE EMAIL unless it is via the email button in micky’s forum profile.

To PM micky with the survey COPY AND PASTE the entire text below this line into a PM to micky - THEN - adjust your answers - either by putting YES, NO, or NO VIEW after each answer etc or using the grid shown

1. Do the unions who currently represent PCSOs do enough to address the issues of concern?

2. Should a new union or body be created to represent the views and concerns of PCSOs?

3 Is the PCSO role properly and clearly defined ?

4 Are PCSOs being used in confrontational situations ?

5. Should PCSOs be in the vicinity of licensed premises at closing time ?

6. Should PCSOs be in the vicinity of licensed premises at closing time if there is a reasonable expectation of violence ?

7. Should there be a complete review of the officer safety equipment that PCSOs requires to carry out their duties ?

8. Should PCSOs be trained for and issued handcuffs ?

9 Should PCSOs be trained for and issued an asp ?

10. Should PCSOs be trained for and issued CS spray?

11. Should PCSOs be allowed to enjoy the same travel facilities of their constable colleagues when on duty ?

12 Should PCSOs be allowed to enjoy the same travel facilities of their constable colleagues when off duty ?

13. Should PCSOs be equipped with a stab proof vest before being sent out on patrol?

14. Should PCSOs patrol alone before 6pm ?

15. Should PCSOs patrol alone after 6pm ?

16. Should PCSOs have a power to search persons on authority of a constable exercising lawful powers?

17. Should PCSOs have their own power to search persons in line with their powers?
(this being to cover instances of hidden alcohol and cigarettes, or shoplifting)

18. Should PCSOs have a chequered cap band ?

19 Should the PCSO have a rank structure ?

20 Should PCSOs have a power to stop motor vehicles?

21 Should PCSOs be allowed to deal with shoplifters?

22. Should PCSOs be allowed to make a breathalyser requirement?

23. Should PCSOs be allowed to operate equipment for catching speeding vehicles?

24. Should PCSOs have a way of fast tracking to the rank of Constable?

25. Should PCSOs be used to investigate missing people?

26 Should PCSOs be tasked with certain clearly defined actions relating to missing persons, bail enquiries,
curfew checks, victim support, house to house enquiries, reparation schemes?

27. Should PCSOs be used as dog handlers ?

28. Should all PCSOs recieved training in Problem solving?

29. Should PCSOs recieve training in risk assesment ?

30. Should PCSOs be subject to the same disipline code as constables?

31. Should all PCSOs have to do a community project?

32. Do you think that the training you are given is adequate?

33. Do you agree that PCSOs should be tested before being passed out of class and that failure would mean dismissal
as with the PCs?

34. Do you think that the selection process is currently tough enough to ensure the correct calibre of recruits
in all cases?

35. Are you a PCSO? If no, skip question 36 and go to part labelled - - A - - - A - -

36. Did you WORK on the 8.10.04? If no skip to part labelled - - A - - - A - -


Q. What is the point of this survey? What will happen?

A. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. It will be carefully studied along with all the other replies.
In the middle of November approxamitely, a committee of members from the national-pcsos site, will review the survey
results and the report, that a leading member of the site has already agreed to produce.

Q. Is there an easy way of replying to this survey?

A. Yes, just copy the entire TEMPLATE below into a PM to micky, then change the parts of the template accordingly to
indicate your answers !!

1 Y N NV 7 Y N NV 13 Y N NV 19 Y N NV 25 Y N NV 31 Y N NV
2 Y N NV 8 Y N NV 14 Y N NV 20 Y N NV 26 Y N NV 32 Y N NV
3 Y N NV 9 Y N NV 15 Y N NV 21 Y N NV 27 Y N NV 33 Y N NV
4 Y N NV 10 Y N NV 16 Y N NV 22 Y N NV 28 Y N NV 34 Y N NV
5 Y N NV 11 Y N NV 17 Y N NV 23 Y N NV 29 Y N NV 35 Y N
6 Y N NV 12 Y N NV 18 Y N NV 24 Y N NV 30 Y N NV 36 Y N

Select Y = YES N = NO NV = I have no view on this

survey date: FRIDAY 8th OCTOBER 2004: if applicable insert codes after each task heading:

1 Tasks given at Briefing
2 Control room generated tasks
3 Self generated tasks

Specific area to patrol

Anti-social behaviour

Crime reporting

Environmental crime

Problem Solving

Missing persons

Victim follow ups

School visit class activity

School visit other

Community group visit

Welfare checks

Bail enquiry

Directing traffic

Traffic offences

other

Tasking section guide
Please enter what tasks you did by how they were generated by putting the relevant numbers next to the task.

If for example you were tasked at the briefing to patrol a specific area for anti social behaviour between 3 and 4pm.
You would put a 1 next to specific area and anti-social behaviour. If at 2pm you went to the school to speak with a
teacher about an event you were arranging with them it would be self generated so you would put a 3 next to school visit
other.

If at 7pm you were tasked to a missing person enquiry by the control room you would put a 2 next to missing.

=================== last section ======= - - A - - - A - -
Are you Male Female
How old are you ? 18-25 25-35 35+
Who patrolled with you today Alone Another PCSO A police officer
What shift were you doing? Day Late night
Did you use any PCSO power Detain Citizens arrest Fixed penalty ticket
If you detained someone how long did it take for police to arrive? 0 to 15 minutes 15 to twenty minutes Over 30 minutes
Today did you receive any verbal abuse from the public? Swearing
Physical? Racial Homophobic
Did you feel frightened during any part of today? No Slightly yes
Were you in a situation that you felt inappropriately trained for? Yes No
Were you at a situation were you felt there was a need for additional Personal protection equipment?
If so, which? Handcuffs Baton CS spray?

Were you sent to any calls that were clearly going to be violent? Yes No
Were you assaulted today? No Minor serious
Did you attend any incident where weapons were involved? Yes/ No What weapon? Blunt instrument
If you made an arrest today, what offence was it for?

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That’s it!! You’ve reached the end of the survey !!!

Thanks again for taking part, it is most appreciated! ….. top regards! falkor

[dilly day dream]

[CIDB]

Hi Guys.

I have another question about the survey!
After I click on the link to the 8k text version of the survey I get the page with all the questions on it!!!! No problems so far.

But how do I go about sending my answers in??
I am sure this has been covered many times already, But like I have said before when it comes to computers I am very slow.

[dilly day dream]

i asked the same CIDB

copy and paste the survey above as a pm to micky (its the same as the one you down loaded)

you can either do the gid for the first 36 questions or just all the question and then fill in the bits you want.

hope i made it clear...

thanks guy

ddd
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[Raven]

The theory of this is good but the execution is leaving a lot to be desired.

I tried to access the survey on the 8th and found it very confusing.

This great idea could fail because few will want to work to complete the survey.

Please make this easy to find and easy to send.
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You can only do the best you can.

[falkor]

ok Raven I have done a bit more to enhance the "easy to find" part of the survey.

It was already announced on the home page of the site, at the top of the home page - BUT it didn't take up much room, so I have doubled the area that the announcement takes up.

It now takes up the entire computer screen, so hopefully - that will be pretty easy to find. As before, the announcement includes links to this thread and the new 7 page survey.

I added a 7th page, which is purely "HOW TO REPLY"

That 7th page is copied back to the announcement for even greater ease of access.

I do appreciate your comments Raven, I suppose we could have made the execution better - I am thinking maybe an online form that is filled in as you go - but I have to confess, although I "know of" such systems I am baffled as to how to set that up.

Since the survey went live, a text version download of the survey has been added, then a text version to THIS thread so that anybody can simply copy and paste it from the thread to a PM for micky's attention.

So we have

• the 7 page word document
  
• the notepad text document
  
• the entire 'text version only' survey pasted into this thread and
  
• an expanded announcement on the home page of the site, at the top of the home page
  
• all members were contacted about this, as you know, by means of a mass email on 4.10.04

Any further suggestions to make access easier? Or carry the message better?

Can any PCSO use the noticeboard feature of their computers at WORK to announce this survey for us please? I think that might spread the word!!

And don't forget that Raven himself emailed the majority of Met PCSOs about this a week or so back, are any members of the site able to achieve a similar PLUS for our cause in this way??

[PCSO Tom]

Could it not be a little easier to access and send

[falkor]

well the access is on the home page of the site

at the top of the home page

the survey is displayed in its entireity just above your post, anybody can COPY AND PASTE the survey into WORD/NOTEPAD/ a PM to micky


Tom - I am all ears, please suggest a better access or method of sending?

[Guest]

Falkor/Mickey

I have truncated the survey on the MET email and sent the three parts to ALL MET PCSOs.

I did this this morning and have had about 60 replies so far.

All have completed the first section, though only some have completed the grid, many have just put the answers next to the questions.

Few have understood the working of the second section and have therefore not completed it.

The third section on personal details has been completed by some.

I have these on my home PC as I did not want to clog the MET system.

How would you like this info?

Be aware that the response has been very good, but I am off for the next few days an there could be hundreds by Monday.

Many have come direct to my home PC but many could not handle the cut and paste, so I have received them aqt work and have had to cut and paste them home.