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The Police are responsible for law enforcement in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Police job reviews

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  • Best thing

    My colleagues and team leader

    Worst thing

    Distance to travel, long shifts, stress

    5.0

    Police Detective constable, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Working outside

    Worst thing

    Stress, numbers, politics

    4.1

    Police Police constable, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Every so often something interesting happens

    Worst thing

    A lot of rubbish to deal with

    3.7

    Police Police constable, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Lots of time off

    Worst thing

    Boring at times

    9.5

    Police Police constable, June 2023

  • Best thing

    The job itself is interesting

    Worst thing

    Poor communication, political, hierarchical, no social life

    1.6

    Police Employee, May 2023

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  • Best thing

    No day is the same

    Worst thing

    Unpredictable hours

    8.9

    Police Police constable, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Unique jobs

    Worst thing

    Personal life, shift pattern

    8.0

    Police Police constable, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Variety of work
    Colleagues

    Worst thing

    Lack of respect from managers
    No given time to complete work

    1.5

    Police Police constable, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Something new every day

    Worst thing

    Doing jobs you’re not supposed to

    9.5

    Police PCSO, October 2022

  • Best thing

    I get to save lives and help those who deserve it. I get to bring justice to people who have had a difficult event occur

    Worst thing

    It puts you at a risk for increasingly dangerous and threatening injuries and it’s causes stress about I will make it home.

    8.9

    Police Employee, June 2022

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  • Best thing

    Meeting people
    Each day is different
    Good pension

    Worst thing

    Low pay
    Dangerous work environment
    Very stressful
    Shift pattern

    8.0

    Police Employee, April 2022

  • Best thing

    I get to help people who really need it. I can be very rewarding.

    Worst thing

    Other colleagues who just dont care, higher management who are clueless. Poor systems and equipment to work with

    7.0

    Police Call handler, March 2022

  • Best thing

    Varied work and exciting

    Worst thing

    Endless and unnecessary duplication of paperwork, getting assaulted

    4.5

    Police Police constable, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Flexibility, hours, pay, team

    Worst thing

    Slightly boring

    10

    Police Facilities manager, August 2021

  • Best thing

    4 days off.
    Catching serious criminals.

    Worst thing

    Hours.
    Risk.
    Forced overtime.
    Workload.
    No breaks generally as too busy.
    Poor training.
    Hard to progress.

    3.7

    Police Police constable, August 2021

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  • Best thing

    Satisfied with the role

    Worst thing

    Hours

    9.8

    Police Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Excitement, work life balance

    Worst thing

    Heavy workload

    9.0

    Police Police sergeant, April 2021

  • Best thing

    I can plan my day. My team. Not being the same from day to day.

    9.4

    Police PCSO, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The satisfaction in helping people and the excitement

    Worst thing

    Hours

    6.6

    Police Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The pay

    Worst thing

    The long shifts

    6.6

    Police Employee, April 2021

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  • Best thing

    Pay

    Worst thing

    Risk and lack of opportunity

    3.2

    Police Supervisor, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Something new every day, every call, being well supported and trained and working as part of an amazing abs generous team.

    Worst thing

    Harrowing calls, unpredictable workloads and outsourced ineffective HR

    8.2

    Police Call handler, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Hours

    Worst thing

    Being spoken to in a vile manner

    8.4

    Police Employee, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Pay and team

    Worst thing

    The customers and being tied to a desk

    7.8

    Police Dispatcher, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Things I get to deal with.
    The people I work with.

    Worst thing

    Under staffing.
    Unnecessary procedures.

    7.0

    Police Employee, March 2021

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  • Best thing

    Most exciting job, always changing every day

    Worst thing

    Clients

    8.6

    Police Police sergeant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Being able to help the public, bring offenders to iustice and the thrill of fast moving incidents where you can think on your feet.

    Worst thing

    The red tape and politics that take us away from actual policing. Being used by other agencies which steer us away from dealing with actual crime.

    7.8

    Police Police sergeant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    No day is the same

    Worst thing

    Unfairness not paid enough for the responsibility

    5.0

    Police Employee, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Flexibility

    Worst thing

    No opportunity to progress

    8.7

    Police Administrator, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Variety, exciting, amazing team, learn a lot, improved confidence

    Worst thing

    Can be stressful, dangerous, possibly of being assaulted, high workload, demanding

    8.7

    Police Police constable, February 2021

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  • Best thing

    Skills, freedom and teamwork

    Worst thing

    The nature of work, risks to safety

    8.4

    Police Police constable, February 2021

  • Best thing

    The variety of shifts. The achievement when you have done something good

    Worst thing

    Not being treated fairly on team

    5.5

    Police Police constable, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Sometimes I feel like I’m helping people,

    Worst thing

    Some times I dont

    3.2

    Police Police constable, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Secure

    Worst thing

    Being move to other towns to work, sometimes with no notice

    9.0

    Police Employee, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Good team work

    Worst thing

    Red tape

    3.5

    Police Detective sergeant, January 2021

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  • Best thing

    Team ethic

    Worst thing

    Public can be difficult

    9.4

    Police Police community support officer, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Variety and teamwork

    Worst thing

    Potential to see horrific incidents

    9.8

    Police Police constable, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Some of the variety.

    Worst thing

    The organisation taking on too much.

    8.4

    Police Police constable, January 2021

  • Best thing

    It's the team I work with

    Worst thing

    Lack of support from management

    3.2

    Police Custody officer, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Been appreciated by the public that I protect and serve.

    Worst thing

    The opposite of the above.

    2.6

    Police Police constable, December 2020

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  • Best thing

    Teamwork and sense of belonging

    Worst thing

    Shifts, pay, risk of physical and mental harm

    5.5

    Police Police constable, December 2020

  • Best thing

    sense of value

    Worst thing

    The courts

    3.2

    Police Police sergeant, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Helping people

    Worst thing

    No one really knows what a police officer has to put up with.

    3.7

    Police Police sergeant, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Making a difference to people's lives, making the local community safer.

    Worst thing

    Paperwork, doing other agencies work, not being able to help people in some circumstances.

    7.0

    Police Police constable, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Freedom to plan my own work day

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff

    8.6

    Police Chief Inspector, December 2020

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  • Best thing

    Locking up the baddies

    Worst thing

    Dealing with other people’s grief and loss

    4.1

    Police Detective, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Going home

    Worst thing

    Working with poor mngt

    6.1

    Police PCSO, December 2020

  • Best thing

    The money, the hours, my team

    Worst thing

    The hours, lack of funding and resource, very little career advancement/prospects. Lack of mental health support.

    8.0

    Police Call handler, December 2020

  • Best thing

    Being able to trust your immediate team sometimes being able to have a laugh at work

    Worst thing

    Unrealistic expectations from management and public.
    Government that won’t back you up and continued lack of pay rise

    5.0

    Police Investigator, November 2020

  • Best thing

    Near my home. The people

    9.6

    Police Admin, November 2020