Driven Target Mad!
Johnno,
One morning during the past week our Custody Detainee Unit received a rare visit from the Area Commander. He made contact with a couple of officers within the office discussing the amount of overnight prisoners and in particular one case file relating to one of the alleged crimes. After a few moments he began to stare intently at our notice board which contained a number of photographs of our area targets. He pointed out the fact that these were out of date and suggested that we update the board with immediate effect.
Our area commander left the office muttering words about the out of date board. A few minutes later we received a further visit from our Inspector who also made reference to the out of date listings on the notice board. Clearly he had received words from the Area Commander.
At a later point in the day one of our Sergeants came through and discussed whose responsibility it was to update the notice board with regards to area targets.
Like the majority of front line policing in this country the real issue was overlooked. The Area Commander made no reference to the level of work my unit is struggling to cope with. There was no mention of any gratitude from him, far from it. His biggest concern was the fact that the division’s area targets on display in our office were not up to date. Is it any wonder why we question just what is real policing anymore?
Regards,
