The Metropolitan Police Force is a key player in the policing system in England. This police force has over twenty thousand men and composes one third of the police force. Metropolitan Police Force is has jurisdiction over most of Greater London. Within the Metropolitan Police Force there is a head of the force. This figure head is known as the Commissioner of Police to the Metropolis. The Commissioner of Police to the Metropolis has a many roles to fill. This position entails executive direction of the force. Commissioners will also deal with appointments, promotion, and discipline of officers. The Commissioner of Police to the Metropolis office is housed in New Scotland Yard. Scotland Yard is the control center for police and detectives that fall in the jurisdiction of the Metropolis Police. Outside of the jurisdiction of the Metropolis Police is the City of London Police. City of London Police Force is smaller than the Metropolis Police force, with eleven hundred men. This unit is controlled by the Commissioner of the City of London Police.
Above are basic facts about the London Police Force. Now I will state the main and surprising difference between the two forces. The Metropolis Police don’t carry weapons like United States Police officers. They are ‘friendly police’, as said by our first tour guide. Carry guns are even of interest to some officers. They have a responsibility to not injure the public. Even if shots are fired they can be prosecuted for their actions. Two officers ,in a mistake of fact, shot one man and were in and out of court defending their actions for six years. Like the United States they have electronic finger printing which makes the process quicker. They also have kwik hand cuffs that making cuffing the criminal quicker.
I will post more tomorrow as I’m about to get kicked out of the cafe!!!Cheers,
Danielle
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