The Promotion Exams
| Author | J. Daniel Devlin |
| Date | 01 December 1966 |
| Published date | 01 December 1966 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X6603901209 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
The
Promotion
Exams
CHIEF
SUPERINTEN
DEN
T
J.
DAN
I E L D E V
LIN,
L L • B •
Southend-on-Sea Police
This is the sixth of a series
of
articles of special interest to
candidates for the Promotion Exams. The articles all deal with
aspects of police administration and organization, which is one of
the subjects in Part
II
of the syllabus. and of those sections of Part
I
of
the syllabus which deal with police procedure. Mr. Devlin is
Author of Police Procedure, Administration and Organization
PROUEDURE,
ADMINISTRATION
AND
ORGANIZATION
VI.
Police
Uommuoieatioos
(Concluded)
In
last
month's article we had begun to consider telephones
under the broad heading of " line communications". Some further
aspects must now be considered together with the remaining types
of police communications.
Police Boxes and Pillars
In many built-up areas police boxes and pillars have been
erected in positions convenient to the layout of the beat system.
These are provided with telephones, some of which are accessible
to the public, and many contain first aid equipment. They are often
fitted with a signal light which, by flashing, indicates that the beat
officer is required to telephone his station. Police boxes vary enor-
mously in size from small wooden huts large enough to contain
only one man to much larger brick-built affairs with toilet and
cooking facilities. There can be no doubt that since their incep-
tion they have proved to be of value to the policing of areas where
they have been installed, if only because they have improved com-
munications and supervision; but in these days of greatly increased
mobility of the police and the increase in the number of private
telephones it is often argued that boxes have lost a great deal of
their usefulness, especially when the question is viewed against the
background of the cost of rent and maintenance.
Emergency Telephone Service
This service is intended to enable members of the public to con-
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