London's Armed Police: Up Close and Personal

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This comprehensive volume will bring you right up-to date with the training, operations, equipment and mindset of these courageous individuals who put their lives on the line on a daily basis to keep the capital safe. Following an assault firearms officers have made the premises safe, by clearing it out of offenders and making both police and offenders weapons safe. On 13 January 2016, following the November 2015 Paris attacks it was decided to significantly increase the numbers of armed officers in London.

The Equipment of SCO19 is varied and of a prime quality given the nature of the unit and its increased responsibilities. As outlined in guidance issued by the Association of British Police Chief Officers, SCO19’s primary goal is firearms training; however, their role and organisation have evolved somewhat in the 40 years since its inception. Compared to their normal counterparts, Metropolitan officers receive enhanced training and are on constant standby, prepared to deploy at a moment’s notice to any firearms incident in London. Whereas, all other siege situations involving an armed, barricaded criminal were dealt with by borough "divisional riflemen", supervised by a senior officer doubling as instructor from D11. When officers have the levels of uncertainty and worry I saw in my colleagues today, simply going in and doing their jobs, not knowing what incidents are ahead of them, is courageous.The then Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has decided that he will double the number of armed officers and promised a 'significant' further announcement. Rules of their use dictated that if the revolvers were to be issued, the names of the officers who they were allocated to be recorded, and they be checked of their condition and loaded by the Section Sergeant when the officers paraded for duty. Most forces have purchased Volvo V70s for ARV duties, although the Metropolitan Police Service employs standard BMW area cars, adapted for specialist duty usage. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there? Before a police officer can apply to join the firearms unit, they are required to have completed their two-year probationary period.

During the early 1990s, most forces adopted white dress shirts for officers, rather than the previous light blue. It is understood that firearms cover at airports, royalty and diplomatic protection and at parliament will not be affected. But that only fueled the concerns of some campaigners who said there is already a “lack of accountability” in the police force. The tensions over armed officers comes as Rowley tries to rebuild public confidence in his force following a series of scandals, including a serving officer who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young woman in 2021. Firearms units maintain a number of tactical advisors to aid senior officers in decision making during major incidents, and to provide a planning capability for planned firearms operations and VIP protection.Through his unique access to CO19, Smith has managed to put together hundreds of detailed photographs, both historical and contemporary, along with text that goes a long way to explain why it is necessary to have such an elite firearms unit on standby 24/7 in London. This book is written in a style easy to understand and brings the reader right up to date with events. AUTHOR: Stephen Smith, a veteran of over a thousand armed operations during his twenty-two years with the Metropolitan Police specialist firearms command, was born in south London in 1960. Foreign firearms units are not intended to deal with routine firearms incidents, as they are attended to by officers who routinely carry firearms.