Six years ago, the teamwork showcased by police officers carrying out their work inspired Nic Jury to join the police service. Now, as a Detective Constable at Thames Valley Police, we spoke with Nic about her career in policing, and how she is feeling supported by the force as a constable with ADHD. Current Role: …
From Armed Response Vehicles to being a Detective, our colleague Acting Detective Inspector Ben Beasley wanted a career that would challenge him and allow him to bring justice and protect our communities. We have recently spoken to him about his career with us at TVP. Current Role: Acting Detective Inspector (DI), Reading Priority Crime …
Our colleague Acting Detective Chief Inspector Laura Corscadden was recently awarded the National Investigator of the Year for exceptional policing by the Police Federation of England and Wales. With over 16 years of service, we were excited to speak to Laura about her career in policing, and what in her view, makes a great Detective. …
With over 19 years of service, Detective Constable (DC) Lynda Stearman spoke to us recently about her career, being a Family Liaison officer, and why being a Detective is one of the best roles in policing. Age at joining: 38 Length of Service: 19 years What attracted you to policing? After taking redundancy from British …
Role: Detective Sergeant (DS) Michael Earle, Domestic Abuse Investigation Unit (DAIU) Age at joining: 23 (PC) Length in service: 14 years; I initially spent 3.5 years as a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), I then became a Police Officer and worked in an investigative role, and over the last 5 years I’ve been in a …
If you’re a fan of Luther, Morse, Broadchurch, Vera, Scott & Bailey, and the ever-growing list of British detective television programmes, we expect that you’ll have certain preconceptions of what working as a Detective entails. We recently had a catch up with Jen who works as a Detective in TVP’s Major Crime Unit to give …
Age at joining: 25 years old Length of Service: Nearly 20 years What attracted you to policing? I achieved a BA(Hons) degree in Communication and Media Studies in Southampton. Whilst at University I met up with my older sister quite frequently (mainly to get free meals off her) who had joined Hampshire Police and had just …
Age at joining: 52 Years in service: 10 We’ve recently spoken with Graeme Allen, Detective Sergeant in our Policing Strategy Unit. Graeme was a late starter, coming into policing with TVP at 52, having had a former career in Healthcare IT implementing paperless hospitals in Malaysia and South Africa. As Graeme would say, he is …
Detective Sergeant Tom Barcham has been in policing since 2005 after leaving the RAF in 2002. Tom, why did you decide to join policing after leaving the RAF? My role in the military was the RAF police; I always wanted to serve in the military and the police and had a sense of wanting to …