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. …
Every October, as part of Black History Month (BHM), we celebrate the stories and experiences of Black individuals who have made their mark on history. With this year’s BHM theme being “Celebrating our Sisters”, we recently spoke with our colleague, Aisha Saliki, about her own journey as a Black woman working in policing, and the …
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 …
Thames Valley Police has won the coveted 2023 Menopause Friendly Employer of the Year Award at this year’s prestigious awards ceremony Hosted by Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace and powered by headline sponsors HSBC UK, first direct, M&S Bank and Peppy, the industry-recognised Menopause Friendly Employer Awards were presented by broadcaster Louise Minchin on Thursday …
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 …
Role: Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Length of service: 16.5 years What attracted you to policing, and specifically the PCSO role? I was working in a particularly monotonous and predictable sales admin/customer services role when a Police Officer friend of mine suggested the PCSO role. The variety and scope to take ownership of community issues …
Length of Service: 25 years Becoming a Reporting Fingerprint Identification Officer (RFIO) When I joined TVP I didn’t really know much about forensics, it was before the television show ‘CSI’ made the whole subject really popular. I was looking for a job that was a bit different every day as I had been working on …
Length of service: 4 years At the beginning of 2023, Police Constable (PC) Manpreet Thiara went viral on Twitter talking about her career as a Police Officer whilst also being a single mum. We recently spoke to Manpreet about her policing career and how she is making a difference. Manpreet, tell us a bit …
Length of Service: 20 years, I receive my long service medal this year. Becoming a CSI … It sounds cliché but I always had an interest in crime through enjoyment of fictional Agatha Christie and Miss Marple mysteries. Science was also always an interest from school, when I started looking at careers, forensics had not …
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