Police Officers In
Britain & China
By Zhan Jiayu
Attestation: 宣誓
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“I … do solemnly and sincerely declare and
affirm that I will well and truly serve our
Sovereign Lady the Queen in the office of
Constable, without favor or affection, malice
or ill will; and I will, to the best of my power
cause the peace to be kept and preserved, and
prevent all offences against the persons and
properties of Her Majesty’s subjects and that
while I continue to hold the said office I will, to
the best of my skill and knowledge discharge
all the duties thereof faithfully according to
the law. ”
Attitudes towards their jobs
• Purpose - “I wanted to help people and to
make a difference. I felt that policing would
be varied, exciting, challenging and
rewarding - I was right!”
• “A sense of fulfilling: I can go home at the
end of the day knowing that while I may
not have changed the world, I have at least
done the right thing for somebody.”
What qualifications ?
• no formal educational requirements
• two written tests - to ensure numeracy
a reasonable
of English. - to
Aand
position
of standard
responsibility
• reduce
selection process
and
initial
training
crime and the fear of
• an extensive knowledge of law and
crime.
procedures
Competencies
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Effective communication
Community and customer focus
Personal responsibility
Resilience (remains calm and
confident )
• Problem solving ability
• Respect for race and diversity
• Team Working Spirit
General Requirements
• Age requirements - accepted at the age of
18 for appointment at 18½ ; no upper age limit
for applying
• Height requirements - no minimum or
maximum height requirements
• Fitness - not considerably overweighed
• Eyesight Standards - People with aided
vision can also apply for the office of constable,
so long as the vision is within limit.
General Requirements
• Medical Standards - in good health mentally
and physically
• Disability - The police service welcomes
applications from people with disabilities and
will do all it can to make reasonable adjustments,
which will allow disabled applicants to do the
job.
• Criminal Convictions – eligible with minor
convictions/cautions
General Requirements
• Financial Vetting - Applicants will have
their financial status checked.
• Business Interests - not normally be eligible
for appointment as a police officer if they have
certain business interest
• Tattoos – allowed; but candidates should
not have tattoos which could cause offence
Striking Features
• Training Program: Probationer training or
Metropolitan Police probationer training for
two years
• The High Potential Development (HPD)
scheme - designed to support and develop the future
leaders of the Police Service
• Pay & Benefits – high salaries; pensions
packages; fair and inclusive promotion policy;
occupational health and welfare support
benefits
Support Associations
• National Black Police Association (NBPA)
• Gay Police Association (GPA)
• British Association for Women in
Policing (BAWP)
• The same principle – the police should
engage with all sections of the
community to build confidence and
trust in the Police.
中国人民警察誓词
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我宣誓：我志愿做一名人民警察。我保证忠
于中国共产党，忠于祖国，忠于人民，忠于
法律；服从命令，听从指挥；严守纪律，保
守秘密；公正执法，清正廉洁；不怕艰苦，
不怕牺牲；全心全意为人民服务，坚决维护
国家和人民的利益。我愿献身于崇高的人民
公安事业，为实现自己的誓言而努力奋斗！”
Qualifications for People’s Police
in China
• Educational requirement raised to
college level in recent years.
• Test: Professional written test regarding
policing, assessment of both physical and
psychological endurance.
General Requirements for Police
Officers in China
• Age requirements: Below 25, 30 at most for
people in remote areas
• Height requirements:
Minimum height – 1.70 for male candidates,
1.60 for female candidates
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Fitness (same)
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Eyesight Standards (same)
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Medical Standards (same)
General Requirements for Police
Officers in China
• People with disabilities: unacceptable
- poor situation of human rights ???
- Or out of China’s reality ???
• Criminal Convictions – rejected; even
those with minor conviction or caution are
precluded from the police force
• Tattoos: candidates with tattoo are
rejected outright.
Distinctive Features from that of
Britain
• Those who have relatives of lineal descent (直系血亲) or
important collative relatives by blood(旁系血亲)
sentenced to death or in prison or engaged in antigovernment activities are not allowed to join in the police
service.
• Training: Usually three weeks except graduates from
police colleges. Actually only a small percentage of the
policing force has received formal training. Most of them
hold office without any training at all especially those in
remote areas where the government cannot afford the
money of training.
Results from comparison
• The Chinese requirement is stricter and
less flexible
• a more qualified policing group in
China???
• Instead, there is a huge gap between the
policing service in China and Britain.
The Reasons???
• Britain:
- Longer and better training scheme
- Support through the policing career from
government, colleagues & protection from
various associations.
In Britain, the police enjoy no privilege, but
they enjoy the trust of the community, while
in China, the police are a privileged group
in the eyes of the public who have a low
confidence of them.
Problems
Faced
by
the
Reason behind the reasons
Policing Force in China
• Shortage of money
• Arbitrary collection of fees(乱收费)
• Bad reputation & terrible relationship
with the general public & bribery
Problems Faced by the Policing
Force in China
• Shortage of policing staff
• Overwork & high pressure
Low Salaries
• A weary policing group & low morale &
bad mood & declined health conditions &
tense relationship with the public, etc.
Statistics
• Shortage of staff - proportion of Police
officers to the population: 11: 10000 (China)
VS 35:10000 (western countries)
• Overwork - the People’s police work 11-15
hours per day on average and have only one
day off in three weeks.
• Low Salary - the average salary for policeman
in China is between 800 and 1200 RMB.
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Reference:
www.policecouldyou.co.uk
www.gzpolice.com
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