Scotland Yard set to recruit new detectives
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FANS of dark dramas about London crime-fighters will get their chance to become real-life detectives with a new recruitment drive launched yesterday by the Metropolitan Police — better known as Scotland Yard.
In a first for British policing, detectives will not need to have served as uniformed officers, as police chiefs aim to find greater diversity and specialist skills such as dealing with cyber crime.
“London continues to change and so do its criminals,” said Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Clayman, head of the recruitment program.
“Complex crimes such as cyber-criminality and the pressing need to protect vulnerable people mean our investigators need to develop new expertise,” Clayman said, adding that he wanted to see more recruits who “look and feel like the Londoners we serve.”
He said a budding Sherlock Holmes looking to join the force should have “a great eye for detail, be able to manage lots of information, be good logical decision makers and critical thinkers.”
There are currently some 600 detective vacancies in London, although the new scheme is aiming to hire up to 80 detectives initially with a starting salary of just under 30,000 pounds (US$39,000).
The Inspectorate of Constabulary, which investigates British policing, has warned of a “severe shortage” of detectives across England and Wales, saying would-be recruits were deterred by the high workload, no support for trainees and intense scrutiny.
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