I'm considering becoming a CSO. Is that something to do with the ChildSupport Agency? Or maybe a chief scientific officer in the healthservice?
Think bobby on the beat. Ah, a community support officer. You'll get alot of exercise patrolling, and of course you'll have to be prepared todeal with some fairly tricky incidents: lower-level disorder; nuisance;anti-social behaviour.
And I get to wear a uniform. Obviously the most important part of thejob. The Home Office has recently issued a consultation paper aboutestablishing a set of standard powers for CSOs. Although the originalpowers were defined in the Police Reform Act 2002, they've grown; whatis an expanding role requires some clarification, and quite a bit ofpublicity. Since they're meant to provide that visible presence and areassurance to the community, the public needs to understand exactlywhat CSOs are and what they do. For instance, they're not the same as apolice officer.
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