What powers does a special have in the police?

Question

if a special knew someone, that had a court case going on, could they tamper with the evidence to make things worse? or is it all strictly data protected kind of thing?

Answer 1

The same as an ordinary policeman no more no less. He would be a fool to teaper with evidence

Answer 2

Probably Conspiracy theory.

Answer 3

They have the same powers as a regular constable but a lot less knowledge.It would be unusual for them to have the ability,access or opportunity to tamper with evidence

Answer 4

They have no powers at all. Basically they are only working a couple of hours of so a week as far as I know. They are only involved in traffic control or crowds at matches. Whether they still operate I could not say as we now have C.P.O's. But no power at all. They would not be allowed near evidence either.

UK based.

Answer 5

It would be very difficult for a Special to Tamper with evidence . I feel it would be almost impossible . A special probably is on par with a PCSO  and not having to work for the PCSO s hours would have little experience and only a fraction of a PCSO s confidence .

Answer 6

no they are just people that cant get proper jobs,people are wising up now and starting to attack them,and dont forget when that child was drowning they wouldnt jump in to try to save them,thats disgusting,i would have risked my life and im a criminal,or so the police say,i know who the goodies and the baddies are

Answer 7

what in the world is a special?

----------retired texas deputy sheriff----------

Answer 8

What's a special??

Answer 9

The only powers a 'special' have in the police force is to make the tea and get the sandwiches.

Answer 10

specials have the same powers as regular officers, the only difference is that they work on a voluntary basis.

Answer 11

I'm assuming you are referring to a Special Constable?

They have the same powers in Law as a regular officer.  Their knowledge of the law itself or procedures isn't as extensive as a regular officer unless they are experienced in their role.  This is not meant to sound disrespectful but is down to the limited training that a Special is given.  Their knowledge will increase with experience as it does for regular officers.

As for tampering with evidence, this is possible with both Special and regular officers, we are only human at the end of the day and sometimes make stupid mistakes as anyone would.  However, from my experience, a Police Officer is the type of person who would not tamper with evidence for several reasons.  I could start listing but I would be here for a while doing so.  Being the type of person that wants to do some good would be one reason.  Having an impeccable record of honesty would be another.  I know a lot of officers for obvious reasons, none of which would tamper with evidence.

Aside from that, an officer would face the same penalties as anyone else for doing so if they tampered with evidence or breached data protection laws.  It’s not worth losing your job or credibility to gain a tick in a box for a conviction of someone who more than likely will commit offences in the future.

We have a saying in my job for those that get away with crimes.

'They'll come again'

And they normally do.

Answer 12

None hopefully as they are minimal trained

Answer 13

The use of computers is very strictly controlled!They have a system where the computer user can be identified at any one time!