For even though some attempt to give status to the ‘ community or home beat officer’ has been made following Lord Scarman's (1981) report on the Brixton riots which gave something of a ‘ slap on the wrist’to the service, the deference accorded to specialist posting or to detective work remains untouched.
For even though some attempt to give status to the ‘ community or home beat officer’ has been made following Lord Scarman's (1981) report on the Brixton riots which gave something of a ‘ tap of the wrist the service, the deference accorded to specialist posting or to detective work remains untouched.