article_snippet: Chief Constable Chris Sims said officers would 'not be as visible on the streets,' in the future .
article_snippet: ‘like a parcel’ under plans by Britain’s second biggest police force to marginalise bobbies on the beat.
article_snippet: Its new operating model will see neighbourhood officers deployed into specific areas, instead of across the force patch, leaving middle class areas where crime is less of an issue without a significant uniform presence.
article_snippet: Chief Constable Chris Sims admitted that officers would ‘not be as visible on the streets’ in future, as The force looked to achieve ‘greater efficiency’.
article_snippet: West Midlands Police headquarters .
article_snippet: Beat bobbies will be cut or reassigned, with the ten neighbourhood policing units replaced by smaller teams targeting areas where a police presence is most needed. 'virtual policing' plans will see the Birmingham-based constabulary shrink to 'virtual policing' plans smallest size since 'virtual policing' plans was established in 1974.