Endangered species: What has happened to PCSO and police staff numbers since 2010?

28th April 2020Ian Wiggett - Policing Insight 7 Comments

During austerity, some UK police forces lost over 50 per cent of their PCSOs and more than a quarter of their police staff employees. In the second article in our series on the nature of the UK's police workforce, we examine how the change in police staff and PCSO numbers over the past decade reflects a shift in attitudes towards civilianisation, outsourcing of staff and PCSOs.

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