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Article: Civilians mobilise to join the fight against crime ; Civilian staff are to set to join crime teams in Humberside Police for the first time.
- Article from:
- Hull Daily Mail (UK)
- Article date:
- February 16, 2008
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Civilian staff are to set to join crime teams in Humberside
Police for the first time.
Until now, crime investigation work in the force has been
exclusively carried out by police officers and temporary agency
staff who are normally former officers.
However, a major staffing shake-up in crime teams across the
force will start next week.
Officials say most of the new civilian staff will perform so-
called "back office" administrative roles in crime investigation
work currently carried out by full-time police officers.
They also believe the move will generate substantial savings by
ending the expense of hiring temporary investigators through
agencies.
Officers squeezed out of crime teams under ...