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Isle of Man Constabulary

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Officers of the rank of sergeant and above may carry a "signalling stick" when on foot patrol. This is in effect an additional rank indicator. Until very recently, constables "acting up" in the rank of sergeant were referred to as "carrying the stick". If the "acting" was only short term, the stick
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The rank structure of the Isle of Man Constabulary follows the practice of United Kingdom county (as opposed to metropolitan) territorial police forces, except that there are no ranks of chief superintendent or assistant chief constable. There are currently three superintendents and four chief
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worn by male constables and sergeants. White helmets were introduced in 1960 as a summer alternative to the older black helmets (partly for tourism reasons). White helmets were used as a summer option in other police forces (including Brighton, Southend-on-Sea and
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An Operational Support Group which includes operational Firearms and Training, Public Order officers, a Search Team, Negotiators and Post Incident Managers. Armed officers generally utilize the
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A small team of intelligence and drug trafficking officers exists dedicated to this. Drug trafficking is an assigned matter to the
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There is a Criminal Investigation Department which includes the CID, Public Protection and Pro-active Teams
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The force has about 236 officers in its establishment. As the Isle of Man is not a part of the
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were either suspended, retired or dismissed due to the uncovering of widespread
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Law enforcement in the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories
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His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
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Ramsey, Andreas, Bride, Ballaugh, Lezayre, Maughold, Jurby, Lonan, Laxey
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was often the only indicator of their additional responsibilities.
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In terms of uniform, the force looks very similar to police in the
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Castletown, Port St Mary, Port Erin, Malew, Arbory, Rushen, Santon
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The constabulary's headquarters are in Douglas. The present
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Borough Police forces; Peterborough City Police; the
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Chief Constable Christopher Beaty-Pownall, 1955–1972
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