Benefits for employers and staff
Employer Supported Policing (ESP) is an active, powerful and innovative way for organisations and the police service to work proactively together to assist the local community.
Special Constables undertake training to develop transferable skills in seven core areas which they can apply back at their organisation:
- Personal responsibility
- Effective communication
- Resilience
- Problem Solving
- Customer focus
- Teamwork
- Respect for diversity
Other benefits for employers include, but are not limited to:
- Exceptional staff development opportunities in core skills
- Enhanced corporate social responsibility
- Proactive working between businesses and the Police
- Support for local communities
- Improved staff morale and enhanced work performance
- Improved staff retention
Special Constables’ skills include:
- Confidence, assertiveness and leadership
- Legal knowledge and application
- Conflict resolution
- Crime prevention expertise
- Public safety experience and skills
- Improved relationships with police teams and senior officers