1. Recap Questions... Answer the questions below to recap what we learnt last lesson. What is a Public Service? Using an example for each name the 3 types of Public Services. A public service is a service performed for the benefit of the public, especially by a nonprofit organisation. 1.Armed Forced – RAF 2.Emergency Services – Police 3.Other – Coast Guard

2. Load up the Assignment Go to www.hardleypublicservices.wikispaces.com Unit 2: Employment in the Uniformed Public Services Download the file ‘Unit 2 2011.doc’ Save this to your OWN area Make sure you have a PUBLIC SERVICES folder within this a UNIT 2 Folder.

3. Unit 2: Employment... Assignment 1: Careers Advice Scenario You belong to an organisation which runs a careers advisory service for people in their last year of secondary school. You constantly get complaints from careers teachers in schools, and young people who come into your office, that there is not enough information available on careers in the uniformed public services. Your department has been asked to produce an information pack that will outline the roles, purposes and responsibilities of two contrasting services. Task 1: Purpose, Roles and Responsibilities Part a) You have been asked to produce an information pack for two contrasting services; within this pack you must detail the purpose, roles and responsibilities of each service. You are required to gather information on how these topics relate to your two chosen uniformed public services, print it off and keep a copy. Purposes: – Organisational objectives – Mission statements – Legalisation (i.e. Fire Service Act1997/2002, Police Act 2004) Roles: – Dealing with accidents and emergencies – Routine work – Peace-keeping activities – Other roles (anti-terrorist and anti-smuggling roles) – Defence roles – Humanitarian work – Disaster relief – Conflict – Working in prisons – Transporting prisoners – Patrolling coast – Operating CCTV – Working in local communities Responsibilities: – Accountability – (legal, professional and political) – Performance indicators – (what they are, examples of, effect on work) – Response to change – Diversity – Responsibility to the public – (Value for money, spending tax payers money wisely) We are going to start by looked at the police. You will then chose another ‘contrasting service’ to compare them to.

4. What is a Role? Roles are the actions and activities assigned or required or expected of a person or group. What are Police Roles? Police roles are the actions and activities officers are required to do a daily basis. i.e. Interviewing & questioning witnesses

5. Unit 2: Employment The Police: Their the role, purpose and their responsibilities Today you are going to watch an episode of the TV programme Road Wars. Road Wars is a reality television programme that followed the fourteen members of the Thames Valley Police's roads policing proactive unit (road Crime Unit - known as "Tango Victor". During the video you are expected to make notes on their roles – give detail when they do the roles listed below: Roles: Dealing with accidents and emergencies Routine work Peace-keeping activities Other roles i.e. anti-terrorist and anti-smuggling Defence roles Humanitarian work Conflict Working in prisons Transporting prisoners Patrolling coast Operating CCTV Working in local communities

6. Unit 2: Employment... Assignment 1: Careers Advice Task 1: Purpose, Roles and Responsibilities Part a) You have been asked to produce an information pack for two contrasting services; within this pack you must detail the purpose, roles and responsibilities of each service. You now need to start your research on your assignment The ‘Purpose’ of the police - You need to find the following information: – The objectives of the Police Service (The Metropolitan Police) – The Mission of the Police (The Metropolitan Police) – The Police Act 2004 Open a WORD document and name it POLICE RESEARCH. Then start to gather the information needed. You MUST keep a record of any website you use. (Copy and paste the URL into your WORD document.) You need to source this information and explain how it might affect the service that the police offer the UK public