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Country feels with city crimes: What it’s like being a police detective in Bristol’s Bridgwater ward
Elisabeth Dane is a Detective Constable in the Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID). She spoke to us about completing Police Now’s two-year National Detective Programme, which is designed to train graduates to become leaders on the policing frontline. If you’ve got the determination and grit, there are few careers more rewarding.

Can I join the police? Top questions about eligibility answered
If your application to Police Now – for either the National Graduate Leadership Programme or the National Detective Programme – is successful, you’ll be embarking on a career with huge responsibilities, aiming to help transform communities, reduce crime and improve the public’s confidence in policing. All police officers must adhere to high professional standards. It’s not surprising then that the recruitment process for joining the police includes rigorous eligibility checks.

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