National Police: TV adverts to recruit new officers

Last Tuesday, the police launched a series of television adverts to promote their special recruitment drive. Last year, 400 posts remained unfilled because candidates were not deemed to meet the required standards.

[#ThePoliceAreRecruiting] Our commitment is to protect each and every one of you, day in, day out.

Become a police officer, a guardian of our peace. pic.twitter.com/GE2b1oLd8T — National Police (@PoliceNationale) 14 May 2018

The majority of these posts are for constables – the foundation of the police hierarchy – but also for security assistants (public-sector contract staff) and administrative staff. They will be ready for duty in autumn 2019, upon completion of their one-year training course at police college. The short promotional film, which has been airing since Tuesday, aims to illustrate, in a single camera movement, the diversity of police roles – from responding to a domestic dispute to forensic and scientific police work – using a visual style reminiscent of the polished imagery associated with the armed forces.