Interesting. I actually don't know how speeding, parking tickets etc. are handled here because I don't drive, but I do know it is not handled by the police force.
This probably explains PCSOs better than I can.
They don't even give them cars or anything, I remember driving home with my dad once and seeing one riding a bike. He knocked on our door an hour later to ask questions about a car accident that happened near our house lmao
Interesting. I actually don't know how speeding, parking tickets etc. are handled here because I don't drive, but I do know it is not handled by the police force.
[This probably explains PCSOs better than I can.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FwYxkZ9jTvk)
They don't even give them cars or anything, I remember driving home with my dad once and seeing one riding a bike. He knocked on our door an hour later to ask questions about a car accident that happened near our house lmao
Similar in some ways. But where yours are used for general 'low-level policing'. Ours are strictly by-law. They can write fines, but have no police powers or duties.
They handle parking infractions, noise complaints, and other minor ticketable, but not criminal, offenses.
So we're never taking law enforcement away from real crime to deal with by-laws. Just mobilized bean-counters.
We also have 'community officers', they are real cops but work as a community liaison.
Similar, but distinctly different.