Female Police community support officer PCSO
The PCSO uniform is similar to that of a police officer, but has a variety of uniquely distinguishing features depending on the area. A PCSO's headgear is normally a peaked cap for men and a bowler for women, like constables. Headgear may or may not display the force crest, some have a shield, usually blue, stating "community support officer" followed below with the name of the wearers respective force in smaller letters. The band on the hat may also be different with some sporting a reflective band on top or under a thicker or thinner blue or red band (as in the City of London Police PCSOs); most commonly they sport the plain blue band and some having a blue/black and white chequered band. A stab vest is usually issued to police officers. Wearing one is often left to the discretion of the individual, although in some forces the practice is compulsory. Vests are also usually very similar to those issued to UK police constables, but often with different labelling, epaulettes and sometimes colouring. Staffordshire Police was the last Police Force to issue Stab vests to PCSOs with them only being rolled out in April 2011.[10] This is Sarah Blacow PCSO 5144 from Cumbria Constabulary base at Windermere Ppolice Station Shirts for the PCSOs are most commonly white, although some variations in colour such as grey and blue exist in some forces. Most PCSOs tend to have the blue epaulettes, with the words "Police Community Support Officer" followed by their identification/area number. Some forces use black epaulettes, like those of a constable. Neckwear if worn is a tie for men or a cravat for women, like their constable counterparts. Neckwear is normally light blue, but is sometimes black like a constable's. Hi-visibility clothing is provided and recommended for traffic direction, but not mandatory for patrol. This tends to either be a jacket or a cover for body armour. This normally has special badging identifying the wearer as a PCSO
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Location: Windermere Lake District Cumbria England Great Britain United Kingdom UK GB
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