Police call box
The police call box was a service that was used by law enforcement in Europe. They were first used in 1928 in order to provide more effective service to the community. The Police box was a large blue box with a light on the top and contained a telephone which linked directly to the local police station. This enabled offices out in the community to report their whereabouts without having scheduled meeting times and the flashing light indicated to the officer on patrol that he was required to contact the police station.
The police box telephone was also accessible to the public in order to make a direct phone call to the police station in the case of an emergency. The police box also contained equipment for the police officers such as a stool, table and fire extinguishers.
The Police boxes were used between 1928 and 1960 to assist in communication with law enforcement however as technology developed the police boxes no longer became required when personal radios were introduced.
Police
The police service is there to protect the community in which we live. Police Stations are situated all around New South Wales and the country and there are various ways of contacting our Police Service. The NSW Police have a website which you are able to contact them through, various telephone numbers for different services which the police provide. However in relation to reporting a crime there are four ways in New South Wales in which you can do so. These include:
Attending your nearest police station
Police Assistance Number for non-urgent crimes number 131 444 where you can report and incident and have the police attend.
Crime Stoppers Number where you can report a crime
Standard emergency number which is 000 which can be called when there is a life threatening situation or critical emergency for prompt police assistance.
Through the use of modern technology contacting law enforcement has become more efficient and accessible through the use of public and mobile telephones.
The police call box was a service that was used by law enforcement in Europe. They were first used in 1928 in order to provide more effective service to the community. The Police box was a large blue box with a light on the top and contained a telephone which linked directly to the local police station. This enabled offices out in the community to report their whereabouts without having scheduled meeting times and the flashing light indicated to the officer on patrol that he was required to contact the police station.
The police box telephone was also accessible to the public in order to make a direct phone call to the police station in the case of an emergency. The police box also contained equipment for the police officers such as a stool, table and fire extinguishers.
The Police boxes were used between 1928 and 1960 to assist in communication with law enforcement however as technology developed the police boxes no longer became required when personal radios were introduced.
Police
The police service is there to protect the community in which we live. Police Stations are situated all around New South Wales and the country and there are various ways of contacting our Police Service. The NSW Police have a website which you are able to contact them through, various telephone numbers for different services which the police provide. However in relation to reporting a crime there are four ways in New South Wales in which you can do so. These include:
Attending your nearest police station
Police Assistance Number for non-urgent crimes number 131 444 where you can report and incident and have the police attend.
Crime Stoppers Number where you can report a crime
Standard emergency number which is 000 which can be called when there is a life threatening situation or critical emergency for prompt police assistance.
Through the use of modern technology contacting law enforcement has become more efficient and accessible through the use of public and mobile telephones.
New South Wales Government: NSW Police Force (2008, November). NSW Police Force. Retrived August 27, 2009, from http://www.nsw.gov.au
Metropolitan Police Service - History of the Metropolitan Police Service. Retrived 23 August 2009, from http://met.police.uk/history/policebox.htm
