scotgloves

Gloves & masks on, ready to meet the great unwashed. You and your party have become rowdy down the local pub. Backup has arrived and for you, the evening is over.

Don't want to walk to the can and to the cells. Fine, these officers will carry you.

They have stopped you, searched you and found nothing. But you remain in cuffs until the officer has finished their paper work. An agonising wait for windows if the cuffs are too tight. Or just right.

They never park the van up outside your house, probably so you don't see them through the window and start running. But it does mean they get to parade you, in cuffs along the road. In front of everyone, they don't care about your embarrassment, why should they? Your a criminal now.

All kitted up to take you on. And ladders to see what you've got growing in the loft.

Gloves, cuffs and the riot kit. They came prepared to get you. What did you do? Must be serious, expect a long while in the cells.

A male has been arrested by two officers, he's been search, their wearing gloves he's in handcuffs. Lead by the two PC to an awaiting Police 'Cell Van' - A van with a secure cage in the rear to transport prisoners in. Helped in the cell door is closed, the rear doors shut and you're on your way to the cells.

You forgot to indicate your left turn, that is all you did. You got pulled over, got argumentative and theu looked up your history. The cuffs come off, the gloves go on and you and your car are searched top to bottom.

First rule of Policing, Suspect everyone, even the ice cream van. What has he done? Who knows, who cares, a criminal is a criminal and the cells await.

Switching the soft sofa at home for the cold steel hard bench of the custody van. You will regret skipping that court date now.

A training exercise, each year officers must undergo 2 days of 'Refresher' training. Here the two officers are demonstrating their safe search technique on one of their colleagues.

Two suspects stopped in the street, one is already in cuffs and being lead off to the van, the other, the gloves are just going on so their'll soon find out their fate.

An Officer of Kent Police, UK stand next to the 'Knife Detector'. He is standing, gloved up ready to search anyone who sets off the detector. Want to avoid the detector, well, that just makes it more obvious you're a wrong'un.