SOCIETY SCRAPBOOK - students becoming special constables

Across Britain, it seems students are showing a new surge of interest in joining up to be part-time police officers. It's not any extra income that attracts them – being a special constable is a voluntary job, though they put in 16 hours on duty each month – but in a depressed jobs market, many realise the value of the experience. (Moorhead, 2013a).

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/09/students-volunteer-special-police