organization & information
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transportpoliceThis is the organization and information post for the Exsilium Transport Police, a branch of the recently established general force staffed by transports. The original post was here.
LINKS
POLICE ROSTER
POLICE INBOX (to be used to get a police officer involved in an ongoing case or crime scene)
QUESTIONS
SIGN UP
INFORMATION
→ A police force?
While Exsilium didn't have one to begin with, as of September 3312 the citizens have been quietly finishing the process of putting one together, complete with their own station. They put up flyers recruiting people interested in helping, which is how Barnaby (the first Inspector) came to discover them and make an IC announcement about this.
In any case, while the force is largely made up of locals, they agreed to allow for a transport-only unit, which is under the supervision of an NPC played by the lovelyoceanwrath by the name of Thomas Sorenstam. The basic idea is that while this group will need to follow orders from him and do things like patrols and investigating NPC crimes and such, they'll have a fair bit of autonomy to keep an eye on transport-specific problems and to work out their internal ranking system.
→ What happens if my character wants to sign up?
There'll be paperwork to do at the station, and there'll also be testing to ensure that the people put on the force are decent people and not about to go undermining the rules or system. Everyone will get put through a training as well so they can all be on the same page. And they will be paid! 200 marques a month. It is unlikely people will get turned away! The police force needs people and is willing to train them, so the only reasons someone would get turned down is if they are known to have committed crimes, fail training or the psych evals, or conduct in a manner unbecoming an officer. (Even that last one would get an investigation rather than an outright boot.)
Please note: training will be mandatory and nobody will be let out into the field until they have satisfied their superiors as to their ability to defend themselves if attacked, use a weapon, and perform adequately under pressure. They do not have to have this ability before joining up, but if they don't there will be a reasonable amount of time until they're allowed to do more than desk work and training.
→ Is the Initiative involved in this?
SURE ARE. They're helping fund this whole thing! Thom is also, unlike most random civilians, pretty aware of them and has a contact with them and generally likes them.
→ Are there jails? Laws? Just what are they enforcing?
There are jails! Some are adjoining to the station, which will be monitored by both NPCs and PCs, and there are some in the Initiative Hold (which have been around). At the moment, they're primarily focused on dealing with existing crime (things like theft or murder which are fairly universally Not Okay) in the city - which isn't very common but does happen.
→ How does the ranking work?
Upon the disappearance of Inspector Barnaby & his two sergeants, there was no official chain of command for a short time before Roslyn Small became Detective Chief Inspector. Most members of the force are Police Constables. Promotion to Sergeant comes with time and experience and will be somewhat limited. Plainclothes detectives use Detective before their rank, though they have the same power and authority as someone of the same rank without the title of Detective. Most officers are not Detectives because the standard uniformed police officer is needed more and there aren't a great deal of mysteries!
→ Is there a uniform? Do we carry weapons?
Yes. Yes there is. It looks like the current British police uniform. Policemen are issued a standard service pistol as well as baton and discouraged from using any other weapons while on duty. Using a gun while on duty will result in paperwork for your character, and repeatedly doing so is going to get them looked at carefully, so keep that in mind!
→ What's the station like?
It's walking distance from the Hold, and looks like this, if more run-down and with the y missing :( It's around three stories tall and houses all of the police, including the NPC officers and related people (who, it's worth remembering, vastly outnumber the transports)! The first floor houses administrative offices, and Thom's is on the second floor, and as there are only ~20 offices in total, there's plenty of sharing. The Transport Department shares a small section of the building to the back, mostly cubicle spaces and tables. There are only three real offices in their space, one used by the Chief Inspector and the other two used by the Sergeants.
→ We're on the moon! What does this mean for the police force?
Mostly just three things! One: there is no immediate Native oversight of the force and as such there is no pay, no organizational structure really, no paperwork, no uniforms& no officially issued weapons (unless you happened to bring yours with you). Two: they don't have official offices anymore. Roslyn has commandeered a small room (we're talking very small) in which she's dumped a couple desks and shelves, and that is the police force base. Mostly it will be empty, as she doesn't care where you are so long as if you're on duty you respond to calls forwarded through the police line. Three: the police force as it currently stands is almost solely reactionary, since there are so few of them. They are also all occupied with other things as well, so essentially they're just acting as some kind of a buffer between everything and total lawlessness.
→ My character doesn't want to be a police officer, but does work as something affiliated (private investigator, attorney, security, underground connection, technical support, morgue work, vigilantes, anything and everything). Can they be involved?
We'd love to have a roster of people the police force can call on for assistance! Please do fill out the form and let us know so we can contact you if your character would be likely to get involved in something.
→ How do I sign up?
Fill out the information below, track this post, and you're done! (Affiliates don't need to track that post but can if they want to.)
sign-ups!
LINKS
POLICE ROSTER
POLICE INBOX (to be used to get a police officer involved in an ongoing case or crime scene)
QUESTIONS
SIGN UP
INFORMATION
→ A police force?
While Exsilium didn't have one to begin with, as of September 3312 the citizens have been quietly finishing the process of putting one together, complete with their own station. They put up flyers recruiting people interested in helping, which is how Barnaby (the first Inspector) came to discover them and make an IC announcement about this.
In any case, while the force is largely made up of locals, they agreed to allow for a transport-only unit, which is under the supervision of an NPC played by the lovely
oceanwrath by the name of Thomas Sorenstam. The basic idea is that while this group will need to follow orders from him and do things like patrols and investigating NPC crimes and such, they'll have a fair bit of autonomy to keep an eye on transport-specific problems and to work out their internal ranking system.→ What happens if my character wants to sign up?
There'll be paperwork to do at the station, and there'll also be testing to ensure that the people put on the force are decent people and not about to go undermining the rules or system. Everyone will get put through a training as well so they can all be on the same page. And they will be paid! 200 marques a month. It is unlikely people will get turned away! The police force needs people and is willing to train them, so the only reasons someone would get turned down is if they are known to have committed crimes, fail training or the psych evals, or conduct in a manner unbecoming an officer. (Even that last one would get an investigation rather than an outright boot.)
Please note: training will be mandatory and nobody will be let out into the field until they have satisfied their superiors as to their ability to defend themselves if attacked, use a weapon, and perform adequately under pressure. They do not have to have this ability before joining up, but if they don't there will be a reasonable amount of time until they're allowed to do more than desk work and training.
→ Is the Initiative involved in this?
SURE ARE. They're helping fund this whole thing! Thom is also, unlike most random civilians, pretty aware of them and has a contact with them and generally likes them.
→ Are there jails? Laws? Just what are they enforcing?
There are jails! Some are adjoining to the station, which will be monitored by both NPCs and PCs, and there are some in the Initiative Hold (which have been around). At the moment, they're primarily focused on dealing with existing crime (things like theft or murder which are fairly universally Not Okay) in the city - which isn't very common but does happen.
→ How does the ranking work?
Upon the disappearance of Inspector Barnaby & his two sergeants, there was no official chain of command for a short time before Roslyn Small became Detective Chief Inspector. Most members of the force are Police Constables. Promotion to Sergeant comes with time and experience and will be somewhat limited. Plainclothes detectives use Detective before their rank, though they have the same power and authority as someone of the same rank without the title of Detective. Most officers are not Detectives because the standard uniformed police officer is needed more and there aren't a great deal of mysteries!
→ Is there a uniform? Do we carry weapons?
Yes. Yes there is. It looks like the current British police uniform. Policemen are issued a standard service pistol as well as baton and discouraged from using any other weapons while on duty. Using a gun while on duty will result in paperwork for your character, and repeatedly doing so is going to get them looked at carefully, so keep that in mind!
→ What's the station like?
It's walking distance from the Hold, and looks like this, if more run-down and with the y missing :( It's around three stories tall and houses all of the police, including the NPC officers and related people (who, it's worth remembering, vastly outnumber the transports)! The first floor houses administrative offices, and Thom's is on the second floor, and as there are only ~20 offices in total, there's plenty of sharing. The Transport Department shares a small section of the building to the back, mostly cubicle spaces and tables. There are only three real offices in their space, one used by the Chief Inspector and the other two used by the Sergeants.
→ We're on the moon! What does this mean for the police force?
Mostly just three things! One: there is no immediate Native oversight of the force and as such there is no pay, no organizational structure really, no paperwork, no uniforms& no officially issued weapons (unless you happened to bring yours with you). Two: they don't have official offices anymore. Roslyn has commandeered a small room (we're talking very small) in which she's dumped a couple desks and shelves, and that is the police force base. Mostly it will be empty, as she doesn't care where you are so long as if you're on duty you respond to calls forwarded through the police line. Three: the police force as it currently stands is almost solely reactionary, since there are so few of them. They are also all occupied with other things as well, so essentially they're just acting as some kind of a buffer between everything and total lawlessness.
→ My character doesn't want to be a police officer, but does work as something affiliated (private investigator, attorney, security, underground connection, technical support, morgue work, vigilantes, anything and everything). Can they be involved?
We'd love to have a roster of people the police force can call on for assistance! Please do fill out the form and let us know so we can contact you if your character would be likely to get involved in something.
→ How do I sign up?
Fill out the information below, track this post, and you're done! (Affiliates don't need to track that post but can if they want to.)
sign-ups!
Re: SIGN UPS
Date: 2013-07-28 12:08 pm (UTC)Joining As: Hah, affiliated.
Training / Experience:
being a badassN/AAnything Else: Can potentially serve as The Big Gun™ and design things for the force in general.