The Isle of Man Constabulary ( gv, Meoiryn-Shee Ellan Vannin) is the national police service of the

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, an island of 85,000 inhabitants, situated approximately

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Structures and deployment

The force has about 236 officers in its establishment. As the Isle of Man is not a part of the

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, the Constabulary is responsible to the Minister of Home Affairs of the

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. Nevertheless, the service volunteers itself for inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) for

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. The force is split into four

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s (NPTs). Each NPT is controlled by an inspector who has established a partnership with the local community to help solve issues affecting the local area. There is a Criminal Investigation Department which includes the CID, Public Protection and Pro-active Teams A small team of intelligence and drug trafficking officers exists dedicated to this. Drug trafficking is an assigned matter to the Isle of Man Customs and Excise. An Operational Support Group which includes operational Firearms and Training, Public Order officers, a Search Team, Negotiators and Post Incident Managers. Armed officers generally utilize the

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9x19mm sidearm and favor the Heckler & Koch HK416 5.56x45mm rifle. A major event for the force is the annual TT races. The constabulary's headquarters are in Douglas. The present Chief Constable is Gary Roberts.

Uniform

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In terms of uniform, the force looks very similar to police in the

, apart from the Isle of Man custodian helmets worn by male constables and sergeants. White helmets were introduced in 1960 as a summer alternative to the older black helmets (partly for tourism reasons). White helmets were used as a summer option in other police forces (including Brighton, Southend-on-Sea and

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Borough Police forces; Peterborough City Police; the

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), but this practice ceased in the UK in 1969 and in New Zealand in the 1990s. The white helmet is now worn year round by officers on foot patrol. Officers on mobile patrol tend to wear peaked caps. Officers of the rank of sergeant and above may carry a "signalling stick" when on foot patrol. This is in effect an additional rank indicator. Until very recently constables "acting up" in the rank of sergeant were referred to as "carrying the stick". If the "acting" was only short term, the stick was often the only indicator of their additional responsibilities.

Social media presence

The Isle of Man Constabulary have started to use social media, predominantly

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Controversies

During the tenure of Mike Culverhouse, the force was involved in the

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, and almost all senior officers except the Chief Constable were either suspended, retired or dismissed due to the uncovering of widespread bugging.

Rank structure

The rank structure of the Isle of Man Constabulary follows the practice of United Kingdom county (as opposed to metropolitan) territorial police forces, except that there are no ranks of chief superintendent or assistant chief constable. There are currently three superintendents and four chief inspectors.

Chief Officers

* Chief Constable Gary Roberts, 2013 – present * Chief Constable Mike Langdon, 2008–2013 ** Deputy Chief Constable Gary Roberts, 2008–2013 * Chief Constable Mike Culverhouse, 1999–2007 ** Deputy Chief Constable Mike Langdon, 2005–2007 ** Deputy Chief Constable

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, 2000–2005 ** Deputy Chief Constable Alan Cretney 1995-2000 * Chief Constable Robin Oake, 1986–1999 ** Deputy Chief Constable Alan Cretney 1995-2000 * Chief Constable Frank Weedon, 1972–1986 * Chief Constable Christopher Beaty-Pownall, 1955–1972 ** Superintendent Alfred Kelly * Chief Constable

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John Young, 1936–1954 * Chief Constable

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H W Madoc, 1911–1936 ** Deputy Chief Constable John Thomas Quilliam, -1920 * Chief Constable William Freeth, 1888–1911 * Chief Constable

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William Paul, 1878–1888 ** Deputy Chief Constable William Boyde ** Deputy Chief Constable John Cain ** Deputy Chief Constable Thomas Cringle ** Deputy Chief Constable Richard Duke ** Deputy Chief Constable Charles Joshua Faragher ** Deputy Chief Constable William Faragher

Emergency services on the Isle of Man

* Isle of Man Ambulance Service * Isle of Man Civil Defence Corps * Isle of Man Coastguard *Isle of Man Constabulary * Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service *

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non-governmental charity

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isle Of Man Constabulary Police forces of the Crown Dependencies Emergency services in the Isle of Man 1863 establishments in the Isle of Man Organizations established in 1863