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Pro-Active Policing

SCO35‘s work combats the most sophisticated and determined criminals and because of this, the
command has gained a national and international reputation for excellence.

SCO 35 supports several hundred operations at any one time and plays a significant role in
contributing to the arrest and conviction of the most wanted and dangerous criminals. All of their
work involves covert operations. If you find this an exciting way to expand your career, you‘ll be

learning from highly motivated and experienced professionals. Operations are varied and can
include:

 Recovery of property involved in crime such as firearms, drugs or money
 Sensitive handling of information received from communities regarding criminal activities

 Deployment of undercover officers to gather information
 Use of hostage crisis negotiators

 Human and technical surveillance techniques to find, watch, listen to and follow people.

Undercover operatives (UCOs) hold an office, rank or position in an LEA. The role of UCO is

voluntary. They are selected, vetted, trained and accredited to gather evidence and intelligence.
UCOs are deployed under direction in an authorized investigation or operation in which their true
identity is concealed from third parties.

UCOs are bound by the code of ethics for policing and are subject to the regulations and
discipline code governing conduct in their respective LEA. Additionally, the national code of

conduct for UCOs sets out the professional and personal standards which all UCOs must adhere
to. A chief officer is responsible for overseeing adherence to both of these codes.

De-Policing:

De-policing is an Americanism for a police industrial action strategy of a work place slowdown. A

slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce
productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. A slowdown may be used as either
a prelude or an alternative to a strike, as it is seen as less disruptive as well as less risky and

costly for workers and their union.

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