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Adam Merriman

Summary

Driven police officer with 15 years experience in crime prevention and public safety, alongside maintaining a visible community presence. Proven ability to work positively with the public and partner agencies. Such as, schools, probation, fire service, social services, community and religious groups. Skilled at creating and preparing reports, activity logs, interviewing and taking statements from witnesses and victims, collecting and identifying evidence and preparing crime scenes for investigation purposes. Excellent problem solving skills and making decisions under stressful and high pressured environments. Able to communicate effectively and professionally with people of all backgrounds and able to adapt the way I communicate to suit the situation.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work history

Police Officer

Metropolitan Police Service
London
02.2014 - Current

Police Community Support Officer

Warwickshire Police
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
11.2008 - 02.2014

Education

GCSEs -

St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton
09/1999 - 06/2003

A-Levels - Business studies/film studies

King Edward VI College
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
09/2003 - 07/2004

NVQ Level 4 - Public services/business studies

North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
Nuneaton
09/2004 - 07/2006

Skills

  • Early intervention
  • Report writing
  • Legal and judicial processes
  • Community policing
  • Neighbourhood involvement
  • Crime investigation
  • Crime detection and prevention
  • Investigative interviewing
  • Response policing
  • Interview techniques
  • Theft prevention strategies
  • De-escalation strategies
  • Court appearances
  • Criminal investigating
  • intelligence analysis
  • criminal justice

Career summary

  • Worked for Warwickshire police as a community support officer In this role I gave talks, attended safeguarding meetings and community meetings Such as, neighbourhood watch groups and religious groups, due to high community tensions in a very diverse area I identified vulnerable members of the community and gave them advice and the skills in order to keep them safe

in the metropolitan police service I have fulfilled the following roles

  • emergency response officer - whereby I attending 999 calls Being first on scene to critical incidents
  • staff Officer to chief superintendent (borough commander) this was a strategic role where I was able to assist with staffing key events and ensuring staffing levels in all departments was appropriate I also assisted in liaising with key community partners such as leaders from the council, MP’s and heads of religious groups
  • gangs/proactive unit This is a plain clothes unit where we targeted dangerous violent offenders I would obtain warrants from the court and execute these warrants Seeing cases through from arrest to court proceedings
  • fugitive/wanted offenders unit Intelligence led role identifying and arresting wanted offenders who were on the run

References are available for all of these roles upon request

Timeline

Police Officer

Metropolitan Police Service
02.2014 - Current

Police Community Support Officer

Warwickshire Police
11.2008 - 02.2014

GCSEs -

St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
09/1999 - 06/2003

A-Levels - Business studies/film studies

King Edward VI College
09/2003 - 07/2004

NVQ Level 4 - Public services/business studies

North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
09/2004 - 07/2006

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