0 in the UK, a person who is not a paid member of the police force but who wears a police uniform and is trained to act as a police officer in certain situations:
I have no information as to the conditions under which a special constable may be relieved of his engagement.
These powers extend throughout the area for which the special constable is appointed to act.
For example, a special constable may be able to advise on improved methods of security.
He was there as a special constable in the exercise of his duty to preserve law and order in that district.
Those are the occasions on which the special constable is readily available.
It seems to me important that a special constable joins with that as his or her primary motivation, not personal financial gain.
Every special constable should be proud of his or her contribution.
Four police officers, including one special constable, received slight injuries, but none was taken to hospital.
