Case Study of the Metropolitan Police

Abstract

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS or Met) is one of the largest police services in the world, employing approximately 49,000 police officers, police staff, traffic wardens and police community support officers. The service employs some 31,000 police officers and 18,000 police staff working in various management, administrative and support functions. Local day-to-day policing is the responsibility of the Met’s 32 borough operational command units (BOCUs). Various central specialist units, such as Special Operations and the Specialist Crime Directorate, are responsible for policing serious and specialist crime, and preparation for the Olympics and other public order policing.