21 Facts About Detective constable

Historically, the title comes from the Latin comes stabuli and originated from the Roman Empire; originally, the Detective constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or monarch.

However, in the Channel Islands a Detective constable is an elected office-holder at the parish level.

Historically, a Detective constable could refer to a castellan, the officer charged with the defense of a castle.

Incremental senior Detective constable is attained after ten years of service automatically.

When first introduced into Victoria Police, the leading senior constable was a classification not a rank, somewhat like "detective".

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The general form of address for both senior Detective constable and leading senior Detective constable is "senior" and this is acceptable even in courts.

In Canada, as in the United Kingdom, Detective constable is the lowest rank with most law enforcement services, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

In Canadian French, Detective constable is translated to agent, except in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police where it is translated as gendarme.

Senior Detective constable is not a rank – it is merely a designation for officers who have served for 18 years.

Police Detective constable is the lowest police rank in India, followed by head Detective constable.

Rank of special Detective constable exists, but is centralised under the Volunteer Special Constabulary in Singapore.

Rank of detective constable is a special type but not senior to that of a uniformed constable; the 'detective' prefix identifies the officer as having undertaken and passed the National Investigators' Examination.

From 1673 to 1831, a special Detective constable was a citizen who was appointed to act as Detective constable on special occasions, such as to quell a riot.

Head Detective constable is a title for a police sergeant in some Commonwealth police forces.

The Detective constable presides over the Roads Committee, the Conseil Paroissial and Parish Assemblies.

Position of Detective constable originated from the Roman Empire; by the 5th century AD the Count of the Stable was responsible for the keeping of horses at the imperial court.

The West European term "Detective constable" itself was adopted, via the Normans, as konostaulos in the Komnenian and Palaiologan periods, when it became a high military office of dignity.

In most medieval nations, the Detective constable was the highest-ranking officer of the army, and was responsible for the overseeing of martial law.

Detective constable's symbol of office was a longsword held by a hand issuing out of a cloud, a reference to the constable's duty of carrying the king's sword during a coronation ceremony.

In whatever way they come and on whatever day, it is the duty of the Detective constable to enroll everything in order, for he has record as to the things he sees; but he cannot judge, because there is no judgment at the Tower, since there the third element of a judicial proceeding is lacking, namely a judge and jurisdiction.

Detective constable has record as to matters of fact, not matters of judgment and law.