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PC George Ginger
A former prison officer says he is looking forward to protecting communities in a different way after joining the ranks at Nottinghamshire Police.
George Ginger was just 18 years old when he became a prison officer at HMP Nottingham, where he played an important role in the rehabilitation of offenders.
Now aged 21, he has joined Nottinghamshire Police because he wants to help the community in a more “direct” way.
He was among 15 student detectives who took part in a passing out parade on Friday (12 July). As part of their training, they will spend the next six months on Response teams across the county to gain valuable policing experience as police constables.
They will then join the force’s CID department and work towards gaining the qualifications needed to become fully-fledged detective constables.
PC Ginger, who grew up in Nottingham, said: “I’ve known for a while that I wanted to work in the police, but I decided to work in the prison service first so that I could learn about offenders.
“During my time at HMP Nottingham, I worked directly with offenders, running different courses and working with external stakeholders and organisations to help rehabilitate and reduce offending rates.
“I learnt a lot skills and gained a lot of experience that I can now bring forward to Nottinghamshire Police, firstly as a police officer and then as a detective when I go onto the role.
“I’ve worked with offenders so I know a fair bit about their behaviours and how they think.”
Having served the community by helping to rehabilitate offenders, PC Ginger – who is preparing to join the Response teams in Nottingham city centre and Radford Road Police Station – said he was ready to help others as a police officer and eventually as a detective.
He said: “I want to work more directly with the community and help society. When I was at the prison, I was working with offenders but now I’m ready to help people in the community.
“I think the role of detective will be very rewarding for myself. Just knowing I’m helping people and gaining a result that makes the community safer will give me a huge buzz.”
PC Ginger's cohort also includes PC Fabiola Lauricella, who moved to England from her native Italy three years ago. Following a period living in London, she joined Nottinghamshire Police as an assistant in the Finance department before successfully applying for a place on the Fast Track to Detective programme.
PC Lauricella, who is joining the Hucknall Response team for the next phase of her training, said: “I moved to England because I love how diverse this country is.
“I started living in London, working as a coffee barista while I improved my English, but my plan was always to apply to join the police as it’s been my dream since I was a little girl.
“At school, if I saw someone being bullied I would always step in. I like helping and protecting people as it makes me feel good. That’s why I’ve always wanted to be in the police.
“I’m a very empathetic person. I like looking inside and around a situation and finding a solution. I also enjoy investigative work so hopefully I will bring a lot to the detective role.”
PC Fabiola Lauricella met Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin during the pass out parade
Former drug and alcohol support worker PC Gurjeevan Sanghera, known as Jee, is also among the new recruits training to become a detective.
The 26-year-old said: “I decided to go down the detective route as I’d like to work in the force’s Public Protection team. I feel that department would be a good fit for me as I have experience working with people who are vulnerable.
“The training has been tiring but also enjoyable. It’s gone so fast. We’ve been in a classroom for a long time so I’m excited to be going out now on Response.
“I’m going to Broxtowe for six months and then I’ll be doing my PIP 2 Investigator training at Oxclose Lane Police Station.
“It’s a long journey to becoming a detective but it’ll be worth the hard work as it’s such a rewarding role.”
The passing out parade was overseen by Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin. Addressing the families and friends who gathered at Nottinghamshire Police’s headquarters for the event, ACC Griffin said the cohort were already showing incredible potential.
He said: “They’ve spent 20-odd weeks here as part of their training and they’ve been absolutely fantastic.
“Individually and collectively, their performance has been incredible. I don’t want to embarrass anybody or embarrass the group, but they have scored in the upper echelons of scoring in every one of their exams. Everyone in the cohort scored over 80 per cent, which is remarkable.
“More than that, I can just see and hear in the way that they present themselves, that all of them are oozing the values that we are looking for at Nottinghamshire Police.
“They have an incredible amount of passion to do this job and there is an incredible amount of energy as well.”
Nottinghamshire Police welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds who are willing to serve with pride, compassion and integrity.
For more information about a career in policing, visit: Careers | Nottinghamshire Police.