Force Orders 1945_05
X
TO BE CIRCOL TEDTO M.L RLNKk
No. 5•
OF THE CHES IRECONSTABULARF
19th am,sry,1945.
PR2SONEH IN POLICECELLS.
With referenceto that paragraphof GeneralOrder14/44 ich
reada"Th means thatif he is completelycoveredup the Constablemust
enterthe cell and satisfyhimselfthat the prisoneris thereand not
a bund1eoY blanketson1y",the C1v.efÇonstableappreciatesthatit is
pdssiblethe Constablemay be assaultedby the prisonerwhen he enters
the cell,and thereforedi.rects,that when the prisonerin the ce11 is
not visibleto the Constable,he wi11 obtainassistanceand enterthe
cefl in companywith anotherConstable.
The Constableviiiu5e discretionin obtainingassistance,and
not cause meceesary 1am by givingthe impressionthat the prisoner
has escapedfrom the cells. If by wa-itinga shorttimehe knowsthat
some otherConstablewill be artLvingat the 5tationwho couldvisitthe
ce11 with him, he shoulddo so. .
The poss3bilityof a prisonermaing a bund1eon the bed to
representhimselfso that hé oan assaulta Constablevisitingthe cell
cannotbe overlooked.Thougha Constablewith a 1ittleacumen should
be ab1e to ascertainwhetherthereis a prisonerwaitingto attackhim
on entry.
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Chie£ const able.