Revd Bill Hopley was a chaplain in West Midlands Police. Sadly he died soon after retiring from his role as a Force Chaplain. His work was the subject of a report in "The Sharp End" entitled,
I'm All Ears
Gospel Chaplaincy in a Secular World
This article has been written by Chris Thomas who served in the Royal Navy for over 20 years,...
Community Policing Report
This report gives the result of interviews with members of the Metropolitan Police Service's territorial policing teams in the London Boroughs of...
Faith Ministry in the Police Service
This is a dissertation written by a serving police officer in Devon & Cornwall Police who was studying for a Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology....
Judaism Today
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain MBE from the Maidenhead Synagogue who is an associate chaplain with Thames Valley Police has written an article...
I'm All Ears
Revd Bill Hopley was a chaplain in West Midlands Police. Sadly he died soon after retiring from his role as a Force Chaplain. His work was the...
Servant To The Service
This is a report on Police Chaplaincy in the UK that was published by the Home Office in 1996. It is written by Revd Richard Armitage, AKC, of West...
How do I become a chaplain?
If you are interested in becoming a police chaplain you should contact your local force chaplaincy here and pursue this through your own faith...
Why do we need chaplains?
Right from the early days of the police service, it was realised that much of police work, by its very nature, is stressful and can be de-humanising....
How do chaplains operate?
They drop in, on a regular basis, around shift change time or other times when staff are available. In this way, they become a familiar...
What do chaplains do?
They make themselves available to people who need someone to talk to someone in confidence. By their on-going presence, they become aware of the...
Who are the chaplains?
Although chaplains are drawn from all faith communities, they are very aware that members of staff may be of a different faith or none. The...