Welcome

"Promoting knowledge and understanding"

Introduction and welcome from Chair

The Chair of the Jewish Police Association, Mathew Shaer, welcomes you to the JPA website.

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The Jewish Police Association (JPA) takes pride in offering the wider police service a unique quality of service. The JPA is always happy to offer advice and to actively assist, utilising its Executive’s and memberships’ experience, skills and connection to the community. Additionally, the JPA offers members a wide range of exciting and innovative opportunities from development courses to networking and social events. With members based in multiple UK Police Services the JPA seeks to continue to expand the level of service it provides.

Our aims and objectives:

"To provide a network for support and advice to Jewish personnel within the Police Service"

"To promote understanding of the Jewish faith within the Police Service"

"To act as a resource reference for Police Services regarding religious, cultural and community issues, and in particular those that affect front-line policing."

"To actively promote the Police Service as an employer of choice for the Jewish community."

Introductions to pages you may be particularly interested in:

JPA News – Catch-up with all the latest JPA news, events, goings-on, press releases and publicity

Join the Police Service - Our page with details of the current JPA campaign to recruit one new officer from every synagogue

On-line resources – FAQ useful for members of the public looking to join, police officers dealing with the Jewish community, media questions

The JPA Executive – Meet the JPA Executive and Chaplains

Jewish Festival Guide – A helpful guide to the Jewish Festivals and relevant protocols