Police work has become \u201cmore challenging and more taxing\u201d as fewer police officers mean there are more opportunities for dangerous incidents to occur, according to Essex Federation Chairman Steve Taylor.<\/p>\n
Steve was talking to BBC Radio Essex after two Special constables were seriously injured after being assaulted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were responding to a disturbance involving a group of men when the assault took place, when one of the officers was kicked, headbutted and stamped on.<\/p>\n
One suffered a broken nose and a split lip, while the other suffered a broken jaw which will require surgery to repair.<\/p>\n
Steve condemned the attack, saying: \u201cAn attack on an officer is an attack on society itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith increased crime across the board, and with fewer police officers to deal with that crime it has become increasingly taxing and difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n
Essex has the fastest growing Special Constabulary in England and Wales, with the volunteer officers being used to \u201cfill the void\u201d created by austerity cuts to emergency services, according to the Huffington Post.<\/p>\n
In the article, Steve is quoted as describing the role of Special constables as a \u201cray of light\u201d in times of \u201cchronic underfunding\u201d.<\/p>\n
Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the assault of the two Special constables.<\/p>\n
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