We started our day at the West Yorkshire Police Headquarters. In the UK, knife violence is one of the most prevalent crimes. We had to take a knife safety training course since we were going to the somewhat sketchy area of Bradford. It is one of the more violent areas that the West Yorkshire police has to care for and watch. We also received a presentation on Terrorism threat levels in the UK. The UK is currently on threat level "Severe." This is the second to top level and it means: an attack is highly likely. I can't remember exactly, but the Severe alert has been up for at least 10 years. I was the taken to the Javelin House station in Bradford. My two police officers were Katelyn and Marc. Katelyn had only been on the service for seven months. Marc served two terms in the military and has now been on the police service for 19 years. He had dropped out of school when he was 15 to join the military. They were what is called Neighborhood Police. They work closely with the community to check in on troubled youths and improve police and community relations. Our first stop was to attend a meeting at a youth center with a local council member. The meeting was two hours long and it dealt with not only troubled kids, but more civil disputes, parking between businesses, neighbor disputes, and other non-emergency issues. This was very interesting because I never really thought about this aspect of policing or how these disputes were solved. While my other colleagues had more exciting days with car chases, people threatening to jump off bridges, and vehicle accidents, I am glad to have been exposed to this type of policing. After the council meeting, we returned to our car to check in on some of the problematic people in the area. When were parked in a Pakistani neighborhood when we were egged and taunted by some teens. Katelyn said that the relations between the Pakistani community and police was one of there worst, along with the Polish. We visited an older woman for a welfare check. And we visited a street where hoodlums have been known to gather. Kids that hang out here are often involved in petty theft, larger scale robbery, drug running, and are often used by older members of gangs to stab targets. Marc stopped the car and was casually asking the small group of about 5 guys and 2 girls between the ages of 8 and 16 some questions. The girls did not come close to the car, but the guys were very much in our face. They were incredibly rude and fowl mouthed. Many of them called me a "grass" or snitch. One of them took my picture through the window and told me no one on the streets would ever trust me again. Both of these officers were very nice to me and were very interested in the differences between the UK and US in all aspects. When we returned to the station, the inspector gave us "ice lollies"or Popsicles. Another officer that took one of my colleagues returned to the station and was asking me what I was studying specifically. He got very excited when I told him I was studying forensic science. He took me and a few others to go look at the Bradford Station's CSI unit. The director talked to us for a few minutes, and the forensic analysts gave us a tour of their CSI vans. I did not take many pictures today. Feat. Leanna, my roommate from Reading.