A South Yorkshire Police officer singled out for praise by a woman whose abuser was convicted deserves all the recognition he\u2019s getting, the Federation Chair has said.<\/p>\n
The victim, who had been subjected to abuse and harassment by her ex-partner, wrote an open letter to praise PC Steven Young for going above and beyond to support her and her family.<\/p>\n
South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Steve Kent said: \u201cThis is absolutely tremendous work by PC Young and I really like to see this getting out there and to see people thanking our officers. He deserves this recognition.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut of course this is just one of hundreds of difficult jobs that our officers are doing every month. We just don\u2019t see enough recognition of this and that\u2019s one of the reasons our Bravery Awards are so important, because they get these stories out there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a reflection of what our officers are doing day in, day out, and there\u2019s just too much focus on the 0.1% who get stuff wrong, and not the 99.9% who are doing an amazing job every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve said this focus on bad rather than good officers was \u201creally frustrating\u201d for his members.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cOur officers don\u2019t do this to get champagne bottles popped and ticker tape every time they do a good job. But people in this country need to realise that we are the best police in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot to mention that South Yorkshire Police is the busiest force per officer in the country, so our officers have got a real reason to be absolutely proud of what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n