Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Civil Police Officer

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The result was merge‎ to Constable#India & Kerala Police. (non-admin closure) Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️‍⚧️) 16:18, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Civil Police Officer

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Fails WP:CFORK. Mentioned in Constable#India. CPO and Constable are the same, difference is only in the name. CPO is the designation/post name of cops in the rank of constable in Kerala state. Similarly, in Kerala, the Superintendent of Police (SP) ranking officer holding the post of head of a police district is designated as District Police Chief (DPC), while in other states the post is synonymous with the rank itself, the Director General of Police (DGP) is also designated as State Police Chief (SPC).

As per this 2011 Kerala govt circular, the designation of members of Kerala Civil Police Officers of the rank of Constable serving in the District Police is changed as "Civil Police Officer" and those of the rank of Head Constable serving in the District Police is changed as "Senior Civil Police Officer".

As per another circular (H), Any person appointed in the ranks of Constable and Head Constable in the KCP will, while working in District Police, be designated Civil Police Officer and Senior Civil Police Officer respectively.

Additionally, the article is also largely based on WP:OR, with scarce WP:SIGCOV on the internet. The Doom Patrol (talk) 11:58, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Law, Police, and India. The Doom Patrol (talk) 11:58, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Kerala-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 12:28, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Civil Police Officer article should not be deleted from the Wikipedia article because the Constable rank, colloquially known as CPO, is prevalent in the latest movies, articles, and news. There is confusion among non-Keralites regarding CPO or Civil Police Officer, and this article helps primarily non-Keralites. In popular culture, the term CPO is more commonly used, making it relevant for inclusion on Wikipedia and should not be deleted. Many people conduct Google searches for information about CPO, and the article is very helpful in that regard.Lastly, the Civil Police Officer is distinct from other state police forces, and it is more standard and modern than colonial terms. For your information, the Kerala Public Service Commission also uses Civil Police Officer (CPO) in their recruitment notifications. There are various ranks in the force, such as armed police constable, police constable (telecommunication), police constable (commando), etc. The Government of Kerala also uses the term Civil Police Officer. Therefore, please consider not deleting this article.Thank you.The Civil Police Officer article should not be deleted from wiki article, because the Constable rank colloquialy known as CPO. In latest movies, articles, news the Civil Police Officer is more prevalent. There are confusions to non-keralites on CPO or Civil Police Officer. So this article will helps mainly non keralites. In Popular culture, the term CPO is more used. So this should be on Wikipedia and should not be deleted. There are so many Google search for information about CPO. It is very helpful those. Lastly the Civil Police Officer distinct from other state police forces and it's is more standard and modern than colonial terms. For your information, the Kerala public service commision also uses Civil Police Officer (CPO) in their recruitment notification. There are various ranks in the force like armed police constable, police constable (telecommunication), police constable (commando), etc. the government of kerala also uses Civil Police Officer. So please consider, not to delete this article.

1) [1], CPO notification

2) [2] CPO notification by PSC

3) [3] Police Constable (Armed Police) notification

Pls check, this is a recruitment notification for Police Constable (Mounted Police),

Thank you. 2409:4073:2010:DE72:0:0:266F:F0B0 (talk) 16:08, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Even a Police Constable posted as a Civil Police Officer in District Police (Local Police) is officially known as a Civil Police Officer throughout their entire career. Just look at units like State Crime Branch (CB-CID), State Special Branch, State Crime Records Bureau, Headquarters, Coastal Police, Railway Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), etc. In these units, they are recognized as Civil Police Officers and Senior Civil Police Officers, not Constables and Head Constables. So, during their service term, they are officially designated as CPO and Sr. CPO, not PC and HC. Therefore, it should be treated as a rank and a post."

So it doesn't"Even a Police Constable posted as a Civil Police Officer in District Police (Local Police) is officially known as a Civil Police Officer throughout their entire career. Just look at units like State Crime Branch (CB-CID), State Special Branch, State Crime Records Bureau, Headquarters, Coastal Police, Railway Police, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), etc. In these units, they are recognized as Civil Police Officers and Senior Civil Police Officers, not Constables and Head Constables. So, during their service term, they are officially designated as CPO and Sr. CPO, not PC and HC. Therefore, it should be treated as a rank and a post." 2409:4073:2010:DE72:0:0:266F:F0B0 (talk) 16:51, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Constable#India and Kerala Police as appropriate. No need for a separate article. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:24, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 20:53, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 00:09, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge per Necrothesp. Giant Snowman 15:27, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge seems ok, I don't see notability otherwise. Oaktree b (talk) 15:48, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge as per Necrothesp would indeed be the best course of action regarding this page. TH1980 (talk) 00:10, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per Necrothesp. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 06:10, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I recieved a message on my talk page asking me to particpate here. I don't think it constitutes canvassing, as it was neutrally-worded and seems to have been sent indiscriminately to established ppl, but worth noting. Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️‍⚧️) 16:17, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.