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People can contact them either by sending an email or by leaving a voicemail message, simply by phoning the 0845 6070999 number and using the individual extension number provided.
The new system is the result of a six month project by Sussex Police's in-house web team to give every neighbourhood specialist team across Sussex its own web page.
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Hide AdIn addition to photographs and contact details for every police community support officer and neighbourhood specialist constable, the pages also contain a monthly community update, regular news flashes, details of street briefings and details about the nearest police station.
Lewes Police Community Support Officer Tracy Honey: 'Apart from being a good point of contact for the public, the website will also be a great help when it comes to updating them with community news.'
Superintendent Robin Smith said: 'We are using technology that could, over time, revolutionise the way people keep in touch with us.
'We want to make it as simple as possible for people to develop a two-way conversation with their local police '“ that's what genuine neighbourhood policing should be all about.
'If it works, we hope, it will ultimately lead to safer, more confident communities '“ and less crime.'