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Constables Get A Refresher
posted (September 4, 2012)
26 Police Constables participated in a two-week refresher course at the Police Training Academy.

It concluded on Friday and the Officer Commanding at the Training school told us about the lessons learned:..

Supt. Linden Flowers, Commander Police Training Academy
"We are the period of this for two weeks and the officers underwent training from within the police department as well as guess lecturers from across the spectrum of police matters relating as well as issues related to police."

Reporter
"What's the purpose of a training like this?"

Supt. Linden Flowers, Commander Police Training Academy
"The training of this nature is to better equip and to re-introduce different aspects of the police responsibilities to the officers in the field. This will assist them in communicating to the citizens who walk into the police station or to the citizens' victims who are a part of a complaint to the police as they go on their duties."

PC Karl Borland
"The refresher course is very beneficial for us constables. We information that we received is an upgrade as to the manner in which we perform our duties as police officers. There is strong emphasis on professionalism and the ways we give evidence in court and how we investigate crime scenes and the way we treat members of public as well."

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