RAMALLAH, October 6, 2011 (WAFA) - The Palestinian Civil Police and EUPOL COPPS concluded Thursday a three-week training programme for Juvenile Police on best police practices to handle offences carried out by minors at the new Jericho Police Training School (JPTS), according to an EUPOL COPPS press release.
The 32 participants from all West Bank districts were trained on child psychology, provisions of torture, defensive tactics, legal aspects of cases involving juveniles, first aid, and interrogation techniques, among other subjects, the release said.
The Director of the JPTS, Zaher Sabbah, highlighted to the trainees at the graduation ceremony that they should try to implement in the field what they have learned during the course.
Addressing the graduates, EUPOL COPPS’s Deputy Head of Mission, Sofie Mortier, said: “The course aimed at providing each and every one of you with knowledge, skills and attitudes so that you will be able to fulfill your role within the police and within the wider society as a whole.”
Eleven out of the 32 participants were female police officers.
This training programme was funded by the Representative Office of The Netherlands, the EU Representative Office and UNOPS, the release concluded.
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