RAMALLAH, November 25, 2011 (WAFA) - German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) experts provided training in the field of crime scene photography for the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP), Friday said a press release by German representative office in Ramallah.
The German Representative Office provides two specialized two-week training courses in the field of crime scene photography for 24 officers of the Palestinian Civil Police, who are operating primarily in the special profession as crime scene officers. The first special training course started November 13 and ended November 24 in Jericho.
The second course will take place from November 27 until 8th December. After having successfully taken part in the first course, their graduation ceremony took place today, 24th November 2011, at the Jericho Police Training School in Jericho.
The specialized training has been implemented by experts of the German Federal Criminal Police Office in cooperation with trainers of the Palestinian Civil Police at the Jericho Police Training School in Jericho.
These training courses shall further improve the capabilities of PCP officers on a sustainable basis during the crime scene work, especially how to take crime scene photos and photos of dactyloscopic traces.
This course should increase the quality and quantity of the secured traces and dactyloscopic data collected at crime scenes. This course is also based on the Train-the-Trainer concept to improve the Palestinian ownership.
The specialized training has been implemented by experts BKA in cooperation with trainers of PCP at the Jericho Police Training School in Jericho.
These training courses shall further improve the capabilities of PCP officers on a sustainable basis during the crime scene work, especially how to take crime scene photos and photos of dactyloscopic traces.
This course should increase the quality and quantity of the secured traces and dactyloscopic data collected at crime scenes. This course is also based on the Train-the- Trainer concept to improve the Palestinian ownership.
The cooperation in the field of criminal investigations between the BKA and the PCP started already in 2008. Since then, as an outcome of this cooperation, approximately 700 PCP officers have been trained so far, on the basis of a Train-the-Trainer concept.
BKA will continue this cooperation in the future with more specialized training courses.
The training of Palestinian security forces is an indispensable requirement for a functioning Palestinian state.
To this end, Germany hosted an international conference in Berlin on June 24 2008, the Berlin Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law, which resulted in the international community agreeing to provide 242 million US dollars over the next few years to support the development of a functioning police force and judicial system in the Palestinian Territory. Germany committed 15 million Euros.
This training of the PCP is funded by the German Ministry of Interior and it is one example of Germany’s contribution to the Palestinian Civil Police and a visible sign for the effective cooperation with the Palestinian Police.
Germany is supporting the PCP with infrastructure projects and equipment as well. The German contribution to the PCP is implemented in close cooperation and coordination with EUPOL COPPS.
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