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March 30, 2012 Friday
OSCE OFFICE AWARDS COMMUNITY POLICING CERTIFICATES TO ARMENIAN POLICE OFFICERS
YEREVAN
The following information was released by the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE):
Fifteen police officers were awarded certificates of completion for an
OSCE-supported train-the-trainers course on community policing that
ended today in Yerevan.
The three-week training course aimed to prepare police trainers on
community policing. The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador
Andrey Sorokin, and the Head of the Armenian Police,
Lieutenant-General Vladimir Gasparyan, awarded the certificates to the
participants, who included five trainers from the Police Educational
Complex and ten operational officers in command positions.
"Community policing training is one of the imperatives for the
Armenian police today, especially in view of the fact that it is
envisaged to deploy the community policing model throughout Yerevan
from 1 June this year. It is our belief that after this training,
participants will be able to cascade the acquired knowledge among
their staff and students," said Sorokin.
The first weeks of the course focused on introducing the general
concept of community policing, the difference between community and
traditional policing, and citizen engagement methodologies.
Participants also discussed barriers to the introduction of community
policing in Armenia from police and citizen perspectives, as well as
ways to overcome them. During the last week, participants delivered
their own presentations on assigned topics to demonstrate their
acquired knowledge and training skills.
"Community policing is a different approach to policing communities. I
am pleased to see that participants are those who could further
disseminate this important message around community policing. They all
have displayed all the skills to undertake that role and I would
encourage managers and senior members of the Armenian police to
actively support them in this transition," added David I'Anson, a
community policing expert from the United Kingdom who led the course.
The OSCE Office has been assisting the Armenian Police in introducing
community policing since 2006. It is part of a major police reform
project aimed at promoting democratic policing practices in Armenia.
March 30, 2012 Friday
OSCE OFFICE AWARDS COMMUNITY POLICING CERTIFICATES TO ARMENIAN POLICE OFFICERS
YEREVAN
The following information was released by the Organization for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE):
Fifteen police officers were awarded certificates of completion for an
OSCE-supported train-the-trainers course on community policing that
ended today in Yerevan.
The three-week training course aimed to prepare police trainers on
community policing. The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador
Andrey Sorokin, and the Head of the Armenian Police,
Lieutenant-General Vladimir Gasparyan, awarded the certificates to the
participants, who included five trainers from the Police Educational
Complex and ten operational officers in command positions.
"Community policing training is one of the imperatives for the
Armenian police today, especially in view of the fact that it is
envisaged to deploy the community policing model throughout Yerevan
from 1 June this year. It is our belief that after this training,
participants will be able to cascade the acquired knowledge among
their staff and students," said Sorokin.
The first weeks of the course focused on introducing the general
concept of community policing, the difference between community and
traditional policing, and citizen engagement methodologies.
Participants also discussed barriers to the introduction of community
policing in Armenia from police and citizen perspectives, as well as
ways to overcome them. During the last week, participants delivered
their own presentations on assigned topics to demonstrate their
acquired knowledge and training skills.
"Community policing is a different approach to policing communities. I
am pleased to see that participants are those who could further
disseminate this important message around community policing. They all
have displayed all the skills to undertake that role and I would
encourage managers and senior members of the Armenian police to
actively support them in this transition," added David I'Anson, a
community policing expert from the United Kingdom who led the course.
The OSCE Office has been assisting the Armenian Police in introducing
community policing since 2006. It is part of a major police reform
project aimed at promoting democratic policing practices in Armenia.