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OSCE OFFICE AWARDS COMMUNITY POLICING CERTIFICATES TO ARMENIAN POLICE OFFICERS
armradio.am
30.03.2012 12:35
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.
From: Baghdasarian
armradio.am
30.03.2012 12:35
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.
From: Baghdasarian