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Jan 29, 2013 News
The crime scene management capabilities of the Guyana Police Force will receive a shot in the arm at the completion of a one-week training programme for crime scene investigators (CSI).
The training programme commenced yesterday at the Police Officers mess and is being facilitated by the inter-ministerial centre for anti drug training (CIFAD), a French organization based in Martinique.
More than 20 detectives from police locations across the country are benefitting from the training, which will certainly go a far way in developing the necessary skills for crime scene investigations.
And with Guyana set to launch its first national forensic laboratory in the not too distant future, crime scene investigation will certainly take on a greater role hence the need for extensive training of ranks.
Deputy Crime Chief Winston Cosbert explained that training is never too much and this type of training will definitely enhance what the local police already know.
“Crime scene training is very, very important for the investigator because of what is being done at the scene of a crime. The scene is an important part, that is where the crime has been committed and that evidence has to be properly collected and packaged, then presented as part of the case.
This course here is very important to us because it will…also show us best practice of international standards,” Assistant Commissioner Cosbert told this newspaper.
Crime scene investigation is the meeting point of science, logic and law.
Processing a crime scene is a long, tedious process that involves purposeful documentation of the conditions at the scene and the collection of any physical evidence that could possibly illuminate what happened and point to who did it.
Police officers are typically the first to arrive at a crime scene and they are responsible for securing the scene so no evidence is destroyed.
Over the years the Guyana Police Force has benefitted from training by US, British and Canadian law enforcement experts and according to Cosbert, the organization welcomes the involvement of the French in this area.
“This is just part of an ongoing training programme for the Guyana Police Force; it was offered to us and we are taking it on board,” the Deputy Crime Chief stated.
Based in Fort-de-France, Martinique, CIFAD’s mission is to organize in the Caribbean and Latin America, extremely sensitive training seminars for Law enforcement.
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