Police Urged To Sustain Professionalism

This article was last updated on May 25, 2022

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Mr. Gerhard Janse van Rensburg, Information Led Policing (ILP) Law Enforcement Advisor for South Sudan while speaking to the 14 selected officers to undertake Professional Development Course, strongly advised the beneficiaries to exhibit and maintain police ethics and professionalism because the public looks upon them every day.

He said that police are public servants and are always held to a higher standard of behaviour by the society, which they are obliged to truly demonstrate by practice.

“You take an oath of office, after taking the oath you are expected to comply with professional codes of ethics, and are subject to various laws, rules, and regulations,” he said.

The training according to Rensburg, who is also coordinator for the ongoing training project, will run from January 21 to February 15, this year after which English Language Training and Training of Trainer (ELT & TOT) will start on 18th February and continues until March 21.

He further explained that once the ELT & TOT comes to an end, another important training on Information Led Policing (ILP) will commence on April 22 and run until May 17.

Last week, the ICITAP conducted an assessment of South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) English Language proficiency testing in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State to enable the qualified undertake Information Led Policing training.

The proficiency testing move is one of the key preparatory efforts towards actual commencement of the upcoming training. 

He revealed that the first group of SSNPS received the same training during 2012 and will be utilized to present subjects in the upcoming training of the 2013 participants and added that this enables them to build their own capacity and to teach the SSNPS when the donor community has all left. 

The training will be done as follows; Professional Development Course (PDC) January 21, 2013 – February 15, 2013, English Language Training and Training of Trainer (ELT & TOT) February 18, 2013 – March 21, 2013, and the Information Led Policing (ILP) April 22, 2013 – May 17, 2013.

ILP is a police management tool which is based upon all-source collection and analysis of information. ILP helps decision-makers make better decisions relative to operational strategies, community relations, and the effective utilization of resources. 

The delivery of training is to the personnel who will be responsible for collecting, processing, analyzing, reporting, and storing information.

ICITAP personnel will serve as advisors after training is completed as the students apply the skills learned during training. 

The second phase is the presentation of an international best practices seminar for police commanders; the purpose of the seminar is to expose the commanders to a variety of proven police operational strategies which can be utilized to combat identified crime problems.

After completion of phase 2, police commissioners will identify training needed to implement applicable strategies. 

At third phase will be the delivery of specific operational training to police personnel based upon the police commissioner’s identified needs.

One law enforcement advisor is assigned to Torit to implement ILP; other instructors will be made available as necessary.

The Eastern Equatoria SSNPS will be expected to identify and commit qualified personnel for ILP training and operations.

The ICITAP’s English Language Training Advisor, Ms. Laurettte Nsanze disclosed to Gurtong in Torit while conducting assessing of the SSNPS, that training them on English will give them enhanced skills (tools) to operate immediately and in an effective way in their respective jobs and functions.

She revealed that she herself teaches selected SSNPS Police functional English and they are preparing them to enter Information Led Policing (ILP) Training Program so to avoid any inconveniences.

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