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he Trinidad and Tobago Police Service,
Police Academy, has been in existence
since the latter part of the 19th
Century. The years of experience in
conducting training at the Academy has laid the
foundation for the robust recruiting process
enshrined in the laws of Trinidad and Tobago. The
academy has a wide array of training courses designed
to instil honour, high moral values and personal
integrity in police officers. These officers are expected to
approach each community and assist them with their
personal problem combined with the ability to be
emotionally flexible such that they can easily adapt to
various community cultures, whilst bringing peace and
stability to a given situation.
Dr. Simon Alexis,
Provost, Police Academy
The Police Academy then the St James Barracks was rebuilt in 1876
and has its existence as a police training entity in the 1890s. The need
to have a safe and secured society is fundamental to contemporary living.
All facets of society depend on policing to supply them with effective security. The extent to which members of communities
should receive this service is indeed absolute. It must be noted that those who perpetrate the most heinous crimes are expected,
and entitled to high levels of security. This brings to the fore the extensive and critical roles that police officers are entrusted to
perform.
The Police Academy has been preparing police officers for the world of work to deal with all possible eventualities that impact
safety and security of not just people but all living organisms that come within their purview. The journey of posting a police
officer to perform in a Trinidad and Tobago landscape begins with the selection process. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
recruiting process is well founded on the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago which specifically outlines the required criteria.
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