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Whilst trainee police officers are pursuing<br />
training to become full-fledged police<br />
officers they assist the Guard and<br />
Emergency Branch of the police service<br />
with crowd control training for their<br />
officers. This training is conducted by<br />
police officers on horseback<br />
intermingling through scores of trainees<br />
dressed in carnival costumes and<br />
accompanied by loud music that seeks to<br />
replicate on the road carnival activities.<br />
The unique mode of cultural<br />
acclimatisation and team training helps<br />
the mounted police officers and their<br />
horses to be prepared for maintaining<br />
crowd control of thousands of citizens<br />
and visitors during the Trinidad and<br />
Tobago carnival celebrations. This<br />
training also fosters team working skills<br />
among trainees, and other participating<br />
sections of the police service engaged in<br />
the event.<br />
In addition to passing examinations and<br />
being involved in simulated activities,<br />
police trainees are also equipped to be<br />
community socialisers where they make<br />
members of the community the main focus. Social integration is an important part of<br />
the induction programme at the academy which is designed to generate closer<br />
interaction with police officers and their communities. Each cohort of trainees<br />
pursuing training at the academy is afforded the choice of assisting an organization in<br />
need with tangible support that demonstrates caring for humanity such as<br />
refurbishing equipment or buildings. Operationalisation of that service to those in<br />
need has been indeed a worthy experience that has brought joy not just to those in<br />
need but to the trainees and their families.<br />
Ottley 1972, pp. 96 to 98.<br />
Regulation 3 of the Police Service Act Chapter 15:01.<br />
Hong Kong Police Constable Academic Requirements link http://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/15_recruit/er.html<br />
Scotland Police recruiting link http://www.scotland.police.uk/recruitment/police-officers/selection-process/<br />
Los Angeles Police Department recruiting link http://www.joinlapd.com/qualifications.html<br />
Police Horse Care 2012 activities link https://www.facebook.com/Police-Mounted-Branch-232622026750459/<br />
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