After eight weeks of intensive training, some 83 security personnel have graduated from the Detective Training School in Accra.
The personnel were drawn from the Ghana Police Service, Military Police, Defense Intelligence, Prisons Service, National Investigations Bureau, Customs, Economic and Organised Crime.
They were taken through issues relating to criminal investigations, criminal law, criminal procedure, crime scene management, law of evidence and intelligence gathering. Others were cybercrime, human trafficking, money laundering and domestic violence.
Speaking at a short ceremony to bid the participants farewell in their future endeavours, Director-General of Criminal Investigation Department, COP Isaac Ken Yeboah, indicated that the job ahead of these 83 detectives would be complex and challenging, physically and mentally demanding, hence the need to possess some skills to navigate their way through.
He said the world is in an era where crime and criminals activities have become more complex. “It is, therefore, incumbent upon all law enforcement agents to put in extra effort to detect crime, handle criminal cases as well as understand the modus operandi of criminals in order to thwart their infamous activities’, Mr Yeboah said.
He said the training was to enhance their knowledge in criminal investigations and help them live up to the complexities of crime trends in recent times, which some years ago were foreign to society.
That aside, the training was also to help the participants effectively carry out criminal investigation in a very professional and ethical manner in accordance with law and other standard operating procedures.
The Director General continued that: “Your job as a Detective is risky as officers incur a higher rate of illness and injury than the natural average for other jobs. You must be prepared to spend great deal of time working with witnesses and criminals and deal with threatening scenarios, such as chasing armed robbers and transnational criminals including, terrorists, possibility of conflicts and physical injuries.
“It, therefore, requires that a detective equips him or herself with superior knowledge and information to be able to nip some of these crimes in the bud before they even blossom to become major issues.”
Mr Yeboah cautioned the participants to discharge their duties with honesty, integrity and compassion because the success of their career depends on these traits. He also charged them to serve their clients with courage and honour in order to leave a positive impression in the memory of their clients.
Superintendent Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Commandant of the Detective Training Academy, on her part admonished the participants to always remember that they have a duty to serve the good people of Ghana and hence should comport themselves when they go out there.
She was, however, certain that the participants were fully prepared for the task ahead of them, considering the experienced hands that took them through the training.
She extended her gratitude the Director General for his dedication in building the capacity of all police detectives.
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