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Police training for the management of dangerous patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Stephen Logsdail  and
Kevin Ellis
Stephen Logsdail*
Affiliation:
Tindal Centre, Bierton Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1HU
Kevin Ellis
Affiliation:
Public Order Department, Thames Valley Police Headquarters, Kidlington, Oxford
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∗Correspondence
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When we call on the police, we can anticipate every officer will have received a basic level of training, which is given at the start of his/her career. This takes place at one of the National Police Training Centres within the UK. Over 10 weeks, new officers are taught self-defence, safety, communication and handcuffing skills. After this they transfer to a local force training centre, where the national training is put into the context of local policies and procedures, using local equipment. The officer works as a probationer for two years before final basic qualification is accepted.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 46 - 48
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Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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