Basic training in the South African police service : determining the perceptions of policing skills of entry-level constables

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The focus of this study is to determine the perception of entry-level constables, fieldtraining officers and supervisors with regard to the level of competencies in thecondensed Police Basic Training Programme. The research was done in the Pretoria area,which consisted oftwenty-one stations and the Pretoria West Basic Training College. Theentry-level constable should complete both the college phase and the field training phaseto be declared competent. The entry-level constable completed a questionnaire aftercompletion of the college training and completed a second questionnaire after completionof the field training. The sample group consisted of a convenience group based in thePretoria area representing the majority of the stations in the area. The supervisors of theentry-level constables were also requested to complete a similar questionnaire. Theresearcher interviewed the field training officers and mentors by means of a semistructuredquestionnaire.The entry-level constables were questioned on thirty-seven competencies during both thecollege and field training. Some competencies included were basic, whilst the other wereclassified as complex competencies. The duration of the college training and the fieldtraining were each four months. The entry-level constables were taught on varioussubjects in academics that included Law, Elements of a crime, Specific crimes, Statutoryand Common Law, Communication, Detention and Law of evidence. Other areas oftraining were Musketry, Drill and Physical training.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University