The police, who are facing public outrage due to the recent poor response to the Incheon Knife Riot, have decided to strengthen regular education focusing on the use of tasers and tripods to improve on-site response capabilities.
Combining the media coverage today (24th), the policewoman who was a time signal police officer at the time of the incident witnessed the victim being stabbed and left the scene without immediate action. It was reported that he did not do it.
Namkyung, who was dispatched together, also went down to the first floor again to report the situation while going up with the victim's family, and the time was delayed by about 3 minutes as the common entrance was locked. .
In particular, Nam-kyung heard a statement from the victim's family on the first floor, and when he heard a scream, he ran up the stairs and met a female police officer and heard of the attack, but it was revealed that he did not immediately go to the scene to stop further crimes or take measures to protect the victims.
Regarding the cause of this situation, there are voices from within the police that on-site training was not conducted in a substantial way.
In fact, it has been found that the female policewoman has completed all online training courses such as martial arts training, 'analysis of cases of local police's initial response', and 'safety training for dangerous police equipment'.
In addition, since March of this year, the school education of new police officers has been reorganized into a case and simulation method, and arrest techniques and equipment training have been strengthened, but it was confirmed that the policewoman did not complete the new training course.
Nanjing also completed training courses such as 'Physical Force Exercise Standards' and 'Stalking Crime Response Manual', but it was not effective in the field.
Police cite the shortening of the on-campus training period for new police officers as problems with the curriculum and the increase in non-face-to-face training due to the impact of COVID-19.
The duration of on-campus training for new police officers was reduced from 24 weeks to 18 weeks for early expansion of on-site manpower.
Team leader training and field training to improve on-site responsiveness have also been replaced with non-face-to-face remote or cyber training.
The police have been conducting weekly training for local police officers since January this year, but most of the frontline sites have replaced video training due to COVID-19. .
In particular, there were criticisms that the education mainly focuses on discussion using materials, or that the team leader only delivers the materials to read.
Regular education consists of training using field casebooks, one-on-one close education, discussion, and situational play.
Accordingly, the police plan to focus on practical training that can be applied immediately on the spot, such as how to use portable equipment such as tasers and tripods, and arrest techniques when confronted with a suspect with a weapon.
It is a content that requires that duties such as relieving victims and arresting suspects be divided in advance and dispatching them to the scene, and that police equipment such as tasers are actively used when arresting suspects who inflict harm to citizens.
In the event of a taser failure, training is also reinforced to prepare for emergencies, such as the secondary use of a tripod.
In addition, during regular training, instructors specializing in physical force events will go to the local area to apply, and for new training, the period of in-school training will be normalized from 2023, when the plan to increase the number of police officers is completed, and at the same time, intensive training will be promoted after field training.
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