The police, who are facing public outrage due to the recent poor response to the Incheon knife riot, have decided to strengthen regular education, including 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 crime or take protective measures for the victim.
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 was found that the female policewoman had completed all online training courses such as martial arts training, 'analysis of cases of local police first response measures', 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 training period for new police officers and the increase in non-face-to-face training due to the impact of COVID-19 as problems with the curriculum.
The training period for new police officers was reduced from 24 weeks to 18 weeks for early expansion of on-site personnel.
Team leader training and on-site training to improve on-site responsiveness have also been replaced by non-face-to-face remote or cyber training.
The police have been providing regular weekly training for local police officers since January this year, but in most frontline sites, video training has been substituted 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 rescue of victims and arrest of suspects be divided in advance and dispatched to the scene, and that police equipment such as taser guns are actively used to arrest 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, we plan to normalize the on-campus training period from 2023, when the plan to increase the number of police officers is completed, and at the same time promote in-depth training after field training.