An evaluation of the implications of refresher training on police safety

Abstract

The research is based on the question of what the implications of refresher training are for police safety. The researcher wanted to determine whether refresher training could reduce or prevent police injuries and deaths while the members were on duty. Semi-structured interviews with five focus groups that comprised learners attending refresher courses, as well as nine individual interviews with the trainers presenting the courses was done. Literature based on international best practices in refresher training, pedagogies in police training, and police safety was studied. The results of the study in conjunction with the literature indicated that the concept of police safety is influenced by refresher training. Several other aspects namely (a) the lack of resources, (b) the dysfunctional structure of the organisation, (c) the failure to implement strategies and adhere to the legal guidelines of the organisation, (d) the lack of support provided to operational members, (e) corruption within the organisation and (f) the negative attitude of individual police officials due to the above-mentioned factors were also identified. More extensive, broader studies in this field are required to understand the concept of police safety.

Dinyakisiso di theilwe go potsiso ya gore ditlamorago tsa tlhahlo ya tsosoloso ke eng polokegong ya maphodisa. Modiradinyakisiso o be a nyaka go kgonthisisa ge eba tlhahlo ya tsosoloso e ka fokotsa goba ya thibela dikotsi tsa maphodisa le mahu ge maloko a le mosomong. Dipoledisano tsa go latela lenaneo la dipotsiso gannyane ka dihlophatebiswa tse hlano tseo di nago le baithuti bao ba tsenelago dithuto tsa tsosoloso, le dipoledisano tsa batho ka nosi le bahlahli bao ba hlagisago dithuto tseo di ile tsa dirwa. Dingwalo tse di theilwego tirisong ye kaone ya boditshabatshaba mabapi le tlhahlo ya tsosoloso, mekgwatiriso ya thuto tlhahlong ya maphodisa, le polokego ya maphodisa di ile tsa ithutwa. Dipoelo tsa thuto gammogo le dingwalo di laeditse gore kgopolo ya polokego ya maphodisa ka kgonthe e huetswa ke tlhahlo ya tsosoloso. Dintlha tse dingwe tse mmalwa e lego (a) tlhokego ya methopo, (b) sebopego se se sa somego sa mokgatlo, (c) go palelwa ke go phethagatsa maano le go obamela ditlhahli tsa semolao tsa mokgatlo, (d) tlhokego ya thekgo ye e fiwago go maloko a go dira mosomo, (e) bomenetsa ka gare ga mokgatlo (f) maitshwaro a a fosagetsego a maphodisa ka nosi ka lebaka la dintlha tse di boletswego ka godimo le tsona di laeditswe. Go hlokagala dinyakisiso tse di tseneletsego, tse di nabilego kudu lefapheng le go kwesisa kakanyo ya polokego ya maphodisa ka botlalo.

Ucwaningo lususelwe kumbuzo othi ngabe luchaza ukuthini uqeqesho oluvuselelayo (refresher training) mayelana nohlelo lwezokuphepha kwezamaphoyisa. Umcwaningi ubefuna ukuthola ukuthi mhlawumbe ngabe ukuqeqeshwa kunganciphisa noma kungavikela ukulimala kanye nokufa kwamaphoyisa ngesikhathi amaphoyisa asemsebenzini. Kwenziwe izinhlelo zezinhlolovo ezimbaxambili ezigxile kumaqembu aqondiwe aqukethe abafundi abahambela izifundo zokuvuselela, kanye nezinhlolovo zabantu abayisishiyagalolunye kanye nabaqeqeshi abethula izifundo knke lokhu kwenziwe. Umbhalo wobuciko osuselwa kwizingqubo ezingcono zokuvuselelwa koqeqesho, izinhlelo zokuqeqeshwa kwamaphoyisa, kanye nokuphepha kwamaphoyisa kuye kwacwaningwa. Imiphumela yocwaningo kanye nombhalo wobuciko kukhombise ukuthi igama elimayelana nokuphepha kwamaphoyisa ngempela linomthelela ovela kuqeqesho lokuvuselela. Ezinye izinto ezimbalwa ezibizwa (a) ukwentuleka kwemithombo yolwazi (b) isakhiwo senhlangano esingasebenzi, (c) ukwehluleka ukusebenzisa amasu kanye nokulandela imihlahlandlela yezomthetho yenhlangano, (d) ukwentuleka koxhaso olufanele ukunikezwa amalunga, (e) Inkohlakalo ngaphakathi kwenhlangano kanye (f) nommoya omubi wesisebenzi ngasinye esiyiphoyisa yemithelelo edalulwe ngenhla nayo ikhonjisiwe. Ngaphezu kwalokhu, izifundo zocwaningo kulo mkhakha ziyafuneka ukuzwisisa ngokugcwele igama lezokuphepha kwamaphoyisa.