The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has received much needed human resources with the addition of 60 detectives and aides all of whom would have successfully completed the recently concluded CID Induction Course No 1/2017.
The course, which commenced on March 6, ran for six weeks and focused on building the capacity of members of the GPF for the benefit of the CID.
During the course, ranks were exposed to over 146 contact hours of lectures and facilitation from persons who are considered gurus in their respective fields – from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions and senior officer of the GPF, amongst others.
There were also able to cover 61 topics which focused on investigation with special emphasis placed on their role and responsibilities during an investigation, the importance of gathering and protecting evidence and the importance of identifying offences.
