Police College has fruitful exchanges in Australia
To develop and enhance the Force's research capability to deliver quality services to the community, Chief Superintendent (CSP) Gavin Brown, Superintendent (SP) Steven Tait and Force Training Officer (FTO) Cammie Leung, all from Police College, visited the Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS) at their Brisbane and Canberra Centres in Australia from late February to early March this year.
CEPS is a statutory governmental body established in 2007 under the Australian Research Council to consolidate national efforts to boost research capacity in policing and security.
"We would like to learn about CEPS, mode of collaboration with their linked universities and law enforcement partners such as the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Queensland Police Service. We are also keen to explore training opportunities and reciprocal academic fellowships between CEPS and the Force," said CSP Brown.
"Many policing challenges faced by our Force and other police agencies are similar. It is therefore of utmost importance that the Force continues to share with and learn from others to develop appropriate responses to various challenges. In particular, we have noted the importance of using academic-based research methods to justify and document policy decisions and policing methodologies," CSP Brown emphasised.
Apart from CEPS, the delegation also visited the headquarters of the Queensland Police Service (QPS), QPS Academy, and the AFP Barton College.
Exchanges of practices and ideas were made on many matters of mutual interest, including efforts to facilitate research as well as online learning and assessment. As a result of the visit, knowledgeable speakers were invited to speak to Force members at command courses and development seminars. QPS staff also expressed interest in learning more about the psychological competency training developed by the Police College.
CSP
Brown (third right), SP Tait (second right) and FTO Leung (right) with
Assistant Commissioner Paul Doyle and other key Queensland Police
Service personnel in Brisbane