U.S. trains 24 RI police officers

U.S. trains 24 RI police officers

SURABAYA, East Java: Two police officers from the United States are currently training 24 Indonesian police officers in Surabaya, East Java.

"The training runs from Aug. 26 through Sept. 20, led by two instructors from the United States," East Java Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Sad Harunantyo.

Called the Transition to Civilian Policing for Supervisors, the training program aims to help police instructors understand the procedures for handling civil unrest.

Topics discussed during the program will include values and ethics, democratic policing, law enforcement, laws and regulations, the management of change, and motivation.

The officers participating in the training program come from East Java, Central Java, Riau, Yogyakarta, Bali, East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, the police academy and the Mobile Brigade. --Antara