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Use VR to prepare recruits for trauma of police work says chief - Days of taking new recruits to a post-mortem are thankfully over says wellbeing lead who suggests greater use of virtual reality to train new officers in coping with trauma. Lancashire CC Andy Rhodes was part of a panel discussion on promoting wellbeing as part of the Police Foundation's ann
Learning for assessments not skills is over, chiefs told - Training to pass tests rather than develop skills is holding forces back, experts have warned. Face to face formal learning aimed at passing assessments is rapidly becoming obsolete due to COVID-19 and new approaches to CPD, the Police Foundation’s annual conference was told. The
Thames Valley sergeant convicted of battery of a child - A Thames Valley officer has been found guilty of the battery of a child, following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation. Sergeant Matthew Myers, 49, was given a community order to do 200 hours of unpaid work for assaulting a 16-year-old boy who was in police custody
Hampshire Federation says "it's just wrong" officers not offered vaccine - Hampshire Constabulary's chief constable and Federation chair "baffled" that government are "not listening" to calls for officers to be vaccinated. Officer assaults, vaccinations, coronavirus legislation, wellbeing and the uplift were all discussed at Hampshire Police Federation&rsqu
Minister joins bid to award Yvonne Fletcher a George Medal - Murdered Met officer displayed "calm, courageous demeanour while she was so grievously wounded and dying". Policing Minister Kit Malthouse is working with MPs to nominate murdered Met PC Yvonne Fletcher for a posthumous George Medal for bravery. PC Fletcher was shot dead on duty in
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