Several ranks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Prison Service successfully completed a two-day Conducted Electrical Weapon (CEW) training course at the Officers Training Centre on August 31st, 2023.
CEWs are devices that use electricity to induce involuntary muscle contractions that cause temporary incapacitation of subjects in certain situations. This is a less lethal force required to effect an arrest by Law Enforcement Officers. CEWs include the Taser brand among others being manufactured.
A release from the GPF said that the Queensway Security Service Inc sponsored and facilitated the course in partnership with the Indian River State College School of Criminal Justice in Fort Pierce, Florida, USA.
The course was designed to provide the first set of trainees with the requisite knowledge and skills to use CEW legally. The effects of CEW use on the human body and how to safely operate and maintain them were discussed extensively. Participants also received practical training on tactics and techniques to apply during a potentially violent encounter requiring the use of CEWs.
Policy guidelines and best practices used by several Florida-based Law Enforcement agencies from an accredited University were shared and discussed with the cadre.
At the end of the two-day programme, which was successfully completed by twelve ranks, the pioneers received a training certificate and Badge from the Indian River State College.
The instructors from Indian River State College were Jose Ramirez and Manuel Malgor.
