TEXAS – The US State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and LawEnforcement (INL) Affairs has invited 19 Pakistani police officers toprovide state-of-the-art training. Pakistani officers are currently in theUnited States for advanced law enforcement trainings.
More than 300 police officers, law enforcement officials, training managersand directors from 50 US states and 16 countries are participating in thefour-day training conference in Fort Worth, Texas which will take placenext week from May 23 to May 26 at the Omni Hotel.
The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards andTraining (IADLEST) will provide professional training to officers invarious sessions at the conference.
“IADLEST is committed to transform policing by pursuing excellence intraining and development of professional standards; And each year, theannual conference demonstrates this commitment by focusing on the mostpressing issues for training managers and executives. There are 20 trainingtracks, round table discussions, 25 performances and two social events,”according to an IADLEST’s conference pamphlet.
Notable topics for officer professional training are include selection ofsuitable personnel for recruitment, safety and wellness, effectivecurriculum, scenario based training, data based policing, culturalchallenges, trainer development and leadership.
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This annual conference in the United States is a rare opportunity for lawenforcement officers around the world to discuss, police training and learnbest practices for developing professional standards.
“2022 will mark 40th anniversary of such training partnership between theUS Mission, INL and Pakistan under the banner of the United States and 75years of “Justice, Security and Prosperity”, with efforts spanning fourdecades to improve citizen security and enhance law enforcement capacityacross Pakistan.” US Embassy in Islamabad said in a statement.
According to US State Department’s data, INL has trained over 2,000Pakistani prosecutors, judges, courtroom administrators, and investigatorson effective prosecutions. INL has sponsored over 314 Pakistan’s prisonofficials for training at the International Corrections Management TrainingCenter in Colorado (USA) to assist the corrections system as it manageshigh-threat prisoners from extremist groups.
