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The Charleston Gazette, 10 Sep 2009
Singapore agency takes a lesson from State Police
"They could have chosen to go anywhere in the world, but they chose the West Virginia State Police Academy and that just tickles us to death," said Maj. Mark G. DeBord, the State Police Academy's director of training.
On the eve of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Singapore security workers traveled to the West Virginia State Police Academy on Thursday to learn how they can make their country a safer place by improving their police training.
The four Singaporese represented the Home Team Academy, the Southeast Asian island nation's rough equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. For one week, they're examining how various U.S. police and federal agencies train their agents.
"Law enforcement officers are expected to do a lot more than just police," he said. "And the job of the law enforcement officer is such that he has to do a lot more than other agencies, which have to work with each other as well," said Derek Pereira, chief executive of the Singapore academy.
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The Charleston Gazette, 10 Sep 2009
Singapore agency takes a lesson from State Police
"They could have chosen to go anywhere in the world, but they chose the West Virginia State Police Academy and that just tickles us to death," said Maj. Mark G. DeBord, the State Police Academy's director of training.
On the eve of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Singapore security workers traveled to the West Virginia State Police Academy on Thursday to learn how they can make their country a safer place by improving their police training.
The four Singaporese represented the Home Team Academy, the Southeast Asian island nation's rough equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. For one week, they're examining how various U.S. police and federal agencies train their agents.
"Law enforcement officers are expected to do a lot more than just police," he said. "And the job of the law enforcement officer is such that he has to do a lot more than other agencies, which have to work with each other as well," said Derek Pereira, chief executive of the Singapore academy.
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