At the Police Academy, future officers of the Municipal Public Security Directorate are trained and prepared with practical and theoretical instruction so they are ready to serve and protect the people of Chihuahua.
In the “An Interview, an Anecdote, and a Story” section of tiempo.com.mx, with journalist Manuel Serna Jasso, instructor Martha Moctezuma shared an example of the daily work of the cadets, from among whom the future police officers will emerge.
The Initial Training Program consists of 1,080 hours of courses for police officers, with basic subjects and some specific to the context of Chihuahua.
“The future police officers live at the academy from Monday to Friday, go out to see their families on weekends, but if they have to stay until Saturday, they know that their training is the priority.”
“The future police officers live at the academy from Monday to Friday, go out to see their families on weekends, but if they have to stay until Saturday, they know that their training is the priority.” “They get up at 5 a.m., sometimes 4 a.m., go for a run, breakfast is served at 6 a.m., and by 7 a.m. they have to be on the parade ground and continue with the call to the first class, with a change of subject every two hours.”
“At noon they have lunch and continue with the theoretical classes until it’s time for the Surveillance and Patrol subjects, and later, police defense techniques.”
“At 6 p.m. they have dinner, and at 7 p.m. they return to the dormitories to get their uniforms ready for the next day, as well as their shoes and personal hygiene. Lights out is at 9 p.m.”
“None of them are allowed to have cell phones. If they need to make a justified call, they have to request it from their instructors, since the idea is for them to be focused on their studies and training.” “We have ten permanent instructors who come from the Municipal Police itself, and the number of external instructors varies according to the curriculum corresponding to each topic.”
Source: tiempo
