Show By Jock Jones Chief Our society is in a constant state of oC flux and change New technology and methods are announced every day which have a direct influence on from Crom soup to satellites Whether you are a housewife or an electronic engineer you must constantly educate re-educate yourself in order to keep up with the myriad of new products and techniques Seminars schools conferences conferences conferences con con- and professional journals are a way of life for formost formost formost most professional people in order to keep abreast of all the new discoveries and knowledge Law enforcement is not unlike any other profession A tremendous amount of new products new methods and new techniques have come upon the scene in the last few years Indeed every new issue of a law enforcement periodical is so full of new products and concepts that it makes the last issue obsolete The law is also undergoing rapid change New court decisions are handed down everyday Laws are overruled and new laws passed Last year the entire Utah Criminal Code was rewritten The entire code of criminal procedure is in the process of being rewritten As a result service in-service training is a constant process in any police department I thoroughly believe that a police officer in today's world needs all the specialized schooling possible in order to be well versed and proficient in his job Besides the mandatory high school diploma every officer in Utah is r required red to attend and graduate from an eight week police academy in Salt Lake City This along with wilh his the on-the- job experience should give him the basic background knowledge necessary During the last month and a half every officer on the Vernal police force recently attended a four hour school on the laws of arrest and a four hour school on the laws of evidence taught by the Salt Lake County Attorneys Attorney's office an eight hour school on the laws and methods of narcotics and dangerous drugs investigations taught by bythe bythe bythe the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Sheriff's office narcotics unit and an eight hour school on firearms taught by the FBI Scheduled for November is a three-day three school taught by bythe bythe bythe the Utah Highway Patrol and a four hour FBI school on hostage negotiations In addition several officers have enrolled in an off-campus off police science course taught by Weber State College in Roosevelt We sincerely hope that by providing our officers with an on-going on educational program we can provide the people of Vernal the expert type professional-type law enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- that is necessary in today's modern world tiva |