SETTING-UP THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR INITIAL AND CONTINUOUS TRAINING

ON PROFESSIONAL STRESS MANNAGEMENT AND DUTY WEAPONS

USING TACTICS-based on transfer of innovation from partner

countries-

General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police-“Septimiu Muresan” Police School Bereitschaftspolizeiprasidium Baden-

Wurttemberg

Ministero dell’Interno – Dipartamento della Pubblica Sicurezza – Direzione Centrale Instituti d’Istruzione

Ministero dell’Interno – Dipartamento della Pubblica Sicurezza – Direzione Centrale di Sanita

The main characteristic of the consortium is that all partners involved have already experienced and dealt with issues of the project within their countries.

Romania’s joining the EU, general aspect of criminality and related challenges in Europe, cooperation between police services, same human and ethical values defended by police, allow and require a common solution regarding issues of professional stress management and duty weapons using tactics.

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD:

15th march 2011– 15th march 2013

In Romania, the law enforcement profession is legendary for its high level of stress caused by a large range of factors such as:

Work overloadTime pressurePersonal responsibility for using lethal

firearms

Police occupational stress has been often defined as a “global endemic” because of the very similar manifestations, more or less common to the members of police services all over the world.

This is the reason why we choose to develop this educational project considering that the cooperation, the exchange of experience and innovation with the European partner countries is the most appropriate approach.

Increasing the safety level of the community in the context of Police operational staff actions/missions

Increasing the safety degree of the Romanian police operational staff during their missions

Performing a research with the aim of designing a new model of professional stress management and duty weapons using tactics within professional context

Setting up the Excellence Center for initial and continuous training on professional stress management and duty weapons using tactics and related training system (modern, effective, efficient)

Research study focused on designing the new model of professional stress management and duty weapons using tactics within the Romanian Police

Methodology, Manual and Curricula related to stress management and duty weapons using tactics within the Romanian Police

Trainings Field exercises Anti-stress guide

The impact of BIA, on short term, is that the police officers trained will ensure a better public safety, and on long term, according to Stockholm Programme, there will be established a common culture in police training, with partner countries, that eventually can be transferred at a EU level.

The outcomes of BIA are: innovative Model, Methodology, manual and Currricula, training modules, Anti-stress guide.