Local Enforcers Attend Course In The US

Bandar Seri Begawan - Five personnel from four separate Brunei law enforcement agencies recently returned from Roswell, New Mexico, the United States after attending a month-long training session, entitled "Advanced Management Course", which was taught by the US Department of State's International Law Enforcement Academy - Roswell (ILEA-R).

Those who attended the academy included one participant from the Royal Brunei Police Force, the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Internal Security Department, and two participants from the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

In order to be eligible to attend the course, all participants must have attended the previous course at ILEA in Bangkok.

The mission of the International Law Enforcement Academy – Roswell is to provide advanced criminal justice management instruction to mid and senior law enforcement officials from around the world and expose them to the American society and institutions.

The goals were to enhance the ability of experienced law enforcement officials to combat crime in their respective countries and encourage bilateral and regional cooperation in combating transnational crime.

Some of the additional objectives in attending ILEA-R included providing an environment within law enforcement that encourages continual personal and professional development, preparing law enforcement management officials for increased responsibilities and improving managerial capabilities of programme participants in combating international crime.

ILEA-R is administered through a Cooperative Agreement with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT). NMT has partnered with Science Applications International Corporation, Sam Houston State University and Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell to operate the academy.

The US Department of State's Regional Security Office, from the US Embassy in Brunei, has also assisted in the selection and preparation for officials to attend the course.

The ILEA-R's Advanced Management Course is typically offered to countries in Southeast Asia once every two years. During this session, the participants from Brunei were also joined by their counterparts from Malaysia and Singapore, furthering the goal of promoting international cooperation amongst law enforcement agencies.

On their free time, the entire contingent had the opportunity to visit and enjoy the many sight attractions, including the UFO Museum, Grand Canyon National Monument and the famous town of Santa Fe.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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