Crime Scene Investigation, the dangers of fake firearms and how police search dogs work were among the subjects on the agenda for a group of young Islanders taking the service section of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award in Policing.
More than a dozen teenagers have been attending a 12-week course. There were also visits to the police Marine Support Unit in Cowes and Netley’s police training headquarters, as well as a trip to Lee-on-Solent to see the Air Support Unit.
Course leader PCSO David Kalcher, from the Sandown Safer Neighbourhoods Team, said: "I saw their confidence build throughout the weeks. I was impressed by the group’s enthusiasm and the amount of research that went into their final presentations…There are teenagers I met on the course who will stop and speak with me when they see me out on patrol, and this plays a huge role in supporting a strong relationship with the communities we serve.”