Concerns over frontline abstractions hampering Taser training

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Concerns over 'frontline abstractions' hampering Taser training

David Hamilton told Police Oracle that resourcing pressures have left some training courses 'running empty', hindering plans to grow the number of Taser trained officers.

Date - 25th January 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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The Chair of the Scottish Police Federation has claimed that frontline pressures risk scuppering plans to increase the number of officers with Taser training. David Hamilton told Police Oracle that some courses are “running empty”...

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