General News of Tuesday, 17 April 2018Source: Myjoyonline.comUCC, police partner to train CID personnel on forensic investigationThe partnership is expected to improve some methods of investigation of the Police serviceThe Department of Forensic Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the Ghana Police Service have entered into an agreement for personnel of the Ghana Police Service to be trained in Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Investigation, Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, Document Examination, and Financial Fraud Investigation. “With the current explosion of sophisticated crime in the nation and the sub-region, one cannot overemphasize the need for capacity building among security personnel. Within the framework of this MoU police officers are to receive training in Crime Scene Investigation, Questioned Document Examination, Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, and Financial Fraud Investigation,” he explained. He said crime has become sophisticated and it will take an equally sophisticated, if not higher, method of investigation to unravel it. The University of Cape Coast established the Department of Forensic Sciences in 2015 and mandated it to produce experts in Forensic and Investigative Sciences to augment the nation’s justice delivery system.

Source: GhanaWeb April 17, 2018 01:52 UTC