the country. A prosecution service training manual is also being drafted;
Inclusion of specialized topics not covered in the academic programme for previous years, such as: use of force, conducting oral
proceedings, applied criminology for police investigations, qualitative criminal investigation techniques, prevention and punishment of
torture, human rights, interviewing and interrogation techniques.
67.In the light of the above, the Vocational Training Institute implemented a new training scheme, to incorporate in a single
programme all priority issues for properly conducting the elements of a police investigation, in the form of the diploma in police
investigation, the main goals of which are:
Broadening knowledge of the law and methodology, including technical and scientific aspects, of the members of the Judicial Police,
contributing to their professional development as a police investigator;
Providing the tools necessary to master the new system of criminal justice in Mexico following the recent constitutional reform;
Fostering and strengthening public-service careers;
Implementing an ongoing mandatory training programme;
Performing a diagnosis to enable Judicial Police officers to use psychological handling techniques.
68.The programme includes 162 hours of full-time lessons for three weeks, Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This schedule is designed so that Judicial Police officers return to the academy full time, giving their full
attention, commitment and dedication to training.
69.The curriculum of the diploma in police investigation offers comprehensive training for public servants in the police force, through
12 topics covering theoretical and practical aspects, such as:
The legal framework of police work;
Human rights and ethics in police investigations;
Prevention and punishment of torture;
Police investigation methods;
Scientific and technical bases of police investigations;
Forensic medicine;
Detecting, handling and analysing biological evidence;
Police techniques and tactics;
Police intelligence for investigating crime;
Physical fitness and police defence;
Personal development in policing, and
Basic principles of first aid.
70.As medium- and long-term goals, all staff of the Federal District Judicial Police are expected to take part in this training within
three years. In December 2009, 1,400 Judicial Police officers items were trained under this scheme.
71.Following the same scheme, the Vocational Training Institute introduced the diploma in prosecution investigation, as a new
professional development model for clerical officers and prosecutors of the Federal District prosecution service.
72.The main objectives of this academic activity are:
To broaden legal and methodological knowledge, including the technical and scientific aspects, of public servants of the prosecution
service, contributing to their professional development;
To provide the tools necessary to implement the new system of criminal justice in Mexico following the recent constitutional reform;
To foster and strengthen public-service careers;
To implement an ongoing mandatory training programme, and
To provide training and updates with a view to their appraisal and certification of conformity with the General Act on the National
Public Security System.
73.The programme includes 150 hours of full-time lessons for three weeks, Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. This schedule
is designed so that public servants return to the academy full time, giving their full attention, commitment and dedication to training.
74.The curriculum of the diploma in prosecution investigation offers comprehensive training for public servants in the prosecution