PART FOUR SESSION OUTLINES FOR POLICE TRAINERS Introduction The session outlines focus on 16 key topics in human rights training for the police. Each topic is divided into six sections: the objectives for the topic; a listing of the international instruments that serve as sources for the topic; the main requirements of the standards contained in the sources, summarized and presented in bullet form; a section on practice containing practical steps to be taken to apply the relevant standards; questions aimed at stimulating discussion on the topic and facilitating a better understanding; and an exercise section which describes a hypothetical situation for consideration by a group. For recommendations on how to use the session outlines to prepare lesson plans and visual aids, see Part One, section 11, of this Guide. Each topic can be covered in about three hours as follows, depending on the size of the audience: ● Presentation of the lesson plan (30-45 minutes); ● Questions and discussion from the floor (15 minutes); ● Splitting into groups and assignment of exercises or questions (60 minutes); ● Reporting back by the groups in plenary (15-30 minutes); ● Further discussion and conclusions (15 minutes). In addition, a 15-minute break is recommended during this period. Trainers are encouraged to adapt the material as far as possible to local conditions. This means that: ● References should be made to relevant constitutional guarantees or any bill of rights that is in force in the jurisdiction; ● Emphasis should be placed on the relevant provisions of the international human rights treaties in force; ● Suitable concrete examples and cases from the jurisdiction should be employed whenever possible; and ● The “Questions” and “Exercise” sections should ultimately be adapted to include examples and situations that are likely to arise in the jurisdiction. The full text of all standards referred to in this Guide are provided in a second companion volume. All trainers should be familiar with the text and the full range of points covered in the instruments. 21