119 Part 3 Values and Attitudes: Assessment methods: • Willingness to act to protect the human rights of everyone involved (bystanders, terrorism suspects and officers); • Written test on knowledge; • Capacity to carry out an operation, arrest and detention effectively and safely; • Fishbowl exercises to test attitudes and skills; • Capacity to act under pressure in accordance with the law, particularly in the use of force, firearms and when questioning terrorism suspects; • Review of performance and progress throughout the course; and • Commitment to use force, especially lethal force, • Aggressive attitude as a last resort; and negative remarks about working in • Readiness to use force proportionally, legally and compliance with to account for it; human rights to weigh strongly in the final • Commitment to use best practice in accordance pass-or-fail outcome. with human rights standards when planning an operation and executing an arrest; and Follow-up of expected learning outcomes dur• Commitment to safeguarding the mental and ing performance review physical integrity of terrorism suspects in sessions with superior custody. and supervisors Skills: • Ability to carry out the arrest or detention of a suspect within the law, with continuous consideration to the: →→Right to life; →→Prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; →→Right to a fair trial; →→Freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention; →→Right to be promptly informed about one’s rights according to domestic law; →→Right to notify appropriate persons of one’s choice of one’s arrest, detention, imprisonment and whereabouts; →→Right to legal counsel of one’s choice; →→Obligation to secure medical attention; • Ability to apply non-violent means before resorting to the use of force and making use of firearms only as a last resort, in compliance with human rights standards; • How to carry out a search respecting the dignity of the suspect; • How to question a suspect in order to gather information; and • How to treat a terrorism suspect in custody.

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