further training, covering legal, socio-political as well as psychological aspects.
Thus, a social attitude was imparted and used as a basis in special training courses
to expand intercultural social skills to which human dignity and the principles of a
free democratic fundamental system, increased acceptance and awareness of minorities and foreigners were inherent. Also seminars for education on foreign cultures
showed the backgrounds to and causes of migration, created understanding of and
tolerance for foreigners and gave ideas for conflict-free management in the everyday police service. The police training plan included annual training for all officers
in order to practice standard police measures. In the view of the Federal Police,
awareness creation for techniques of de-escalation proposed by the Federal Agency
were highly significant for day-by-day police work, and remained important in the
basic and further training of the Federal Police. The recognition of abnormal conduct and suicide risks was being imparted within police training. The recommendation of the Federal Agency in this regard to draft an information sheet both for
persons being detained and for the staff of the Federal Police had been taken up and
was currently being examined by the Federal Police Academy.
4.2 The Federal Armed Forces
The Federal Agency visited five locations of the Federal Armed Forces in 2012.
The Federal Agency did not find any persons in cellular confinement at the time
of the inspection.
4.2.1 Wahn Air Force Barracks
The Federal Agency for the Prevention of Torture visited Wahn military airfield
Air Force Barracks on 27 March 2012, which is a part of military district II. The
inspection of Wahn military airfield Air Force Barracks covered the entire cellular
confinement area with six cellular confinement cells. The Federal Agency also
inspected cell occupancy sheets from 2011. The Federal Agency did not find any
persons in cellular confinement at the time of the inspection. The cellular confinement cells that were inspected in the barracks were large enough and appropriately furnished. The cells contained a toilet, which was not visible through the
spy-hole, and a washbasin. The windows let sufficient daylight in. The cellular
confinement cells had not yet been fitted with fire alarms, but the Federal Agency
was assured that they had already been ordered. Since those in cellular confinement take in part in service as a rule, their stay in the cellular confinement cells is
mainly restricted to night-time and weekends. If a person in cellular confinement
does not take in part in service, an individual daily schedule is drawn up to regulate a sensible activity.
The Federal Agency did not note any points during the visit which it regards as
being in need of improvement.
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