Merseyside Police Department Deliver Action Packed Presentation to Students

Merseyside Police Firearms Department Knife and Gun Crime Awareness presentation was delivered to first year Applied Forensic Science students to give them an awareness of different firearms, their capability and forensic recovery when seized in the community. The presentation was organised by Forensic science teacher, Joanne Hartley-Metcalfe who has links with Merseyside police to enrich their learning and experiences. The presentation was led by Merseyside’s Firearms Instructors, PC 1682 Doran and supported by PC8471 Rooke. The officers started the schools and colleges awareness presentations to raise awareness of gun and knife crime and reach out to young people.

The presentation had an exciting and explosive firearms role play where the officers demonstrated to the students how to carry out a strike on a suspect carrying a gun in public and demonstrated how to make the weapon safe and forensically seize the weapon. PC 1682 Doran brought along with him an Armed Response Vehicle so the students could see the kit they carried.

The presentation followed on from the student’s practical investigation of a car crime scene earlier this month, where students had to collect and forensically examine evidence acquired from two vehicles set up in the College’s car park.

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