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SYLLABUS FOR POLICE PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION FOR ENTRY INTO THE

POLICE ACADEMY – 2023

POLICE ETHICS
 Explain what is ethics and ethical decision-making.
 Discuss the UN code of conduct for law enforcement officials as the basis for
ethical policing. (UN code of conduct for Law Enforcement officers)
 Explain why the UN code of conduct for law enforcement officials is important
for police officers in Ghana.
 The code of conduct/ethics for the Ghana Police Service.
 Explain what is meant by ethical and professional police behavior.
 Provide examples of unethical police behavior.
 Understand the significance of the GPS code of ethics to maintain the
professional standards of the police.
 Describe what is meant with the term “police corruption”.
 Provide examples of mechanisms that can be put in place in police agency to
combat corruption and nepotism.

LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION FUNCTION OF INSPECTORS

Functions and duties of inspectors
 Law enforcement organizations
 United nations standards and practices applicable to command and
management
 Human rights standards for station officers
 Human rights practice for station officers

POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
Definition of accountability
 Key elements of an effective police accountability system
 Internal and external accountability
 Internal oversight mechanism in the GPS
 External accountability of the GPS

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COMMUNITY POLICING AND ENHANCED VISIBILITY

 What is community policing?
 Core components of community policing.
 What community policing is not
 Contrasting police models
 Community policing and enhanced visibility in Ghana
 Advantages of community policing as a model for policing in Ghana
 Roles of community policing officers and problem-oriented methodology
 Problem oriented policing and the SARA in brief

MANAGING POLICE OPERATIONS

 The purpose of police operations
 The guiding principles for each police operation
 Different forms of police operations in Ghana
 Planning for police operations
 Accountability before, during and after operations

OVERSEEING INVESTIGATION OF CRIME

 The purpose of investigation of crime

 UN standards and practices applicable to investigation of crime
 The rights of different groups of people during investigation of crime
 The rights of witnesses
 The rights of suspects
 Correct ways of gaining evidence
 Confessions
 Prohibition of torture
 International standards and legal instruments relating to torture
 Measures to ensure that human rights are respected and protected during
investigation

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PROTECTING VICTIMS/SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

 Rights of victims and responsibilities of police towards victims of crime

 ensuring victim safety
 Responsibilities of police towards girl child victims of crime
 Tips for police to assist victims of crime
 The role of outside service providers in medical assistance
 The role of the community health care worker
 Role of the accredited health care practitioner
 The role of counsellors
 Safety plans

POLICE REPORT WRITING

 Police report writing
 How to write a police report
 Common mistakes in police reports
 Types of police reports
 Characteristics of a good report
 Reader’s perspective
 When, who, where, what, how and why approach
 creating a report

CLIENT MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER CARE

 Customer care and client management
 What is customer care?
 Types of customers
 Customer care and the image of the Ghana Police Service
 Dealing with complaints
 Customer service skills
 Communication

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MENTORING AND COACHING

 The definition of mentoring and coaching.

 Difference between mentoring and coaching.
 Characteristics of a good mentor
 Why is coaching and mentoring important for inspectors?
 Benefits of coaching and mentoring.
 Coaching and mentoring roles
 The most important coaching and mentoring skills
 Ideal coaching best practice

PREPARING FOR COURT AND GIVING EVIDENCE

 Types of evidence
 Principles of effective testifying
 Guidelines on improving the relationship between the investigating
 officer and first respondent at the crime scene
 Refreshing of memory
 Authenticity
 Contemporaneous
 Original documents
 Production
 The witness’s role in court
 Cross-examination

VERBAL APTITUDE TEST

 Test of comprehension
 Synonyms and Antonyms
 Logical and verbal reasoning
 Critical thinking
 Grammar
 Quantitative aptitude test

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REFERENCE MATERIALS
 THE 1992 CONSITUITION
1. CHAPTER 5
2. CHAPTER 15
 THE POLICE SERVICE ACT 350/70
 THE EVIDENCE DECREE
 NRCD 323
 SECTION 58 – 68
 SECTION 120
 SECTION 62
 SECTION 116
 SECTION 179
 POLICE SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS
 S.I 2
 S.I 5
 S.I 7
 S.I 36
 S.I 180
 S.I 181 – 188
 S.I 193
 UN CODE OF CONDUCT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
 POLICE INSPECTORS TRAINING MANUAL

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