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MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE

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E. Police School<br />

.1. The Police School has just been put in operatiop.- It is now<br />

conducting its first 15-week class for -14 officer cadidates and 31<br />

enlisted men. The Police plan to train three classes'por year and antic­<br />

ipate that future sessions will consist of 20 to 25 Officers Candidates<br />

and 60 enlisted men.<br />

2.. The curricula taught at the school are shown on pages 39 and 40.<br />

It will be noticed that, with two exceptions, all the instructors are<br />

French nationals. M. Lesueur, who impressed the Team as being a compe­<br />

_tent.police specialist, isthe Director of the School.<br />

.,3. One-of the difficulties of the school is the low level of educa­<br />

tion of.the enlisted men group. For this reason they are taught the­<br />

"three Ria" and other basic subjects five times a week. Physical fitness<br />

is.also stressed. During the Tesmts visit M. Maurel, a former French<br />

Police-Training Officer fromnToulouse1 France, conducted a mass demon­<br />

stration of Judo and disarming exercises in which all the trainees par­<br />

ticipated.<br />

4. Director Lesueur mentioned that during the present year 15 out­<br />

standing young officers have been sent to France for~advanced training<br />

and that 9 others are scheduled to go next year. As this training is<br />

very expensive, the School plans to extend its curriculum to include<br />

"in service training", advance officer training and other specialized<br />

courses. -<br />

5. Housekeeping at the School is excellent. Claseroomas, moos-hall,<br />

quarters, recreation room,.though not elaborate, are adequate and neat.

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