Project no: 2010-1-RO1-LEO05-07377SETTING-UP THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR INITIAL AND CONTINUOUS

TRAINING ON PROFESSIONAL STRESS MANNAGEMENT AND DUTY WEAPONS USING TACTICS

- based on transfer of innovation from partner countries - Project BIA

BIA Project - Research activities on stress management and

shooting tactics

Regarding BIA Project, WP3 ACTIVITIES - Research on stress management and shooting tactics, between 25th of June and 24th of August 2012, the following activities were developed :

o study visit in Hungary: 25-29.06.2012;o study visit in Germany: 02-06.07.2012;o 3 working group meetings at Cluj Police School between 9th and 13th of July, 23rd and 27th of July and 20th and 24th of August 2012.

The aim of the study visits was for the participant to familiarize with the professional training systems of Hungarian and German policemen. There were presented relevant information regarding the project’s subject, being described selection criteria, means and instruments used by the partners regarding professional skills and personality variables on stress management and shooting tactics. Conclusions and proposals on transfer of innovation were put together.

Following the first three meetings of the research group, organized in Cluj between 9th and 13th of July, 23rd and 27th of July and 20th and 24th of August, a questionnaire on stress management and shooting tactics was developed, with 68 items.

This instrument was distributed to 42 police county inspectorates and to the Bucharest General Police Department. Up until now, 414 questionnaires were fulfilled and returned to the school, for processing. Also, a qualitative analyses of using duty weapons cases registered in 2012 in the Romanian Police was realized.

The officials from Cluj Police School wish to thank all the psychologists, sociologists and shooting trainers who accepted to join BIA Project:

- psychologists: chief superintendent TURC DARIUS - M.A.I., Psychological Testing Centre; principal inspector MOCANU NICOLETA - I.G.P.R., Psycho-Sociological Department; principal inspector BOB NICOLETA and inspector ROTARU IOANA - I.PJ. Cluj, Psycho-Sociological Department; principal inspector BĂDILĂ ANCA - „Vasile Lascar” Police School from Campina; deputy inspector HAITA MIHAELA - ”Septimiu Muresan” Police School from Cluj-Napoca;

- shooting trainers experts: chief superintendent ROŞCA IULIAN - „Vasile Lascar” Police School from Campina; chief superintendent MANDACHE SORIN and chief superintendent ENUŞOIU GHEORGHE - „Nicolae Golescu” Police Basic and Further Training from Slatina; inspector HELJU GABRIEL NICOLAE - „Dr. Aurel Greblea” Canine Centre from Sibiu; principal chief agent ALBERT MARIUS - I.G.P.R., Human Resources Department; chief superintendent MOLDOVAN FLORIN - “Septimiu Muresan” Police School from Cluj-Napoca;

- sociologists: principal inspector BĂLOI MARIA OANA - I.G.P.R., Psycho-Sociological Department; principal inspector NEAG ANGELICA - I.P.J. Cluj.

Our appreciations also go to the German and Hungarian experts in psychology and shooting tactics, who participated at the meetings organized in Cluj:

- psychologist GENTSCH REGINA, chief superintendent JANS BERND and chief superintendent GRUENBAUM BERND - Bereitschaftspolizeipräsidium Baden-Württemberg, Germany

- lieutenant colonel SZELES ERIKA and lieutenant ISTOK BALASZ - Hungarian National Police.