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Seventh Issue of Emerge Published

Emerge is the regular update for policing and the wider criminal justice community on the work of the SPSA. Emerge is now presented in new interactive PDF format.

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Plans unveilled to speed up forensic support for Scottish police

SPSA Forensic Services has today published proposals to improve the speed, consistency, and cost effectiveness of forensic analysis in Scotland.

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Scots Police Training Revamp puts Emphasis on Hands-On Experience

Scotland’s new police recruits are to complete their formal training faster, and experience more operational time on the streets as part of the largest shake up of probationer training in recent years.

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Join the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency    

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The SCDEA is at the forefront of fighting serious organised crime in Scotland.

Their aim is to detect and dismantle organised crime networks in or impacting on Scotland, particularly those involved in the illegal drugs trade, money laundering, fraud, firearms and human trafficking. 

The SCDEA will offer you a challenging, but highly rewarding opportunity for career development.  They offer a variety of secondment tenures and welcome applications from all serving police officers.  They also need skilled and experienced support staff to help them deliver their objective of protecting Scotland's communities including e-crime specialists, financial investigators, analysts, administrators and technical support officers.

For more information on vacancies at SPSA visit their website www.scdea.police.uk