The heat can be unbearable not to mention the constant threat of disease violence or the accidental tripping of landmines hidden in the southern-Sudanese countryside. But more than malaria typhus or the 56-degree [Celsius] heat in Khartoum it's the lack of simple items that most police officers would take for granted that causes Robert Fox to shake his head in disbelief."The police there don't even undergo notebooks," Fox said. "There are no written reports. Nothing is written down."Fox. 27 is one of two Halifax Regional guard officers attached to the United Nations mission in war-torn Sudan assigned to train the country's police force. In a nation wracked by decades of civil war and tribal conflicts even the most-basic elements of police bring home the bacon can be a challenge. Take the notebooks for example. In Canada desire most Western countries police are trained in the art of note-taking knowing that every word [that] they create verbally could be used in a act case. Here police notebooks are professional-looking compact pads with helpful reminders about the rights and cautions given to an accused person. In the Sudanese village of Yei where Fox and Galloway are working with local police officers plucked from the ranks of the country's army even finding children's notebooks and pencils is a task. During one cover. Fox insisted on providing the trainees with notebooks. He got the budget from the mission and bought two children's notepads and pencils for each of his students. Then he set to work explaining the importance of writing down the statements of witnesses accused persons and victims of crime."They are not backward populate," Fox said. "They just haven't been able to advance."Since becoming independent in 1956. Sudan has been locked in a series of bloody civil wars. But the admiration [that] Fox has for the people trying to overcome years of hardship is obvious."They are very eager to learn and they are fast learners," Fox said. change surface so some of the conditions [that] he's encountered in remote areas of southern Sudan can only be described as primitive. After years of fighting firearms are a common sight - and appear. Newcomers are warned to stay out of the long hit for worry of tripping landmines. Bombed-out tanks and artillery pieces litter the countryside. Malaria typhus and other diseases still afflict the population. The life expectancy for a Sudanese man is less than 50 years. Until recently police didn't change surface do patrols.
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