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[ A NG NE RNR EER. erga aes wl ARERR Sg # Dorn -- a a Lae L} 12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 6, 1990 Grade 6 Cornish students visit Cell Block Grade 6 students from R.H. Cornish made their first, and hopefully their only trip to Po- lice Headquarters in Oshawa on Friday as part of their course of study. The teachers and Constable way these children ever want to bein police headquarters. Constable Bramma has been teaching the Grade 6 students a V.L.P. course(Values Influenc- es, Peer Pressures). The stu- dents had eight sessions with Constable Bramma, with the Peter B i eter Bramma stressed to the visit to headquarters wrapping children that this is the only oe NE NG Zs ST 22 Constable Bramma showed the students how he goes about piecing together clues to solve crimes. TC SR up the course. The students were taken on a tour of the facilities, and shown how the police system operates. They were shown aspects of police work such as how they solve crimes, and what hap- pens to those who commit crimes. First the students were tak- en to where the dispatchers re- ceive all incoming calls, and Constable Bramma explained the entire process to the eager students. They were then shown photo- graphs of different situations to explain how they piece together Constable Peter Bramma warned the students of the clues to solve murders and oth- er crimes. Drinking and driving is a ma- jar issue these days, and the students were warned of what can happen if they are under the influence of drugs, and op- erate a motor vehicle. Four students also were se- lected to blow into the roadside alert, to demonstrate the proce- dure to the other students. After the talk on drunk driv- ing they were taken to the "drunk tank", and then into the cell block, where they were al- lowed to examine the inside of - the cellsif they wished. The students laid on the beds, and shook the bars, all the while expressing how horrible J it would be tobe locked in there, and how they would never do anything wrong in their entire "lives. The students were then tak- eninto a room, where their mug shots were taken. The final stop was the shoot- ing gallery, where Constable Bramma explained the proce- dures a police officer uses with hisgun. He reminded the students that just because a police officer carries a weapon, does not mean he uses it very often. He stated he wanted them to know that even though he was a po- lice officer, a gun is only to be used if he or a civilian is in life threatening danger, and that gun should only be used by a po- lice officer. He stated that people do not need weapons to protect them- selves, that is what the police are trained for. He strictly warned the stu- dents of the dangers of the weapons, and had a large selec- tion of illegal weapons on hand to show the children including flick-knives, guns, and brass knuckles. The students were all very at- tentive, and full of questions during the tour. Constable Bramma also ex- plained that he would be back in a few months to talk to the dangers of drinking and driving during their tour of police headquarters. This student demonstates how the road-side alert works. students again, and find out 1 from them what they learned ; from the V.1.P. sessions. This student doesn't look too happy at the prospect of being locked behind bars. The Grade 6 students were al- lowed to Investigate the inside of the cells at Oshawa Police Headquarters. The students were shown how the procedure works when someone Is arrested. Several students stopped to have their mug shots taken. Co