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during the year, compared with 294 killed and 11,323 injured in 1967. This represented an increase of 18.7 per cent in the number of fatalities and 2.3 per cent increase in the number of persons injured.
MANPOWER AND TRAINING
The strength of the regular police force (excluding women police) at the end of year was: 132 gazetted officers, 908 junior officers, 9,524 non-commissioned officers and constables. There were 445 women police of all ranks.
Inspectors are recruited locally and in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries. Constables are recruited locally. On enlistment, all ranks are given a 26-week course of initial training in the Police Training School at Aberdeen.
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There was this year a major development in the teaching of English to constables. In co-operation with the Government Training Division, a six-month full-time English language course was introduced for selected PCs, in which use was made of the latest language laboratory techniques. In addition, there were marked improvements in the teaching of English during basic training. Part-time English classes also remained available at all levels for those who wished to attend.
One of the effects of the 1967 confrontation was the need to build up a reserve striking force at the expense of in-service general training, which was suspended for several months. Previously general police training and, internal security training had been separate phases of the early training of all ranks. However it became clear that it would be impracticable to resume this arrangement, and it was decided that the two types of training should be fused into a single, integrated plan. Some teething troubles were experi- enced and resolved, and the indications were that this major change in training practice would prove successful.
Briefly, the changes made were these. Whereas the Police Training Contingent formerly had a dual role, i.e. training in internal security duties and also the provision of an immediate riot striking force, this was reduced to the second function only and the Contingent was re-named the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). The other function was taken over by the Police Training School (PTS), where personnel