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Police recruit to 'tweet' during training

A new police recruit will share her experiences with the world on Twitter when she undertakes 23 weeks of training at the Victoria Police Academy.

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Stephanie Attard, 21, will take out her nose ring and start twittering on her iPad to tell the good, the bad and the ugly about life as a raw recruit.

Stephanie's Twitter account, http://twitter.com/vicpolrecruit, will be unedited, and all tweets will be straight from her own fingertips.

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"I will tweet about the good, the bad, the tough and the sad, so people thinking about joining Victoria Police will be able to get a real insight into life at the academy," Stephanie said.

"I am looking forward to learning all the skills that will help me be the best I can be as a member of Victoria Police."

Stephanie first applied for Victoria Police when she was 18, but was told to apply again after she had more life experience.

She then worked at Australian Customs and in a juvenile detention centre and completed a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Criminal Justice) before reapplying this year.

"I've always wanted to be a police officer, as I've always admired police from a young age," Stephanie said.

"I want to be challenged throughout my career with Victoria Police and to work in an environment where every day is different. I think I will find that in this job."

Stephanie will also be putting up a fortnightly YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/VPBlueTube.


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