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Preserving the Art of Tracking: A Dying Skill in Modern Policing

Traditional Tracking Skills at Risk of Being Lost Forever

Senior Community Constable Dean Walker fears that the ancient art of tracking, vital to policing in Australia, is slowly fading. Once essential for solving crimes and locating missing people, this skill, passed down through generations, is being overshadowed by advancing technology. 

Constables Walker and Pat Larkins of Coober Pedy continue to utilize these tracking abilities, identifying disturbances in the landscape, such as moved rocks or broken branches, to follow suspects and locate missing persons.

While there are only 26 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community constables in South Australia today, many lack these invaluable skills. Walker and Larkins, who learned to track while hunting as children, emphasize the importance of teaching the next generation. 

They recount past successes, including the notable case of Jimmy James, a legendary tracker who found a missing girl in 1966. As the need for these skills persists in remote areas, they hope to ensure this critical knowledge survives, passing it on to future generations who might carry on the legacy.

Source abc.net

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