Annual Report - Police Reform Programme

Police Reform Programme
(Phase-II)
At the beginning of 2012, one hundred Crime Scene Investigation Kits were distributed to Thanas.
Another 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits are currently en route to Bangladesh and the PRP
expects to receive the kits in mid-January, 2013. The PRP has already received 400 digital cameras.
A camera will be included in each of the 400 Crime Scene Investigation Kits on their arrival and
promptly distributed to police stations across the country. The Crime Scene Investigation Kits and
digital cameras will be instrumental to the Bangladesh Police being able to collect more concrete,
physical evidence from crime scenes, thereby linking more suspects to crimes.
The PRP procured a Multi-Point Soxhlet Extraction System in order to detect poison in exhibits and
an Organic Compounds Library software package for the CID Chemical Laboratory in Dhaka. This
equipment was procured in accordance with the forensic science strategy and will strengthen
chemical laboratories' ability to test viscera for the presence of poison.
Facilitation of the Crime Scene Management Course continued
throughout 2012. The objective of the training Course was to
develop participants' knowledge base and skill set in securing and
managing crime scenes and improving the overall quality of
investigations conducted by the Bangladesh Police. In 2012, sixty
courses were completed by 1,210 participants. The training
enhanced the participants' knowledge, attitude and skills in
collecting and preserving evidence.
Eighteen thousand posters were disseminated to all police stations
in Bangladesh. The posters aim to raise awareness on forensic
assessment, crime scene preservation, and police responsibility in protecting crime scenes from
contamination.
Output 3.2: Improved investigation capacity for both general and specialised crime, in
particular for crimes against women and children, THB, sexual abuse and assault,
serious and emerging crime, counter terrorism, financial, and cyber-crime
The PRP supported the DMP in conducting a Rapid Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which resulted in
identifying modules to be included in a four-week investigation skills course for DMP investigators.
However, the PRP was not in a position to allocate immediate resources to the course's development
and facilitation and the DMP undertook the training independently.
A focus group was formed to review the current response to serious crime investigation. The focus
group comprises of representatives from CID, SB, DB, and Detective Training School (DTS). The
PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in developing a Concept Note on Serious Crime Investigation in
order to review the current response and make recommendations to the IGP on methods to
strengthen the response. The Concept Note was presented to the NPD and the Additional IGP CID
for consideration.
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