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Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Output 3.4: More effective working-level collaboration between the police and judicial system A total of eight Court Officers Courses were conducted as planned during 2012. However, the target of 160 participants was only partially met: though eight courses were conducted, the number of participants totalled only 136 due to seven hartals in December preventing the remaining officers to travel to Dhaka for the training. The PRP also provided extensive support in developing the course through conducting workshops reviewing the existing Police Prosecutors Course for Court Inspectors and conducting training needs analysis with the Court Inspectors Focus Group which aided in identifying the content for the new training course. The PRP collaborated with the A2J Project and encouraged a National Consultant engaged in researching the existing Public Prosecutor system to also analyse the role of police prosecutors in the current environment. The National Consultant's draft report was forwarded to the PRP on June 25, 2012 and the PRP provided detailed commentary on this draft report to the A2J. Three workshops conducted in Dhaka, Jessore and Sylhet, involving criminal justice system stakeholders resulted in the development of draft police guidelines on custody management. Representatives from the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission (BNHRC), the UNDP funded BNHRD-CDP, Magistrates, and senior police officers all contributed to the draft guidelines. All parties involved are continuing to develop the draft and anticipate that the draft will be presented to a cross-section of the criminal justice system for further commentary before presenting the draft to the IGP. Three consultations with The Asia Foundation (TAF) were undertaken to synchronise two projects activities, to ensure that there are no duplications and to guarantee consistent outputs. The PRP and TAF will conduct a joint donor consultation meeting in early 2013 to affirm other NGOs operating in the criminal justice sector's engagement in the process. Networking: The PRP provided detailed feedback on the A2J Project review of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The PRP followed up on this input by attending a consultation on the CrPC review and making suggestions on a number of areas under review which could be strengthened. The PRP also contributed specific commentary on the A2J Project review of the Evidence Act with substantial suggestions made on how to improve the review. An ongoing consultation undertaken with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) facilitated the invitation of three Bangladesh Police officers to visit the Transnational Crime Coordination Centre of the Royal Thai Police. The tour was successfully completed as outlined above and the PRP acknowledges the support provided by the Royal Thai Police and the Australian Federal Police. The PRP consulted with USAID, The Asia Foundation, and Winrock's ACT Project to ensure the PRP's better understanding of existing programmes operating in Bangladesh to combat THB. Consultations conducted with Ms. Kyra Buchko, Senior Technical Adviser of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Capacity Development Project (BNHRC-CDP) and Ms. Mona M'Bikay Boin, Project Manager of BNHRC-CDP resulted in the drafting of police guidelines on arrest and detention. Further consultations resulted in the PRP Senior Adviser recommending including retired police officers on the roster of investigators for the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission. The PRP consulted with Mr. Michael Dynes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to discuss his involvement in future PRP facilitated workshops, focusing on developing police guidelines on arrest and detention. The PRP is supporting the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka in establishing a Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice course through facilitating forensics lectures on Saturdays. The University anticipates the opening of a new department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and will provide a range of study options at the Honours and Masters level. The PRP is supporting the development of a forensic related curriculum and will establish a practical laboratory for forensic sciences. 24 Annual Report 2012
Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY POLICING Key Outcome: Greater trust and interaction between the community and police, resulting in improved access to justice and human rights in addition to a reduced fear of crime Key Activities and Progress: Output 4.1: Community policing philosophy integrated into policing operations The PRP assisted the Bangladesh Police in organizing four divisional and community consultations in Sylhet, Rajshahi, Barisal and Khulna. These divisional consultations increased awareness on the community policing philosophy and improved cooperation between the police and the community. The PRP supported the establishment of an additional sixty-seven Community Policing Units, bringing the total number up to 277 Community Policing Units nationally. These Units serve as the focal point for coordinating and monitoring community policing forums and crime prevention programs at the local level. The PRP is now in the process of procuring furniture for these newly established Units. Four ToT courses were conducted, involving seventy-two police officers from Model Thanas. The objective of the course was to provide the assigned trainers with the skills to deliver presentations at Model Thana training programmes on providing effective services to the public, collecting and protecting evidence from crime scenes, registering General Diaries and First Information Reports and developing partnerships with the community. ToT participants commenced the facilitation of training to personnel serving in Model Thanas. Twenty-seven students from ten schools in Khulna participated in an art competition organized by the Khulna Range of the Bangladesh Police with PRP support. Through this initiative, the local police force has improved relations with the community it serves and has provided students with a platform to learn basic traffic rules and regulations in terms of crossing roads and highways on their way to school. The PRP supported three awareness raising programmes in Bandarban, Khulna and Cox's Bazaar on road safety during Traffic Week. The programmes included orientation, discussions on road safety for students and teachers and a display of road signs at different schools and colleges. Nineteen schools participated in the Bandarban program while the Cox's Bazaar program included developing leaflets on traffic awareness, school orientation and driver's orientation. The leaflets were distributed at the town's bus terminal and five schools were included in the road safety orientation initiative. During 2012, the PRP conducted a Rapid Evaluation of directly funded CPFs. The evaluation's objective was first to measure the extent to which PRP direct financial support is in compliance with the guidelines and second to gauge the impact of the support compared with unsupported CPFs. The findings indicated that financial support created a notable impact on CPF activities. Patterns in categories such as identifying local criminals and solving local crimes, type of activities, and quality of work in pilot areas were distinctly superior to those in unsupported unions. The assessment also found that CPC members in supported areas are generally more satisfied with community policing than members in unsupported areas. The PRP has already begun implementing the report's recommendations and expects PRP's activities to continue contributing to ensuring the CPF's effectiveness and sustainability. Annual Report 2012 25
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