QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT - Police Reform Programme

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Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) forum for stimulating dialogue among the local community stakeholders, developing partnerships between police and community to prevent and deal with local crime and highlighting benefits of this policing initiative. The workshops build the confidence and trust between the police and people and help to identify the challenges, set out the principles and identify key factors in undertaking successful community policing interventions in the local context. Direct financial support is supplementing and strengthening the implementation of Community Policing in 355 Model Unions and 43 metropolitan wards. Main activities include awareness building campaigns, orientation for CPF members, developing IEC materials and introducing problem-solving approaches to foster Community Policing. Output 4.3 Improved accesses to justice through refurbishment and ongoing support to women friendly Model Thana Activity 4.3.1 Support efforts to develop criteria and present advice to Steering Committee to identify 18 Thana to be refurbished as Model Thana. Once approved support efforts to refurbish, equip and train staff for up to 18 Model Thana. Model Thana will include women’s toilet(s), quiet room for victims and juveniles, and improved barracks, particularly for police women. It will be mobility impaired persons friendly. Model Thana include Motor vehicles (Pickups, Motorbikes, bicycles for each Thana , Umbrella, Torch light, computers, fax, photocopier, printer, scanner, PABX system and networking devices generator for each Model thana) and equipment also. Construction of Service Delivery Centers (SDCs) in 15 Model Thanas is in progress: Construction continued at the 15 Model Thanas. Work at five Service Delivery Centres (SDCs) in Bera, Uzirpur, Sunamgonj Sadar, Rangunia and Madaripur Sadar is behind the schedule. These projects have been delayed due to the unavailability of appropriate locations or due to site changes by the Bangladesh Police. Slower progress is an ongoing area of concern and PRP is in regular contact with the Public Works Department (PWD) to ensure progress continues at each of the locations. Progress of the construction at the remaining ten SDCs is satisfactory and the construction has reached the contract targets. Construction at all sites is expected to be completed by March 2013 as per the contract signed between PRP and PWD. Gangachara Model Thana Inaugurated The Gangachara Model Thana Complex in Rangpur District was inaugurated on 3rd September 2012. The complex consists of a 3 storied Thana building for operational activities along with officer’s quarters and barracks. The Police Reform Programme supported the Bangladesh Police to build this new police establishment at a cost of BDT 55 million. Mr. Hassan Mahmood Khandaker, Inspector General of Bangladesh Police, Quarterly Progress Report | July - September 2012 31 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor
Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) graced the occasion as the chief guest. The IGP said that he sees the Model Thana as the start of a new era in delivering policing services, particularly to the poor and disadvantaged people, in Gangachara. Mr. Khandaker said that community policing forums have been established and are building closer working relationships between the police and the public. The IGP stated that he anticipated that the Model Thana will contribute to improved police services by the Bangladesh Police. He thanked the PRP for improving the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of the Bangladesh Police. Activity 4.3.2 Provide ongoing support to model Thana Training of Trainers (TOT) for Model Thana personnel In order to develop training skills for Model Thana personnel, two Training of Trainers (TOT) courses were conducted for 36 police officers at the Hotel Lake Castle in Dhaka during this quarter. Training for Model Thana personnel by Model Thana Trainers With PRP support and facilitation, the Model Thana trainers conducted six courses for 118 Model Thana personnel in this quarter. Additional Activities The Component has attended a meeting arranged by the Thengamara Mohila Sobuj Songho (TMSS) to identify the modality of partnership with TMSS for fostering Community Policing. UNCHTDF and PRP collaboration is in final stages of implementation. PROMOTING GENDER SENSITIVE POLICING Key Outcome: Bangladesh Police promote the rights of women and children to be free of fear through improved representation at all levels and the provision of equitable and sensitive policing and victim support services. Key Activities and Progress: Output-5.1: The participation of women in Bangladesh Police is increased at all ranks and more women are represented in positions of authority Activity 5.1.1 Support efforts to prepare and implement a Women in Policing Strategy to actively increase the number of women police in Bangladesh Discussion held on Women in Policing A discussion was held on Women in Policing at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police premises. The women police from different sections of Bangladesh Police were present at the discussion. The objective of the meeting was to share the Women in Policing strategies and issues with the participants. The discussion also covered what role women police will need to perform to create conducive environment for the newly recruited women police. In the meeting a decision was 32 Quarterly Progress Report | July - September 2012 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor
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