FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF - Bureau of Police Research and ...

manuscripts on the police related theme selected for the year. The
Hindi Section also publishes journal titled “Police Vigyan” in Hindi
language quarterly. For this, articles and research papers are sought
from retired and serving police officers, scholars, professors, experts
and persons having keen interest in the area of police administration
and law & order.
The Directorate publishes Indian Police Journal quarterly in English
language. The articles, papers published in this journal received from
different sectors of the society are scrutinized by the expert body
constituted by the Bureau.
The Bureau library has good collection of more than 25,000 books,
research study reports, reference books, Ph.D. thesis and periodicals of
national and international level.
The Directorate organizes from time to time Seminars, Workshops,
Conferences on various current issues related to police organisation and
functioning and other social issues in collaboration with State Police
Organisation and other Institutes working in this field. All India Police
Science Congress is a regular feature of the Directorate which is
organized every year in collaboration with different States/UTs. Besides
this, National Conference for Women in Police is also organized by
the Directorate biannually.
Correctional Administration Wing
Consequent upon the recommendations made by the All India Committee on Jail
Reforms (1980-83) about the establishment of a National Commission on Prisons
under Chapter XXVI of its report, the Correctional Administration Wing of the
Bureau of Police Research and Development has been established by the Ministry of
Home Affairs vide their letter No. VII 11018/14/92-GPA.IV dated November 16, 1995
with a charter of functions which includes responsibilities relating to the study of
problems affecting prison administration and the promotion of research and training
in this field. In pursuance of these functions, the Wing has not only been sponsoring
research projects to the eminent professionals in this field but has also been
sponsoring various training programmes for prison officers through reputed
Institutes and Prison Departments of the State Governments. This Wing also
undertakes research projects at its own on issues deserving priority attention from the
viewpoint of public policy. The priority in this regard are determined on the basis of
a national consensus emerging at various forums, such as, Advisory Committee on
Prison Reforms, Regional Meetings of the Heads of Prison Departments of States and
Vertical Interaction Courses for Prison Officers. This Wing is headed by a Deputy
Director and is assisted by an Assistant Director. The Correctional Administration
Wing is guided in its activities by an ADVISORY COMMITTEE comprising of eminent
persons in the field of law, correctional administration, social work, forensic medicine
etc. The Advisory Committee on Prison Reforms functions in BPR&D
is to guide the work relating to Correctional Administration.
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