Universities Registrars

Meet again Meet again Important Decisions

lIIM Indore to Start centre for Police leadership

IGNOU offers 24 hrs. use of DD TV channel,FM Channels

Amity University to develop psychological testing tools and performance indices

Pilot study on “Non-registration of FIRs” by universities to continue

Registrars of 31 universities attended this meeting to promote research in police and prison. BPR&D has signed MOUs for research work with eleven universities .

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NEWSLETTERPolice Research, Development & Training

VOLUME: 5 April - May 2007 ISSUE- 4

Registrars Meeting on 4/5/07

Universities Findings :on “Non-registration of FIRs

Pilot Study

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One needs influential person to get one’s FIR registered.

Attempts are made to arrive at a compromise even in serious criminal offences for extraneous reasons.

Non-registration is worse in rural police stations.

About 10% of the cases investigated are the result of court intervention.

NGOs participation required to rectify .

See inside forLaws for Investigators

Prisons Duty Meet

Training Initiatives

Books and Awards

For detailed news turn to page 2

We await

1. e-library for Police /Prison Officers

2. Data on Police Organisations

3. NGOs Directory for Prison

4. Prison Officers Directory

Future BPR&D Releases

Prof. M.A.Rizvi of IIM, Indore,offered to start a C e n t r e f o r P o l i c e / Correctional Leadership at IIM, Indore to undertake worldwide survey of best police leadership practices related to police at national level, state level and district level. Professor

Pro fessor (Dr. ) A .S . N a r a n g o f I G N O U University informed that t h e y h a v e a l r e a d y i n c o r p o r a t e d P o l i c e Science as an area for r e s e a r c h i n t h e i r programme guide. He offered the use of 24 hours DD and FM channel – G y a n D a r s h a n f o r disseminating research and live interaction.

Amity University would take up subjects on psychological testing, profiling and performance indices for police/prison. Amity Business School would take up the study of Nithar i incident from management perspective.

Rizvi also offered to hold five day training courses for senior level for police officers on leadership issues. I IM, Indore o f f e r e d t o h o l d a C o l l o q u i u m o f Universities to share the research findings on police/prison subjects in January 2008.

Prof. V. Raghavan & R.P. Singh : Amity University to take up Psychological Tests for Police

RESEARCH INITIATIVES

Professor R.S. Jaglan, Registrar, GJU S&T, H i s s a r ( H a r y a n a ) , i n f o r m e d t h a t h i s university would be taking up a research study to find out as to why a few villages are having a b n o r m a l l y h i g h population of criminals as compared to rest of the surrounding villages.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCHES

Prof. Rizvi : IIM Indore to Start Centre for Police Leadership

Prof. A. Narang : IGNOU Offers 24 hr. DD and FM Channel for Police

Next Meeting of Registrars to be held on 07.08.07 at BPRD, Delhi

Southern University Registrars to meet at

University of Madras, in Prof. S.M. Diaz Hall

on 13th June, 2007

Southern Chapter Opens BPR&D and

Contact : Dr. R. ThilagarajHOD Criminology

044-25366988, 09840290283

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Global Connections

Laws & Judgements for Investigators

On Finger Tips

BPR&D brings head notes of 8 leading criminal law journals from 1975 - 2002 of all Supreme Court /High Court Judgements. The gist of these judgements which are relevant for the investigators is made

available on the The information from 2002 -2007 is being processed to be uploaded very soon.

website www.bprd@gov.in.

EASY STEPS FOR YOU

GO TO :

1. www.bprd@gov.in

2. Find above icon on home page.

3. Click and you will reach the web page on the left.

4. Select the relevant law from the drop menu .

5. Select from subject, court, judge, parties, Section, year.

6. From the gist of the head notes select the head note of interest and click on details to see the details of the portion relevant for police.

Other Items of Interest on Our Website

National Police Commission ReportsModel Police Act. 2006

Films on Indian Police, Road Safety

Model Prison Manual Judgements on Police & Prisons

Judgements on Police Reforms

Links to International Police Links to Indian Police Forces Websites

and Juvenile delinquency.

Training Materials for Investigator on anti trafficking

Books, Journals, Newsletters etc.

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BPR&D Outreaches

BPR&D organized the Second All India Prison Duty Meet in collaboration with the Directorate of Prisons, Gujarat State at Ahmedabad from 12-14 May, 2007.About 200 prison officers from eight States ( Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu , Gujarat) participated in eight events.

1. Essay Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Karnataka2. Problem Solving M.P. Maharashtra Bihar3. Unarmed Combat Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu -4. First Aid and Health Care Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh M.P.5. Finding Hidden Prisoners Gujarat Tamil Nadu M.P.6. Volley Ball Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra7. Quiz Orissa Bihar Gujarat8. 100 Meter Race Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu

This Meet was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat State, Sh. Narender Modi and valedictory address was given by the Hon'ble Home Minister of State Sh. Amitbhai Shah Ji. Sh. R. C. Arora, Director (R&D) and Dr. B. V. Trivedi, Assistant Director represented the BPR&D at this meet .

EVENTS GOLD SILVER BRONZE

2ND ALL INDIA PRISON DUTY MEETORGANISED BY BPR&D

Training Initiatives

B P R & D t r a i n s Maldivean Police :

Workshop by US Trainers :

A 3 months course on advanced sc ien t i f i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n s w a s concluded at CDTS Chandigarh on 3rd March 2007 for six police officers from Maldives.

BPR&D coordinated two w o r k s h o p s b y U S

Trainers at Nat ional I n d u s t r i a l S e c u r i t y A c a d e m y , C I S F , Hyderabad on - (a) Major Security Managements, 30th April to 5th May, 2007(b) Protective Intelligence and Investigation Manage-ment, 3rd May to 5th May, 2007.

Two V.I. Courses were

Vert ical Interact ion Courses :

organized for Senior Police Officer on-(a) Development in forensic Science and Medicines 25th to 30 June, 2007 at Shimla.(b) Disaster Management 18th to 23rd June, 2007 at Nainital.A V.I. course is planned on Image Building & Behaviour Pattern of Police from 23rd to 27th July, 2007 at A d m i n i s t r a t i v e S t a f f College, Hyderabad.

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ANNOUNCEMENTfor

ndII Colloquium 13 - 16 November 2007

at Chinmaya Mission, Lodhi RoadNew Delhi

“Respecting & Recognizing

Police Authors”

If you are a POLICE AUTHOR or know of a POLICE AUTHORfor Participation —

NG IZO IC N E G R P D O N L I A C G E N A I U T T C H E P O S R E S R

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M H A h a s appointed a Committee to p r e p a r e a S t a n d a r d O p e r a t i n g P r o c e d u r e (SOP) for the

func t i on ing o f Po l i ce Stations set up u n d e r t h e C o a s t a l s e c u r i t y S c h e m e headed by Dr. Satya Pal Singh, IG, Konkan Range, Maharasht ra wi th the representatives from Indian Navy, Coast Guard, DG, Shipping, Customs, BSF and Coastal Police etc.

Final meeting of this committee was held at Navi Mumbai on 15-16th May, 2007. Sh. R.C. Arora, Director (R&D), BPR&D, who is the convener of the meeting, participated in the deliberations to refine the Draft SOP prepared by a

s m a l l g r o u p comprising of Director (R&D), B P R & D , I G , Konkan Range,

Mumbai and Sh. Lok Nath Behra,IG, Kerala Police.The f i n a l i z e d S O P w a s presented to DG, BPR&D on 17th May, 07 and the same has been submitted to MHA on 18th May, 07.

Marine Policing : SOP

To Help you : To plan for a Marine Police Station, Marine Fleet, Procedures, Personnel etc.

Contact :Shri Sanjay Baniwal DD(R) Block - XI, 4th Floor CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003dgbprd@yahoo.co.in

A Compendium of Products and Companies on

Communication

Detection

Electronic

Surveillance

Security

From & by Police Officers at

Safe India ExhibitionDelhi, 13 - 16 Feb 2007

www.bprd.gov.in email - dgbprd@yahoo.co.in

Bureau of Police Research & Development

BPR&D is grateful to all DsG for sending participants to the two seminar-cum-exhibitions which resulted in these two compendia of PRODUCTS and COMPANIES relating to equipments for Disaster Management, Security and Surveillance required for all Police forces.These Compendia have been sent to all DsG.

Information on latest technology for Police

G.B. Pant Awards BPR&D has been announcing G.B. Pant Awards for Books in Hindi on Police & Prisons since 1982. This year the Awards have been given to the following :1. Mr. Joginder Singh Police ki Kahani Meri Jubani2. Dr. A.K. Shrivastava Police Marg Darshika3. Dr. P.S. Bhushan Police Prabandh4. Dr. Deepa Jain Mahila Suraksha & Mahila Police5. Mohd. R. Khan Police Adhikariyon Ke Virudh Vibhagiya

Kariavahi Ka Vayavharik Gyan.6. Dr. M. Laxamanachrya Niayaik Vigyan & Apradh Anveshan7. Dr. Anupam Sharma Cyber Crime.

BPRD Announces

BOOKS5

Promoting Good Practices & Standards

Monthly updates

Published, Printed and edited by P.N.Khurana & Designed by Mr. Sanjay Baniwal Deputy Director(R&D) & Mr. Virender Singh on behalf of Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development, Government. of India, Ministry of Home affairs, at Block No. 11, 3rd/4th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi and printed in the office of the DG, BPR&D, New Delhi-110003. e-mail Reg No. DELENG/2003/12692editoripj@yahoo.co.in & dgbprd@yahoo.co.in

1. Art of Living Course : Two Courses for five days each from 8 - 19 May, 2007 were attended by 32 Officers of BPR&D. These were conducted by Mrs. Tripta Dhawan of AOL Org.

2. Desk Top Publishing Course :A 56 hrs. DTP course for five Officers of BPR&D was conducted by NIPSTEC under NIC at BPR&D.

3. Hands on Training : Daily a 1 hr. course on office procedures & hand on training for ministerial staff was conducted by Mr. Dharmindar Kumar, .

4. Computer Course : A five day computer course was conducted by New Horizons under NIC for 15 Officers of BPR&D from 28 May 2007.DG BPR&D also attended the course.

Also : Mr. Lalit Das, AD has returned from IIM Bangalore after 1 year course.

Mr. Randhir Singh, Inspector was repatriated to CISF after completion of his tenure.

retd. Police Officer

For Details in the monthly advertisements please visit www.bprd@gov.in

Staff Welfare

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