International Community Policing Award-2009

International Community Policing Award-2009
International Community Policing Award-2009

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Police Security Agencies Coordination Scheme


Another scheme that was implemented by Kochi City Police was the “Police security Agency Co-ordination Scheme” It is a scheme, enlisting the support of various Security and Detective Agencies to assist the police in crime prevention and also to provide information to the Police on crime related matters. There are many security agencies functioning in Kochi City which are providing security personnel ( Ex-service men or otherwise trained personnel) who are put on security duties in various ATMs, Banks, Shopping Establishments, Flats, Companies, Personal Protection, Shops etc. It is established that around 8000 such security personnel are presently functioning in the City. To tap this huge source of trained security personnel and to ensure their assistance to the police in the discharge of their duties, we constituted a co-ordination Committee of various heads of Security and Detective Agencies working in Kochi City chaired by the Commissioner of Police, with a primary responsibility of co-ordination among the Security Agencies. It was ensured by the Committee that the security personnel engaged by them and working in vari

ous banks/ATMs, will henceforth function in close co-ordination with the police at the station level. A special training was organized for the security personnel by the police to make them more aware of their duties and also for better co-ordination with the police department. The sphere of responsibility of these security personnel which was limited to their establishment alone was increased to the premises and the general neighborhood around them. The Security Personnel are now functioning as the eyes and ears of the police force and pass on the necessary information to policemen in case they come to know of any such crimes and criminals. The programme evoked a massive response from all the Security Agencies which has ensured that these 8000 strong Security Personnel fully support the City Police in Crime Prevention, within the City.

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