Pakistan's policing services continue to be in need of reform, in particular regarding police services that are community responsive, while utilizing modern policing strategies and techniques to solve crimes. A report by UNODC in 2010,"Policing in Pakistan: an overview of institutions, debates and challenges"noted a growth in organized criminal activities in the Punjab. The report also listed several areas where reform should be concentrated, including improving relations with communities; crime intelligence; investigation and evidence handling; personnel management and skills/capacity building. UNODC Pakistan, as part of its Country Programme (2010-2015) is providing support to police departments across Pakistan, including training to build capacity of law enforcement personnel to manage crime scenes and process the collection of evidence. In addition, a programme to promote cooperation between police and prosecutors is being rolled out.
UNODC and representatives of the Embassy of Norway Pakistan have met with the Inspector General (IG) of Police Punjab and his executive staff. The IG has acknowledged the need for improvement in the law enforcement capacity of the Department. However, he also noted that while the instances of training support provided by the international community (including UNODC) are welcomed, it does little to reach the vast number of the department. As a result, he has requested Norway and UNODC to design a more comprehensive approach that will reach a larger segment of his Department’s personnel. The suggested approach involves the following tasks:
1) Undertake a comprehensive assessment of training in all police colleges and training centres to include specialized training offered to the current police corps.
2) Using the results of the assessment, undertake a revision of the training platform offered to police personnel in these training institutions to include specialized training offered to senior officers.
3) Assist the Department to implement this revised training platform
4) Provide specialized training to develop the investigative capacities of investigators to include the collection, preservation and use of forensic evidence to identify and prosecute perpetrators of crimes.
5) Implement the recommendations as outlined in the report by NCIS (2013).
Scoping Mission
At a meeting in Oslo on 14 February, where also UNODC was represented, there was agreement across the Norwegian Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Police Directorate, and the Norwegian Police University College (PHS)) that a scoping mission should be carried out to assess the feasibility of a more comprehensive assessment (Task 1 above).
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The team will submit to the cross government working group a short 15-20 page report (plus annexes) with recommendations on whether Norway should proceed with the assessment phase of this work. If the recommendation is to proceed, the report will also include a recommendation plan for the assessment phase, details of potential risks and ideas on how the assessment and subsequent programme could be structured.
Outcome
The report should contribute to the decision making process within Norway on if and how to engage in providing support to the Punjab Police, UNODC support programme to update the police education system in Punjab.
Draft report available by end of June, final report by end of July.
Outcome objectives of mandate
The scoping mission would:
1) Provide further background and context on the police education and training system in Punjab, including a preliminary look at the methodology, content, and resources that are currently available.
2) Provide clarity on the purpose, scope, organization and resources required for a comprehensive assessment of police colleges and training centres in Punjab (Task 1 above).
3) Consider how feasible the implementation of the findings of such an assessment might be - what challenges/risks are involved?
If Norway is in a position to provide support to this process, recommend how that support could be structured.