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A workshop for Civil Society
TOWARDS BETTER POLICING IN PUNJAB
Saturday, November 3, 2007.
10 A.M. – 5 P.M.
Objectives
1. Provide information on the Supreme Court directives on police reform
2. Provide information on the Punjab Government’s response to compliance with the directives and drafting of new legislation
3. Discuss the need for peoples’ participation in this process
4. Strategize collectively to ensure a people-friendly Punjab Police Act
Agenda
10.00
Registration
10.30: Session – I
Introduction: What is Better Policing? Better Policing for Whom?
10.45
Group discussion on finding solutions to problems in policing
11.30: Session – II
Pillars of Reform: presentation on two current initiatives in police reform -
Supreme Court directives and Model Police Act 2006
12.00
Question & Answer Session
12.30: Session – III
Punjab Government’s Response to Police Reform – How it compares with the nation and with Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Discussion and analysis
1.30: Lunch
2.30: Session – IV
Peoples’ participation in the process: necessary, desirable or optional?
3.30: Afternoon Tea
3.45
Developing an action plan to influence change and demand a people-friendly Punjab Police Act
5.00: Session – V
Evaluation and Conclusion
Venue and Program
- Location: Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab Institutional Area, Sector 26, Chandigarh
- Date and Time: Saturday, November 3, 2007. 10 A.M.
Seven Steps to Police Reform
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