Bureau of Police Research and Development

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Bureau of Police Research and Development
पुलिस अनुसंधान एवं विकास ब्यूरो
BPRD
Director General
Parent agencyMinistry of Home Affairs
Divisions
5
  • Administration
  • Modernisation / Development
  • Training
  • Research & Correctional
  • National Policing Mission
Notables
Person
  • Director General
Website
http://www.bprd.nic.in/

The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), was set up on 28 August 1970 in furtherance of the objective of the

consultancy organisation. At present it has 4 divisions – Research, Development, Training and Correctional Administration.[1]

Functions

Functions of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) are different for each of the four divisions and are as follows:

U.S ambassador to INDIA, with officer of BPR&D

Research Division

  • Analysis and study of crime and problems of general nature affecting the police, e.g.,
    • Trends and causes of crime.
    • Prevention of crime-preventive measures, their effectiveness and relationship with crime.
    • Organisation, strength, administration, methods, procedures and techniques of the police forces and their modernisation, police act and manuals.
    • Improvements in methods of investigation, utility, and results of introducing scientific aids and punishment.
    • Inadequacy of laws.
    • Juvenile delinquency.
    • Police Uniform, badges, medals, decorations, colours, and flags, police drill, warrant of procedure etc.
  • Assistance of Police Research programmes in States and Union Territories, processing and coordination of research projects, sponsoring extra mutal research.
  • Work relating to Standing Committee on Police Research.
  • Police Science Congress & other conferences and seminars relating to study of police problems.
  • Participation in
    social defence
    and crime prevention programmes.
  • Participation in the work of the United Nations in the field of prevention of crime and treatment of offenders.
  • Maintenance of all India statistics of crime.
  • Statistical analysis of trends of crime.
  • Documentation relating to Police Science and Criminology.
  • Publication of:
    • Police Research & Development Journal
    • Crime in India
    • Indian Police Journal
    • Accidental Deaths and Suicides
    • Research Reports and News Letters
    • Reports, Reviews, other journals and books relating to matters connected with police work.

Development Division

  • Review of the performance of various types of equipment used by the police forces in India and development of new equipment in the following fields:
    • Arms and Ammunition
    • Riot Control Equipment
    • Traffic Control Equipment
    • Police Transport
    • Miscellaneous scientific equipment and scientific aids to investigation
  • Liaison with the National laboratories,
    Indian Ordnance Factories
    , various scientific organisations and institutions and public and private sector undertakings in the above fields, coordination of development programmes and stimulating indigenous production of police equipment.
  • Application of
    computer technology
    in various fields of police work.
  • Police publicity and police publicity files, police weeks and parades.
  • Work relating to Police Research & Development Advisory Council and its Standing Committees, other than on police research.

Training Division

Correctional Administration

  • Analysis and study of prison statistics and problems of general nature affecting Prison Administration.
  • Assimilation and dissemination of relevant information to the States in the field of Correctional Administration.
  • Coordination of Research Studies conducted by RICAs and other Academic/Research Institutes in Correctional Administration and to frame guidelines for conduct of research studies/surveys in consultation with the State Governments.
  • To review training programmes keeping in view the changing social conditions, introduction of new scientific techniques and other related aspects.
  • To prepare uniform Training Module including course, syllabi, curriculum, etc. For providing training at various levels to the Prison staff in the field of Correctional Administration.
  • Publication of reports, newsletters, bulletins and preparation of Audio Visual aids, etc. in the field of Correctional Administration.
  • To set up an Advisory Committee to guide the work relating to Correctional Administration.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bureau of Police Research and Development BPR&D Official Government Website". Government of India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.