OBJECT
2107 The Police Research Centre is a state level unit under the PRS (Planning, Research & Special Units) esbablished to study and conduct research on the various problems confronting the police in the state and to suggest possible solutions. The following subjects will be covered for study by the Police Research Centre
i) Crime Statistics;
ii) Cause of increase and decrease of crime as a whole and of particular types;
iii) Measures taken to control crime - effectiveness and shortcomings - suggestions for better measures.
iv) Social factors and crime;
v) Industrialisation and crime;
vi) Juvenile delinquency - causes, measures to deal with the problem.
vii) Preventive measures,
viii) Crime on the Railways -special features.
ix) Criminal gangs operating in more than one district, wandering gangs, ex-criminal tribes and habitual offenders.
x) Special characteristics of important crimes in different parts of the State from which the criminal gangs could be located.
xi) Trends of criminality. Ways and habits of criminals from which also the identity of criminals could be located.
xii) Relationship between police preventive measures and crime from which it
can be found out whether criminals from one area, where the police measures
were strong, were actually working in other areas where police
surveillance was weak.
xiii) Improvement in methods of investigation; with particular reference to
modern crimes like bombing, hijacking etc.
xiv) Police equipment for investigation;
xv) Police records and updating and revision of Police Manual;
xvi) Inadequacy of laws - comparison with other countries;
xvii) Modern methods of investigation, how they are being utilised and with
results, and comparison with other States.
xviii) Improvement of criminal intelligence, methods of collecting intelligence
about crime and criminals.
xix) Project Reports -on occurance of serious crimes like, series of dacoities,
kidnapping of children for ransom, etc.
xx) Co-ordinating the various measures which are being taken and assessment
of the benefits derived from them and examination of the various theories
which have been evolved and their suitability in practice.
xxi) Man management and leadership;
xxii) Police morale;
xxiii) Police public relations;
xxiv) Exchange of information between various State -periodical publications.
xxv) Human rights sensitization.
ORGANISATION
2108 The Police Research Centre functions under the direct charge of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Crime under the direction and supervision of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Planning, Research and Special Units.
FUNCTIONS
2109 (i) The Centre will receive for research and analysis, problems of both administration and investigation. The Research Centre will also make an analysis and study of all specialised crimes. It will endeavour to stimulate ideas, indicate new projects, study new factors which have a bearing on policing and will act as a clearing house of information based on the results of research undertaken.
(ii) To this end, it will examine problems coming to the centre, analyse them in the light of experience available at the Research Centre. It will also examine the results researches conducted by other Research Centres or Agencies, such as Police Research Centre, National Police Academy, Hyderabad and Police Research Centres of other States, Universities, Institutions of Social Studies etc., and assess and recommend their applicability to police problems.
(iii) The Centre will also collect information of interest to police, analyse it, and disseminate conclusions with the approval of the Deputy Inspector General , Planning, Research and Special Units. The research study should be an introspection and suggest ways and means to improve methods of investigation and help improvement of the department in all the spheres.
LIBRARY
2110 The Research Centre has its own library maintaining books of reference and other records required for carrying out the research.