Business

Bangladesh Police | |

|National Crime Prevention |

|and |

|Community Safety Strategy of Bangladesh |

|Police Reform Programme |

|2009 |

Abbreviations

BP Bangladesh Police

CAP Community Action Plan

CP Community Policing

CPC Crime Prevention Centre

CPF Community Policing Forum

CPS Community Policing Strategy

CPTED Crime Prevention through Environmental Design

CPO’s Community Policing Officers

DIG Deputy Inspector General

IG Inspector General

MoE Ministry of Education

MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs

PRP Police Reform Programme

PRoB Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh

NCPAC National Crime Prevention Advisory Committee

NCPCC National Crime Prevention Coordination Committee

TOR Terms of Reference

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary 1

2. Methodology 3

3. Introduction 3

4 Bangladesh in Profile 3

5. Current Crime Situation in Bangladesh 4

6. Rationale for a National Crime Prevention Strategy 5

6.1 The Universal Charter for Human Rights 6

6.2 The Constitution of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh 6

6.3 Ministry of Home Affairs - Vision and Mission Statements 7

6.4 Bangladesh Police - Vision and Mission Statements 7

7. Crime Prevention and Community Safety 7

7.1 Crime Prevention; Elements and Approach 9

7. 2 Essential components of Crime Prevention Programs in Bangladesh. 9

7. 3 Underlying Principles of Crime Prevention and...