Six P FORMULA: of Crime Prevention Plan: Kiran Bedi, Former IPS Officer, Indian Police

Presented by Kiran Bedi, Former IPS Officer, Indian Police, during Expert Round Table on Violence and Organized Crime in the Terai Region and Kathmandu Valley, Organized by IDS, UK. Nov.26^th 013.

There are Six partners/players:-

P: 01: People:

Citizen's group; Coordinates with People, Universities, Researchers and activists from different sections of society.

P: 02: Politicians: Learn from the people; first P; what kind of law and structures are needed. What more facilities are to be availed?

P: 03: Police: Focuses on crime-detection, prevention. Makes public its yearly crime prevention plan; Prepares in-house strategy to combat crime.

P: 04: Prosecution: Is Home ministry's prime and leading responsibility. It's very sensitive, otherwise could sabotage good works done by P 01 to 04. The role of Home/Interior is to Lead, facilitate and Coordinate actors involved in crime prevention.

P: 05: Prison: Reform in prison is vital which begins with humane relations and motivational support to the prisoners. They should be allowed to utilize their skills and knowledge and bring them closer with society.

Working module with prison incorporates 3 Cs; Collective – Corrective – and Community based. NGOs, Civil Society involved in social reform and services should join together. This effort begins with identifying the quality and capacity of the prisoners first. Education, health and skills oriented expertize from within the prisoners and outside prison will be happy to collaborate. And there are visible experiences that such activities can be performed like NON- MONEY- INVESTMENT formula. Kinds, knowledge and attitudes bring the result with NO or LITTLE investment.

P: 06: Press/Media/Dissemination: There should be an adjoined strategy to involve disseminators; Media, Social Researchers, Religious Preachers, Principles of surrounding educational institutions and other professional groups. 

Stale holders of P6 conduct meeting on fixed interval, say quarterly. That meeting will be a platform to exchange experience and find possibilities; respect contributions and refine initiations.

Each P needs Data Collection, Analysis of interrelationship between 6P activity and outcome, and structured preparation of planning- monitoring and advocacy.

All stakeholders and partners to success.