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@ Joe Shearer.
@ VCheng.
Yes, I would agree that our police forces badly need reform. Various aspects can be blamed for the abysmal state of law enforcement in South Asia. To begin with any police force tends to reflect or be a mirror of the society it operates in. So policing is going to be differant in FATA, Islamabad, remote town in Sindh etc.
Organizational structure, improvements in the penal code, increase in resource allocation, professional management, reduction in direct political control all need looking at but I can't help but think that like any organization the biggest asset a police force has is the manpower it has.
I have no idea how things are in India but in Pakistan most policeman are simply not fit for the uniform they wear. That would apply to their physique but most importantly their character. If the police in Pakistan took more effort in recruiting the right people for the police force and then giving them good training I think things would improve enormously.
Man/woman maketh the organization.
One of the biggest quality of life factors for any citizens is the law and order. The political class in Pakistan don't want a efficient, independant police force because the turf over which they lord over would be subjected to some control or accountability. If our political class wanted to could make available the resources [ the cost for a well resourced police force is far less than the military ] but there is no political will to do anything.
That is why various studies and reports gather dust and non have been genuinely implemented because the elites would be the first to feel the heat from a decent law enforcement body. Dr. Shoaib Suddle is regarded as a leading police and justice sector reform specialist in Pakistan but his report has not been acted on.
http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/PDF_rms/no60/ch05.pdf