With rising levels of Crime there is an urgent need to take all necessary steps for the overall improvement of the Police force in Goa. Murders, Rapes, Kidnap and Ransom cases are now a regular affair. Major robberies and even Contract killings have also been happening. Efficient methods of investigation, detection and better and quicker conviction rates are the only deterrent to such crimes. Prevention of many of these heinous crimes through better surveillance and effective use of technology as well as a good quality well-resourced professional police force free of any external interference must always be a priority.
Our Police Officers need professional training in investigation and detection methods. The Investigating Officer needs to mentally ‘step in the criminal’s shoes’ and think like him i.e., imagine himself to be the criminal and use that perception in tracing him. It is like using the age-old saying ‘To set a thief to catch a thief’ that usually works well. We need analytical detectives in place who use scientific investigation and interrogation techniques.
Goa’s police officers can be trained in scientific investigation of crime at the Central Detective Training School in Kolkata and at the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science in Delhi both these institutions coming under the Union Home Ministry. Training could also be requested from some of the country’s best retired officers. Specialised advanced training can be sought at the Border Security Force (BSF)’s School of Weapons and Tactics at Indore.
The Goa Police have some very brilliant officers with aptitude who could be sent for intense training so that there is a marked improvement in policing and a methodical investigation of Crimes.
