Punjab police personnel to train in the US

CHANDIGARH: As part of police reforms in Punjab, a team of state police may soon go to New York for training with their counterparts in the US, a senior official said on Sunday.

Punjab government will soon sign an MoU to this effect with John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, Principal Secretary Home D S Bains, said today.

The proposal for the two-way interaction between the police forces of New York state and Punjab was put forward by a visiting team the American college.

Under the plan, a team of high-ranking police officers from Punjab would get one-week training in New York and a team of five officers with expertise in different areas would visit Punjab in the first phase.

"The main aim of this joint venture would be to motivate our police force to perform better," said Bains.

Maria Haberfeld, who led the US team, said that during her visit to Police Training Colleges Phillaur and Jahan Khelan training institution, she was impressed with the quality of training being imparted but the facilities could be improved.

She suggested that new topics like manpower management, resource management, leadership development, and better deployment of the force could be introduced in the police training syllabus to enhance the skill and performance of the police force.