NCJ Number
237626
Journal
Crime Prevention & Community Safety Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Dated: February 2012 Pages: 69-77
Date Published
February 2012
Length
9 pages
Annotation
The article discusses efforts to introduce gender-responsive community policing in Bangladesh.
Abstract
This article reports on the development of a multi-agency partnership project to introduce gender-responsive community policing in Bangladesh. It considers the nature of crime prevention and community-policing forum initiatives in four pilot sites and examines some of the difficulties encountered and progress made in promoting police responsiveness and the safety of women and other vulnerable groups in Bangladesh society. (Published Abstract)