Modern Policing Initiatives a boon for people

KUALA LUMPUR: Efforts to transform the police force including via Modern Policing ( MP) initiatives have resulted in about 10 per cent of manpower or 11,500 personnel in the force expected to be deployed for onthe-ground tasks.

According to the National Transformation Programme ( NTP) Annual Report 2016, other technological improvements would be introduced through the MP initiatives to reduce redundancy and simplify paperwork processes, reassessing personnel for patrolling and other core policing duties.

Phase One of the 10 MP initiatives was completed on Oct 31, 2016, with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Kuala Lumpur Contingent Headquarters spearheading its implementation. It was rolled out to 24 police stations within the contingent’s jurisdiction.

The initiatives include replacing a 30-year-old manual filing process with electronic filing.

“The MP programme also encourages effective patrolling, allowing the police force to put more feet on the ground to enhance public confidence,” said the report which was released yesterday.

PDRM has also taken a stricter stance on law enforcement for common infractions, issuing as of December 2016 some 1.67 million summonses, of which 665,111 have seen fines collected, contributing about RM81.3 million in government revenue.

For 2017, the Reducing Crime National Key Result Area (NKRA) will pursue a higher target for summons collection of at least 40 per cent from 30 per cent in 2016.

The Reducing Crime NKRA has been successful in reducing the Crime Index by 47 per cent from 2010 to 2016, with the number of cases declining to 112,354 in 2016 from the 2009 baseline of 209,817 cases.

Overall in 2016, the Reducing Crime NKRA achieved 118 per cent of its Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs), the report said. — Bernama