Working of Women Police Station in Lahore
WORKING OF WOMEN POLICE STATION IN LAHORE
RIFFAT HAIDER BOKHARI
ASP (UT)
NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY
ISLAMABAD
2012
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, I am thankful to Allah Almighty for His innumerable blessings.
This research work could not have been completed without the guidance of CCPO Lahore, Mr. Ahmad Raza Tahir and DIG Operations Mr. Ghulam Mehmood Dogar. I am especially thankful to them for providing me with the opportunity to observe the working of the Women Police Station in Lahore.
I am extremely indebted to my Divisional SP, Mr. Omar Saeed Malik who guided me during the course of this research work and provided his support and encouragement which was required for the completion of this research paper.
RIFFAT HAIDER BOKHARI
ABSTRACT
Sexual, physical, psychological, economic or socio-cultural forms of violence are very common is Pakistani society, regardless of it being an urban or rural area. With family being the first place from where violence starts, the woman is often under threat especially where the reporting of crime is concerned. In order to effectively deal with the cases of violence against women and to provide adequate law enforcement response women police stations were established all over Pakistan in the year 1994. The purpose of establishing separate police stations in the country was to take necessary steps to combat violence against women and foster rule of law and to ensure women empowerment and their access to justice. Despite the lapse of 18 years, Women police station in Lahore has miserably failed in preventing and detecting crime involving women. The research is quantitative in nature and is based on statistical analysis. This report concludes that the Women Police station in Lahore has shown extremely poor performance in dealing with cases of violence against women. The solution to the problem is not complex. It requires professionalism, motivation and better training of women police officers which can enhance the
RIFFAT HAIDER BOKHARI
ASP (UT)
NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY
ISLAMABAD
2012
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, I am thankful to Allah Almighty for His innumerable blessings.
This research work could not have been completed without the guidance of CCPO Lahore, Mr. Ahmad Raza Tahir and DIG Operations Mr. Ghulam Mehmood Dogar. I am especially thankful to them for providing me with the opportunity to observe the working of the Women Police Station in Lahore.
I am extremely indebted to my Divisional SP, Mr. Omar Saeed Malik who guided me during the course of this research work and provided his support and encouragement which was required for the completion of this research paper.
RIFFAT HAIDER BOKHARI
ABSTRACT
Sexual, physical, psychological, economic or socio-cultural forms of violence are very common is Pakistani society, regardless of it being an urban or rural area. With family being the first place from where violence starts, the woman is often under threat especially where the reporting of crime is concerned. In order to effectively deal with the cases of violence against women and to provide adequate law enforcement response women police stations were established all over Pakistan in the year 1994. The purpose of establishing separate police stations in the country was to take necessary steps to combat violence against women and foster rule of law and to ensure women empowerment and their access to justice. Despite the lapse of 18 years, Women police station in Lahore has miserably failed in preventing and detecting crime involving women. The research is quantitative in nature and is based on statistical analysis. This report concludes that the Women Police station in Lahore has shown extremely poor performance in dealing with cases of violence against women. The solution to the problem is not complex. It requires professionalism, motivation and better training of women police officers which can enhance the