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GTI
is currently involved in a baseline study to assess gaps in
training imparted to police personnel with emphasis on issues
of gender. The project is titled Integrating Gender for
Effective Policing: The Indian Experience. The operational
duration of the project is one year starting from July 2004.
The project will be implemented in two states namely Andhra
Pradesh and Rajasthan. Academy for Educational Development
(AED) is supporting the project.
The
project goal is to address the inadequate South Asian regional
networking and capacities of Police Training Colleges, local
NGOs and experts on issues related to violence against women
and trafficking.
The
project objectives are to promote regional networking to
strengthen training designs and methodologies and improve
capacities of Police Training Colleges, local NGOs and experts
on violence against women and trafficking.
Basic
information will be collected by conducting training need
assessment in the two project states. A summary of the
activities to be undertaken have been divided into stages:
Stage
I
Needs assessment studies in each of the targeted state.
Consultation with Police Trainers at Police Training Colleges
with reference to gaps in curriculum of police training in
terms of gender.
Networking with local NGOs and also other role players working
on the issues of violence against women pertaining to domestic
violence, sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Secondary database development.
Stage
II
Dialogue and exchange of information among NGOs, Police
Training Colleges and concerned department.
Institutionalisation of regional networking among the
stakeholders.
Stage
III
Need Specific Training Modules and Training Manual for the
Police Trainers along with the pre and post assessment
questionnaires, handouts and exercises. This shall be prepared
in consultation with GTI Advisory Board, Police Training
School Chiefs, Consultants and Training Team, and NGOs.
Evaluate training design, content, and methodology used in the
project states.
Recommend suggestions for integrating issues relating to
gender, caste, and social discrimination in the existing
training curriculum
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