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Cops To 'Adopt' A Criminal

May 01, 2012 posted by Steve Brownstein

In a bid to keep a close tab on those with criminal records, one criminal at a time, the police commissionerate has decided to embark on an 'adoption' programme. According to this new scheme, specific criminals will be assigned to police personell for constant monitoring. This is being done to ensure that cops have a clear picture of the criminal's profile at all times.

With the increasing rate of crime across the city, including the recent spate of property offences, vehicle thefts and house break-ins which have rattled the city police and citizenry alike, the city's police department decided to launch this unique initiative to be able to track specific criminals on an on-going basis.

Police personnel at all the police stations will be given one or two individuals with a criminal record. They will have to maintain a written record of the criminal in terms of his or her movement. The log will also include the criminal's history and areas of operation along with continually updated data on the individual's source of income, the nature of crime(s), places recently visited, gangs they might operate under, their friend circle and other such pieces of information.

ACP Ganesh Shinde said the the scheme has already been startedat the Gangapur police station and will soon be incorporated within all police stations in the city.

Officials said that the lure of easy money has made many youngsters take to crimes like burglaries, chain snatching, etc. If they do get caught, they are out on bail within a few weeks and are then back to their usual business of crime.

In cases such as chain snatching and burglaries, tracking down criminals is a particularly difficualt task until they are caught again or the police take them in custody on grounds of suspicion.

The city police are hoping that the scheme will prove to be a double-edged sword --to help the police machinery stay constantly updated on a criminal's profile and to work as a crime deterrent if criminals know they are being constantly monitored.