| Interviews with police at District level | ||||||
| Interview Date | 27.12.13 | 10.12.2013 | 07.12.2013 | 02.12.13 | ||
| Q. No | Questions | Comilla | Gopalgonj | Madaripur | Mymensingh | Rangpur |
| 1 | What are the 5 most common crimes in this District? | 1. Drugs 2. Dacoity 3. Theft 4. Roberry 5. Assault |
1.
Narcotics 2. Women Oppression 3. Murder 4. Theft 5. Dacoity |
1.
Women and children 2. Narcotics 3. Murder 4. Riot 5. Rape |
1.
Land related riot 2. Women oppression 3. Murder 4. Dacoity 5. Theft |
No interview |
| 2 | What crimes are least likely to be reported to the police? | Narcotics & Domestic offencerelated matter | Very petty disputes which are resolved through settlement, like family matters, hurts, etc. | narcotics | ||
| 3 | What % of crime that occurs in your district do you think is reported to the police? | 90% | No specific data. | 80% | No Statistics | |
| 4 | What is the average time between FIR to charge in: | take 1 months. Sometimes take longer. | 1. Bailable
offence- 1 to 2 months. 2. Non-bailable offence- 2 to 3 months. |
1.
Bailable offence- 1 month 2. Non-bailable offence- 3 months. |
Matter of Court | |
| 5 | Do you use interpreters at your stations? | Sometimes | Sometimes | No | Yes | |
| 6 | Do suspects in custody have access to a lawyers in your district? | Always | Never | Majority | Majority | |
| 7 | If suspects have access to a lawyer, when is the first time that a suspect usually sees her or his lawyer? | depends on communication of the parties | Do not know. | 1. Within 12
hrs 2. Within 24 hrs |
At court | |
| 8 | Do you have access to a forensic laboratory facility? If yes, where? | Yes | Yes > In Dhaka |
Not in Madaripur. Facility of Dhaka. | Yes | |
| 9 | In the last 12 months how many times have you used this facility? | It is actually our branch work | Yes > Do not have the statistics. |
Approximately 200 times. | Not Applicable | |
| 10 | What types of cases did you use it for? | DNA test | Murder, Women and children, narcotics and fingerprint. | narcotics, murder, rape, weapons and explosives | Women & Child oppression, Rape | |
| 11 | How long does it take to receive the report? | 2/ 3 months. Sometimes take longer | Murder- 15 to 30 days, Women- 15 to 30 days, Others- 15 to 30 days. | not more than 1 month | 2-3 months | |
| 12 | If you do not use forensic laboratory, why not? | |||||
| 13 | What is the average time between filing an FIR and the case coming to trial? | it depends on the type of offence. Depends on the appearance of witnesses and depends on the receiving of investigation report. | Matter of Court | |||
| 14a | What is the average length of a trial in a Magistrate Court? | matter of court | < 3 months | <6 months | ||
| 14b | What is the average length of a trial in a Sessions Court? | matter of court | 2 to 3 yrs | > 3 years | ||
| 15 | What percentage of accused are represented by a lawyer | don’t have the exact figure but so far I know every alleged person has lawyer | Lawyers will know. | 1. Magistrate
Court- 95% 2. Sessions Court- 99% |
Magistrates
court 95% Sessions court 90% |
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| 16 | What percentage of cases are resolved by police shalish? | 10% | Community Policing has not become any established institution consequently the data regarding their resolution does not come. | 20% | 10-20% | |
| 17 | What are the most pressing challenges in the criminal justice system from the point of view of the police? | 1. assault 2. dacoity 3. theft |
1. Transparency
of prosecution should be assured 2. It should be liberal. |
supervising investigation, appearance of witnesses and secure the safety of victim | ||
| 18 | Is there any charge / fee to pay for expenses incurred when registering a complaint | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| 19 | How would you describe the relationship between police and Public Prosecutors in practice in this district? | Good | Good | Good | Good | |
| 20 | Do prosecutors refer cases back to the police for further inquiry? | send if the required by court | If it is necessary then case is referred back by court's permission | Hardly ever | Sometimes | |
| 21 | Do prosecutors advise police investigators on the strength of the evidence? | Hardly ever | Never | Never | Sometimes | |
| 22 | Do prosecutors frame the charge before the court? | mostly | Never | Mostly | Not Applicable | |
| 23 | Is there a mechanism for the judiciary, police, prisons, prosecutors, Bar, NGOs to meet regularly to discuss the local justice situation? | Yes --
discussion takes place through the magistracy conference |
N | Y | Yes | |
| 24 | What percentage of your officers live in barracks? | 2% | Approximately 75% | 70% | 70% | |
| 25 | What is the shift pattern worked by officers? | 12 hours | 24 hours | Other- no shifting duty. | ||
| 26a | What is the average length of time that a Superintendent officer will stay in post in this District? | 2-3 days | 2- 3 yrs | 1- 2 yrs | Cannot tell you properly. It is completely government decision. May be 2-3 months. Sometimes 1-2 years. | |
| 26b | What is the average length of time that an Assistant Superintendent officer will stay in post in this district? | 2 yrs | 2 yrs plus | |||
| 26c | What is the average length of time that an SHO will stay in this post in this district? | 2 yrs | 1- 2 yrs | |||
| 26d | What is the average length of time that a CID officer will stay in post in this District? | 2 yrs | 1- 2 yrs | |||
| 27 | What is the budget devolved to you run the District | collect information from accounts | 93,238,481/- | |||
| 28 | What is the break down of the budget | Staff salary, transport,office maintainance, conference, metting, recreation, dress, travel, municipal tax, office rent, post, telephone, advertisement & others | Entertainment
Allowance, Kit Allowance,Tour, office rent,Muncipal tax, utility, security,
advertisement, transport, telephone etc |
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