How do you assess Sahiroon Radio which is one of the achievements of the police force?
A. It has enabled us to communicate with the public. Police work has now become community-based rather than executive, as it used to be previously. There has to be a partnership between police and the community because studies and researches indicate that official organs of the state are not sufficient for prevention of crime. Sahiroon is a dream that came true and is held as a link for raising the awareness of citizens and eliciting their participation in the sphere of security. It also aids in probing citizens’ views with respect to services provided by the police force. Q. Do you mean by that the negative view of police work? A. Rapport between the police and the public is a basic requirement whereas tensions in that relationship are historic and ascribed to many reasons. In the past, the police force used to be a tool of repression and consequently children grew up holding a negative view of the police, added to the misconduct of some elements of the police themselves. There are ot
