SITF partnering with Selangor PDRM



Denison, Datuk Thaiveegan & Siva together Police & SITF Officers

 SITF secretariat team paid a visit to Selangor Police headquarters to meet Datuk A Thaiveegan, the Deputy CPO on wednesday March 2, 2011. From SITF the team was lead by its secretary Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria together with Dato Siva Subramaniam and two staff Ms Premla Ravin and Ms Selvamalar accompanied them.

Datuk Thaiveegan briefed the SITF team that Selangor Police was keen to organize a program to engage 1,000 Indians from Selangor. Tan Sri IGP has already agreed to speak at the program on community policing and crime prevention.

The Taskforce has agreed to play a partnering role. The SITF chair, Datuk Dr Subramaniam has also agreed to come towards the end of the one day program to share his thoughts with the young leaders.

Crime prevention and emphasis of being partners alongside the Police is a very important dimension and therefore this engagement especially among Indian youths (between 17 to 40 years) and the Police is very critical. The Police had already hosted an earlier meeting among NGOs. Taskforce manager Mrs Premla Ravin participated in that program.

It was a very fruitful exchange and SITF recognized that there is a very important role to engage the Indian community on matters pertaining to crime and the Police force. Very often there is wrong perception but an healthy engagement will enhance the relation and partnership with the Police.

The one day special interactive program will be held on Sat April 2, 2011 at the Police HQ in Selangor, entitled a Day with the Police

The program will include special talks and interactive sessions on seeing the Police as community role models. Many young people like to join the Police force and therefore this will a useful experience. The sessions will be led by senior Police officers. There will be an opportunity to visit and view different aspects of Police work including seeing an exhibition of arms, Police equipments and the dog unit. There will be an exhibition on drugs and a possibility of visiting the lock ups

Datuk Thaiveegan chairing the meeting at the Selangor Police HQ

We are hoping that this will be a start of many crime prevention programs in Selangor. In due time more sessions will be organized at the district level especially at high risk neighborhood level. There has to be concerted effort on reducing Indian involvement in serious crime as well as change in perceptions. This proposed program in April is a start of many more to come in that direction.