STRATEGIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES TO COMBAT TERRORISM IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Keywords:
Preventing Terrorism, Strategies, Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Abstract
Previously, the role of police was restricted to ordinary and regular crime prevention before 9/11, as there was no urgent need to face the issue of terrorism in the region. Concerning prevention from terrorism, the role of the police has increased manifold after the increase of terror incidents across the globe in general, and Pakistan, in particular. This study explores the police role and their strategies to prevent terrorism in the best interest of public safety. Security situations in Pakistan require police preparedness, enhanced police training, and adoption of various strategies to reform police for effectively countering terrorism. This paper would help encourage policymakers and law enforcement officers at all levels of government to become more informed about the role of the police and their strategies to prevent terrorism in the interests of public security. The study suggests reforming police image and to equip them with modern technologies, providing improved training, offering incentives and rewards for a good performance to motivate and encourage positive attitude and returns.References
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view/122/html
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Diverse Society, 9(1), 249-262.
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Oxford University Press.
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Perspective. Terrorism Monitor, 8(10).
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Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Criminology, 7(1), 101.
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Dawn.
Weisburd, D., Jonathan, T., & Perry, S. (2009). The Israeli model for
policing terrorism: goals, strategies, and open questions.
Criminal Justice and Behaviour, 36(12), 1259-1278.
Published
2019-07-15
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