NEW DELHI: The Director-General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), Kiran Bedi, on Wednesday said the Bureau has signed a memorandum of understanding with Madras University, Jamia Hamdard University and Delhi University for research in policing.

Launching a four-day colloquium on "Respecting and Recognising Research" organised by BPRD here, Dr. Bedi said the country had been asking several questions like why our constabulary had failed, what makes them resent some of the acts of the top brass, why has terrorism increased and why young IPS officers who join the police with a lot of enthusiasm lose interest five years down the line. "The answers to many other similar questions lie in research," she said.

Dr. Bedi said it was true that research in policing was not respected and it had little to do with formulation of policing policy. "But not any more," she asserted, adding that the BPRD has already initiated a study in association with Delhi University .

Talking to media persons later, she said the media could use the research informationto not only inform the people at large about these studies but also question the policies of the Government. "They can even question why no action was taken on the studies taken up by the BPRD so far," she said, adding that the BPRD would also be providing a platform for manufacturers of police equipment to interact with the police organisations directly.

A new website for the BPRD and a compendium of Research Studies (1970-2006) was released on the occasion. Inaugurating the website -- www.bprd.gov.in - Director-General of National Informatics Centre B. K. Gairola said the website attempted to bring the police and people closer. "It is aimed to help researchers, students, non-government organisations, journalists and even the political representatives to make use of the information available and also contribute to it."

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