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The police are adopting a two-pronged strategy to get the desired results out of crime prevention measures, writes V.S. Palaniappan The police have been focusing on bringing the habitual offenders and ex-convicts to book to maintain law and order and get the desired results out of the crime prevention measures. They are adopting a two-pronged strategy. On the one hand, they try to convict the law breakers for the offences. On the other, they detain the habitual offenders and ex-convicts. Station house officers, sub-division officers and supervisory officers have been asked to hold periodical reviews for executing the pending non-bailable warrants to ensure that the offenders are not at large. The decision to detain people and identifying them is purely based on their criminal antecedents , previous cases, convictions in earlier cases and on whether they have given up their criminal activities. Without adequate grounds, no person can be detained, because every detention can be challenged before the advisory board or the apex courts. Hence, utmost care is taken while signing the detention orders, police officials point out.
During this year, the city police have detained 43 persons of which 37 are under the Goondas Act, five under the National Security Act and one case of black marketing of essential commodities. In Coimbatore Rural District, 12 persons have been detained so far. The detentions are done in the event of a person continuously indulging in notorious criminal activities, organised flesh trade, smuggling, black marketing, hoarding of essential commodities and trading narcotic substances. The review meetings normally identify troublesome elements in every police limit and their crime history before serving the detention orders. The decision to detain him/her has to be proved beyond reasonable doubt with evidence and witnesses.
The police also have to ensure a strong case for prosecution with sustainable evidence and witness to get the offender convicted. With both the strategies being effectively implemented, policing will ensure the desired results, the officers say.
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