Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura | Archipelago | Wed, July 03 2013, 9:16 PM
Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian said the police would soon commence a community policing program that was aimed at improving the relationship between the police and the public.
He said the program was provided by the Dutch government via the International Organization for Migration (IOM). He added the program had a three-year duration and would be started with series of research projects conducted by the state-owned Cendrawasih University.
“We will use the research results for the program,” he said.
He said the research was expected to be finished by the end of this year.
The program has been designed to provide police officers with additional skills and knowledge on health, teaching, agriculture and religion. As many as 4,000 police officers throughout Papua will participate in the program. (fan/dic)