Citizens & the Police: Connecting communities to policing
About this Course
Police-community partnerships
Engagements in problem-solving
Target Audience
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100% Online Course
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Flexible Schedule
Learn & complete course material at your own pace
Customized & Bilingual Course Content
Localized & easy to understand course content in English & Urdu
Engaging Video Content
Expert opinions and video lectures on key areas of policing
Course Objectives
- To offer community members a better understanding of Police functions and procedures, How policies are developed, Decision-making processes and Day-to-day experiences of police officer.
- To provide an opportunity for educating and to build a positive relationship between the police and communities.
- To enhance public trust in the police and to encourage community members to partner with law enforcement agencies to assist in making their communities safer.
- To address the concerns of community members and their perceptions about police officers.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Module 1
Know Your Police: Understanding police departments, functions, operations, and procedures.
3 hours to complete
11 videos
Lesson 1 – What is Policing & What is the role of the police in Pakistan?
Lesson 2 – Police Structure and Hierarchy in Pakistan
Lesson 3 – Police Stations
Lesson 4 – Investigation and Forensics
Lesson 5 – Traffic Police
Lesson 6 – Media and Communication Departments
Lesson 7 – Training, Education and Recruitment
Module 2
Police-Community Relations: Exploring engagement and partnership
1 hour to complete
8 videos
Module 3
Police-Community Relations: Know your rights and learn about police oversight and accountability
1 hour to complete
5 videos
Module 4
Your role in crime prevention and response
3 hours to complete
18 videos
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Frequently Asked Questions
Police Awam Saath Saath is an initiative that aims to bridge the trust deficit between citizens and the police, promote inclusion, and generate public and policy support for police reforms in Pakistan. To learn more about Police Awam Saath Saath initiative, please visit our website www.policeawamsaathsaath.com
There is no criteria, anybody can take this course.
This course is in English language.
The course is free of cost and there is no application fee either. You can sign up for free and start learning right away
The maximum time required for a learner to complete the course is approximately 4-5 hours. However, this is a self-paced course and the learner will have the freedom to complete the course content at his/her pace.
Yes. You can share this course with anybody.
There is no minimum qualification required. However, the applicant should know and understand basic English in order to fully comprehend the content of the course.
You can sign up for free for this course by clicking on “Online Course” in the menu bar of the website.
Once you sign up for the course, you will have lifetime access to the course content.
After completion of the final quiz at the end of the course, you will receive a ‘Certificate of Completion’ for this course certified by Police Awam Saath Saath.
There will be a grand quiz at the end of the course where the learner will be required to score at least 60% to receive the certificate.
The learner will be able to retake the quiz as many times as needed.
Yes. Once the course is completed, you can share it with your network or print it.
Yes, you can access the course at anytime
If you have any questions regarding the course, you can contact us via email at policeawam@gmail.com
Course Contributors
This online course has been developed with the contributions sourced from multiple individuals and institutions. The contributors include key experts from the domains of academia, development sector, police, media and health who provided exceptional insights and content that assisted in creating a holistic course for the public. The full list of contributors is given below.