NCRB merged with BPRD
The government merged the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB) - which, over the years, has been the principal source of reference by
policy makers, police, criminologists, researchers and media - both in India
and abroad, with the Bureau of
Police Research and Development (BPR&D).
NCRB's functions under the Director General of BPR&D, who will now
oversee all the data collection related to Crime in India, Accidental Deaths
and Suicides, Prison Statistics and Fingerprints.
BPR&D has been given charge of NCRB so that there is more research
based and methodological data collection in future as data collection by NCRB
as of now was that of taken from states and sometimes inaccurate.
The merger means that the Director NCRB and all. Its staff will now report to Meera C
Borwankar, DG of BPR&D but administrative matters of both the bodies will
be handled directly by home ministry itself.
NCRB
The NCRB was established in 1986 with a mandate to empower Indian police with information technology
solutions and criminal intelligence to enable them to enforce the law
effectively.
It also compiles data on crimes, prosecutions, traffic related
prosecutions, and prisons, suicides etc and its annual report were extensively
globally to present India's crime figures. The primary crime collection bureau
also has the database of all the fingerprints in India and also plays a role in
capacity building for government's ambitious project - Crime and Criminal
Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS).
NCRB's data on crimes against women, particularly rapes, has shaped
government's policies on safety of women in last few years, especially after
December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case.
BPRD
BPRD, which was constituted in 1966 to directly participate in police functions and suggest
reforms, and NCRB will now jointly foster partnership with universities,
researchers, NGOs and public to have robust data on crime, police, courts and
prisons.
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