1. page 1 Gender Responsive Community Based Policing Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury State Minister Women and Children Affairs Bangladesh

2. page 2 Gender Responsive Community Based Policing Community Based Policing is an approach where the communities and police work together to solve problems to reduce crime. The emphasis is on prevention of crime, before it happens. It approaches crime by considering the victim, the criminal and the place.

3. page 3 Victim Criminal Place Problem Oriented Policing

4. page 4 Two Basic Elements …. Community/police partnership (Trust Building) Problem solving. (Identifying intervention areas before crimes are committed)

5. page 5 Community and women accept women’s problems as community problems Community Based Policing creates a space to discuss women’s issues and problems Future role of women in contribution to decision making recognized Local level

6. page 6 Police support CBP Strategy and allocate resources Infection model creates demand through successful crime reduction Citizen’s faith in the possibility of reform is increased National level

7. page 7 CommunityPolice Migration from Traditional Policing Area for Mistrust Community Policing Forums Women’s Ministry for community Bangladesh Police for Police

8. page 8 Expected Impact Less Crime in communities Less fear of crime in communities Safer communities for women Improved police public relations Police are respected more Police receive better information from communities Communities recognise women’s problems