Summary
Failure to Register and Investigate Crimes – Registering False Cases, Making Arbitrary Arrests – Torture and Ill-Treatment in Custody – Faked "Encounter Killings" – Constraints Faced by Police – Pakistan's Culture of Impunity – Key Recommendations – Methodology – Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations – I. Police in Pakistan: Attempts at Police Reform
Institutional Arrangements in Provinces – II. Police Abuse: Failure to Register and Investigate Crimes
Arbitrary Arrest and
Torture and Ill-Treatment
Extrajudicial Killings: Faked "Encounter Killings"
Infringements of Basic Rights – III. Constraints Faced by Police: Financial Constraints
Human Resource Constraints
Excessive Control of the Civil Bureaucracy
Flawed Criminal Justice System
Improper Interference
Dual Authority in Balochistan – IV. Redress and Accountability: Police Perspectives: Need for Grievance Redress and Accountability Systems
External vs. Internal Accountability Systems
Misuse of Complaint Systems
Public Fear of Police
Role of Intermediaries – V. Good Practices: Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) Sindh
Police Facilitation Center
E-Policing System
Computerization of Police Records in Jhang, Punjab – VI. Recommendations: To the Federal and Provincial Governments
To the Police Services of Pakistan
To the Federal and Provincial Legislatures
To Concerned Foreign Governments and Donors, including UNDP, DIFD, and USAID
Acknowledgments.