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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | State to have women SHOs soon by G Anand

State to have women SHOs soon by G Anand

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published Published on Dec 21, 2009   modified Modified on Dec 21, 2009


The police to become more accessible to vulnerable sections of society 

4,000 domestic violence cases reported in 2008

PSC to start recruitment process soon

Thiruvananthapuram: Police stations in Kerala could soon have women as Station House Officers (SHOs). The State government has sanctioned direct recruitment of women to the post of Sub Inspector of Police in the General Executive Wing of the Police Department.

The Kerala Public Services Commission (PSC) is expected to start the recruitment process for the next batch of Sub Inspectors soon.

Training

It will issue a notification, conduct the test and prepare a common rank list for the post. The selected candidates will be trained together at the State Police Training Academy in Thrissur.

The police have devised a separate physical efficiency test for woman candidates. They will have to be at least 160 cm tall and should run 100 m within 17 seconds. The minimum height set for Scheduled Tribe/Scheduled Caste candidates is 155 cm. The physical tests also include high jump (1.06 m), long jump (3.05 m), putting the shot (4 kg -4.88m), running 200 m (36 seconds), throwing the ball (14 m), shuttle race (25 x 4 m in 26 seconds) and skipping (80 times in one minute).

Director-General of Police Jacob Punnoose had earlier petitioned the State government to increase the work participation of women in the Kerala Police given the unique demographic pattern of the State. Women constitute more than half of the State population (1,058 women for 1,000 men). Despite high education, their work participation is lesser than men in Kerala (when compared to the national average).

Vulnerable sections

A considerable section of the women population in Kerala is above the age of 60. Many among them are living as dependants. Such sections are often vulnerable to exploitation, crime and wanton cruelty.

According to Sakhi, a resource centre for women, crimes against women, chiefly domestic violence, has been on the increase in Kerala. It stated that only one out of 10 cases of domestic violence against women were reported to the police.

According to the police, more than 4,000 cases of domestic violence (in which women were victims) were reported in Kerala during 2008.

Senior police officers in the State said that the posting of women as SHOs would perhaps reduce corruption in the force and make it more accessible to vulnerable sections of society, mainly women and children.


The Hindu, 22 December, 2009, http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/22/stories/2009122257480100.htm
 

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