Delhi to host India, U.S. police chiefs conference

Police chiefs of India and the United States will be attending a conference on December 4 and 5 here.

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will inaugurate the conference, which will be attended by U.S. delegation consisting of police chiefs from major cities and their technology partners.

The Indian delegation with include representatives of various state police forces, para-military forces, technology partners and other law enforcement agencies.

The conference aims to open floor for the technology partners of both countries to evolve an institutionalized mechanism so as to work incessantly on sustainable technology up gradation for perceptible reduction in crime and providing more secure and livable environment to citizens.

Cyber security and use of forensic science to determine accuracy of crime investigation will remain focal point of the conference.

Both sides will make presentations on response to mass casualty events.

Maritime Security and Law Enforcement (Passenger and Cargo Security), Surveillance and Command Control in Urban Policing, Security and Law Enforcement in Mass Transit System, Lawful Interception (Intelligence) and Investigations, Crime Investigations and Forensics and Community Policing in multi-jurisdictional complex environment will be discussed.

The participants will deliberate on the key areas of internal security and explore future perspective of collaboration for building strategic alliances through the use of effective techniques for professional excellence of the police forces.