New decree redefines role of neighborhood police officers
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New decree redefines the role of neighborhood police officers
President Mirziyoyev has signed a decree that introduces a new operating system for public safety work within the country’s police bodies.
Under the decree, the public safety units of the Interior Ministry’s local departments will be reorganized into an integrated system based on the following priority mechanisms:
Interfering with a community police officer’s performance of official duties will now entail administrative liability.
Community officers will also receive expanded powers, including the authority to:
The decree further reinforces community officers’ legal status and broadens their professional responsibilities.
To create safer neighborhoods, prevent offenses before they happen, and strengthen ties between police and residents, the following framework will guide targeted crime-community work at the local level:
A community officer’s on-the-job performance will be assessed primarily according to the following criteria: