Proposals to improve the public safety system reviewed
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation of proposals to improve the public safety system.
The Head of State highlighted that during these challenging times, maintaining reliable public safety is one of the most important tasks. To achieve this, the Public Safety Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been established, including services for crime prevention, public order protection, road safety, and probation. Currently, this department makes up about 30 percent of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ personnel.
It was recognized that effectively managing such a large and complex system demands new approaches. Therefore, the presentation examined proposals to introduce modern management practices and digital control, as well as to revise performance indicators in line with the principle of “from a punitive system to a system serving the population”.
Special attention was given to organizing preventive work in mahallas. Today, over 10,000 prevention inspectors serve in nearly 9,000 mahallas across the country. Last year, they reviewed more than 2.5 million citizens’ appeals, and materials on over 470,000 cases were submitted to courts. At the same time, it was noted that the excessive increase in managerial levels above inspectors has led to insufficient focus on security issues in mahallas and crime prevention.
In this regard, the need was emphasized to relieve prevention inspectors of functions not inherent to their role and to establish a system in which they will be fully focused on their core duties – ensuring safety in the mahalla, preventing offenses, and addressing the population’s issues in a targeted manner.
In particular, it was proposed to implement daily briefings in an online format, manage service through the “My Inspector” electronic system, establish electronic data exchange with forensic medical institutions, offer training and professional development for inspectors without interrupting their duties online, and also create groups of “public assistants” to support safety in the mahalla.
The review also covered issues about granting proper authority to decide on certain offenses and implementing a system of administrative warnings for six minor violations.
It was noted that this will allow inspectors to work directly in the mahalla, boost the effectiveness of their activities, and create more opportunities for close interaction with the community.
The importance of establishing a system for ongoing preventive work was also emphasized. To achieve this, a comprehensive mechanism will be developed at the mahalla level, bringing together prevention inspectors, school-psychologist inspectors, and inspectors for women’s issues who work in mahallas. This system will facilitate early identification and prevention of problems among youth, women, and within families. For these purposes, a preventive information system will be implemented, enabling real-time data exchange and access to a centralized database.
Special attention was also given to personnel training. It was noted that the system for training public safety officers is being revised based on targeted dual education closely connected to practical experience. Specifically, a new model of focused training has been suggested for prevention inspectors, probation inspectors, and specialists in patrol-post, road patrol, and security services, through collaboration between the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Public Safety University. Meanwhile, theory and practice will be combined as follows: in the first year, 80/20, in the second, 60/40, and in the third, 50/50.
The training process will develop practical skills such as conducting social prevention, performing procedural actions, making correct decisions in non-standard situations, combat training, psychological resilience, communication skills, and unit management.
Trainees and students will be assigned to internship positions, given the authority to handle cases and make independent decisions, while a mentor will oversee their activities. Monitoring will continue for 5 years after graduation, and their qualifications will be systematically improved.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved the proposals and instructed officials to develop specific solutions to ensure reliable public safety, prevent offenses in mahallas, quickly respond to citizens’ appeals, and improve the effectiveness of personnel efforts.
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