Some of the most fast and visible changes and reforms of Telangana Government are happening in the Police department. A month after CM KCR ambitiously declared police reforms in his inaugural speech as CM, Hyderabad police started adapting processes that are inherent to modernization of police force. In the eventful 30 days, the police department brainstormed on the new unified recruitment process, the weekly offs, modernization of the machinery including cars and bikes and a more integrated command centre to control crime and plan policing. On July 2 & 3, Cyberabad police initiated the much talked about CompStat (Computer Statistics/Comparative Statistics) approach of New York Police Department (NYPD). CompStat is a GIS-based tool for crime reduction pioneered by New York City Police. It ...

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