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The ratio between the police and the citizens of the United Nations is one police officer or one woman for 500 people, but Ghana has one for 900.
In what he termed "crime management by technology", the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. David Asante-Apeatu, said that with the digitization of the systems Police information and the deployment of 1,000 cameras in the country, Ghanaians should know that they were monitored at each stage of the camera badembly.
With the digitization of police information systems, some cameras have been installed at traffic crossings, border crossings and major national facilities in the country.
From badog telephones, the font now has scanned call centers and built-in Android chips, making it easy to capture video and caller IDs.
The centers are equipped with advanced communication gadgets, including a CCTV surveillance screen and a digital link network (eLTE 4) networked with other centers in Kumasi and Tamale.
The center of Kumasi monitors the areas of Ashanti, Ahafo, Bono, East and East, while the center of Tamale monitors the northern, northern regions. East and North West.
The Accra Center, which is the headquarters, also oversees the regions of Greater Accra, Central, West, North West, Volta and Oti.
The system gives the police a good idea of what is happening all over the country and helps solve some of the complex cases of armed robbery, accident, hit and run, among others.
It will also help to professionalize police operations and improve their operational efficiency.
The Daily Graphic had the rare opportunity to visit the central monitoring center in Accra, where technicians briefed the team on key areas of the country.
At the push of a button, the technicians took the Daily Graphic team to the Tamale Regional Police Headquarters in Tamale Central Business District, and immediately zoomed into Yendi, where the police had a clear and understandable view of what was happening on the ground. at the Ashanti Regional Police Headquarters and at the Elubo border.
Next phase
Mr. Asante-Apeatu told The Daily Graphic in an interview that police would introduce two-way texting in the next two months to improve communication between the public and the police.
The system, he said, is currently being tested, with the PGI able to send messages to the police but they can not respond or answer.
The IGP stated that the next phase of the police digitization project, "Alpha 2", would be the introduction of location-based systems (LBS) in the geographic information systems (GIS) of the police, to allow the exact location of the callers. be generated on the screen, instead of the caller giving instructions to his or her home.
He added that 8,000 additional cameras should be deployed throughout the country to enhance security, not only in national facilities, but also in public places, including private property.
Citizens
Mr. Asante-Apeatu explained that individuals or businesses wanting police to monitor their belongings can log into the emergency command center.
However, he explained that the cameras to be used should be synchronized with those of the police.
Command Center
The officer in charge of the center, Ms. Gladys Asare, Deputy Superintendent of Police (ASP), and the technician, Corporal Sadat Hamidu, led the team through the operations of the center.
Ms. Asare stated that the other Centerless Regional Commands had branch systems in which they received only case notifications to act upon.
She said that there were two sections in the center: the Unit for Calling and the Dispatch Unit.
She stated that as soon as a call had been made, a file had been generated and forwarded to the dispatch unit, which would locate the closest patrol team to badign to that call.
The Daily Graphic team also viewed two videos of two accidents, one at the Gold House night-light and the other at 37 Military Hospital Intersection (uploaded on graphic.com.gh).
Ms. Asare explained that with these videos, it had become easier for investigators to complete their investigations.
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