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28Revisiting Police Laws92. Secretarial services. -(1) The Provincial Police Officer shall provide secretarial support to the Council.CHAPTER IXCRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE96. Establishment. – There shall be a Criminal Justice Committee in a district.97. Composition. -The Criminal Justice Committee shall consist of -(a) District and Sessions Judge (Chairperson)(b) Head of District Police(c) Head of District CIA (Secretary)(d) District Public Prosecutor(e) District Superintendent Jail(f) District Probation Officer(g) District Parole Officer98. Functions of the Criminal Justice Committee. – (1) The Criminal Justice Committee shall -(a) keep under review the operation of the criminal justice system and work towards the improvementof the system as a whole;(b) promote understanding, co-operation and coordination in the administration of the criminal justicesystem;(c) exchange information and give advance notice of local developments,parts of the system;(d) formulate co-coordinated priorities and plans to give effect to locally agreed policies;(e) raise relevant issues with the appropriate authorities;(f) promote the spread of good practices; andwhich may affect other(g) review the implementation of any decisions taken by the District Criminal Justice Committee.(2) The meeting of the Criminal Justice Committee shall be held at least once a month. The secretary of thecommittee shall record the minutes of the meetings.CHAPTER XMISCELLANEOUS99. Citizen Police Liaison Committees. – (1) Citizens in a locality, village, town, or district may establish a CitizenPolice Liaison Committee as a voluntary, self-financing and autonomous body to(a) create and maintain effective contact with the police;(b) help police improve delivery of its services;(c) increase awareness in the community with respect to crime and anti-social activity(d) facilitate flow of information between the community and the police;(e) check domestic violence and help improve access of vulnerable members of community to policeservices;(f) assist in traffic education(2) The members shall be concerned citizens and persons of proven reputation for integrity andcompetence from the fields of academia, law, media, human rights or other fields.(3) The head of district police and other police officers concerned shall extend assistance to the membersof the citizen police liaison committees.