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The Remake of a Statepart of the well-functioning of police. It should be endowed with semijudiciarypower so as to enhance efficiency and flawless performance. Theestablishment of police colleges and scientific devices for police labs isthe very requirement. ‘Right Person at Right Place’ policy is frequentlyparroted for the betterment of police but its efficacy is overshadowedbelow a big question mark. In addition, adequate pay and perks as well astimely promotion are equally required.The popular image of urban crime is not only sensational but alsomisleading. In most cases, the news-media frame public perceptionsabout the crime and criminals. Media gives prominent coverage to serialkillers, rioters and bank robbers, the effects of which are yet to be assessedand examined. Of course, the positive, beneficial and constructive deedsof police impart hope to the people. But most of the people and mediacoverage shows only the grim image of Nepal Police. 27The concept of proactive policing is emerging recently. Proactive is notonly a buzzword in the criminal justice system, but also a key to crimeprevention. In such an approach, police aggressively conduct needanalysis and work with citizens and social service groups to dramaticallydrop the crime rates (Harmon 2009). Following this, strengthening theintelligence network becomes vitally preventive. Security and crosscheckingin crime concentration areas decrease social tension. Newertechnologies and equipments, management of migratory population aswell as properly analysing the cost-effectiveness of budget allocated forpolice administration are especially significant. Burrel (2003) puts forththat police, prosecution, prison, probation, and parole services are mostof the time considered the hallmarks of success in security.9. Knot remarksManagement of transitional security and addressing of post-conflict hopesare very sensitive jobs, if truth to be told. Crime, insecurity and violencenot only impede resurrection of economic growth, but also deterioraterevival of development efforts at large. The issue of poverty should not bemarginalised while dealing with the crime reduction. Insecurity directlyaffects physical capital, stops from initiating new deeds and investing inprospective areas. In the phase of post-conflict recovery, every field iswished to sprout with new buds. But crimes and chaos enters with stormy27Based on an interview with SSR researcher Prabhakar Gautam at Martin Chautari by one of the authorson 27 th February, 2009.233