Policemen taught steps to manage on-duty stress

UNHCR trainer suggests police officials should resist urge to misbehave with suspects

HARIPUR: Speakers at a training session urged police investigation officers to inculcate a positive approach while interrogating suspects because misconduct and violence towards detainees can have adverse impacts on them.

During a training workshop arranged on Friday in Haripur for police personnel by Society for Human Rights and Prisoner’s Aid (SHARP), an NGO, policemen were taught steps to manage stress while performing their duties.

While talking about stress management, Zia Ahmad, the UNHCR’s trainer on human rights, said a majority of police officials take stress because of job pressures and end up misbehaving with detainees. “This exposes officials to hypertension, diabetes and several other physiological and psychological problems,” said Ahmad.

The trainer suggested that police officials should resist the urge to misbehave with suspects. He listed exercising patience, polite conversation, drinking water and reciting religious mantras as ways to cope with anger and stress.

Other speakers included Headquarters DSP Abdul Wahid, SHARP Project Officer Akbar Ali Shah and SHARP Chairperson Syed Liaqat Banori.