Mr Collins Osei, Chief Executive Officer of Save Our Environment Foundation, a non-governmental organization has urged the Police Administration to integrate the Ghana Case Tracking System (CTS) into its training.
This will inspire Police personnel to develop interest, learn more and ensure efficient implementation of the System.
Mr Osei said Information and Communication Technology must also be an integral component of the curriculum of the Police training school.
The CTS is integrated software that tracks criminal cases in the justice delivery system from inception until their disposition,
Launched in the country in 2018, the programme is being supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), while the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an NGO is implementing the pilot project.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of a public sensitization forum on the project held at Atronie in the Sunyani Municipality, Mr Osei said the integration of the CTS would enable personnel of the Administration to know the more about the system and its benefits in the justice delivery.
“It is very unfortunate that the Service is facing challenges in the implementation of the CTS because many personnel do not understand the concept, its use and benefits to the nation,” he said.
The CTS is being piloted at the Sunyani, Abesim, and Atronie Police Stations as well as other justice sector institutions including the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), Attorney-General’s Department, Legal Aid Commission, Ghana Prisons Service, and the Judicial Service.
“Since all the key institutions under the justice sector will be previewed to the cases on the system, it will enable easy tracking of such cases and prevent delays in the prosecution of the cases”, Mr Osei stated.
“Under the previous system, when the Criminal Investigative Department Officer handling a case is retired, indisposed or transferred, the case is sometimes forgotten, but the CTS builds robust databases on cases,” he added.
He mentioned poor internet connectivity as well as the lack of equipment and devices as some of the challenges confronting the implementation of the project in the Municipality.
Mr Ali Mohammed, a farmer and resident of Atronie, lauded the project, but expressed concern about poor publicity, saying, it was the first time many of the people had heard about it, and called for intensified public education to create awareness for people to support it.
