Ghana close to UN benchmark of policing

In a democratic environment where there is rule of law and where citizens are well aware of basic rights and freedoms, public expectations of the police in terms of security and policing are very high.

Article 200 of the 1992 Constitution clearly spells out the mandate of the Ghana Police Service. It states inter alia that the Police Service shall be equipped and maintained to perform its traditional role of maintaining law and order.  

To perform this mandatory function, the service should be adequately equipped to cope with challenges of the times to be able to provide appropriate response any time sections of the public express a sense of insecurity and forestall any unpleasant situation.

The government in the last couple of years has intensified its efforts at positioning the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to adequately respond to contemporary security challenges, putting together various initiatives and interventions to improve the status of the GPS. The num