ChinaFocus:Accessibletech-empoweredpolicemorecapableofservingtheircommunities_GuangmingOnlineChinaFocus:Accessibletech-empoweredpolicemorecapableofservingtheircommunitiesBEIJING,Jan.10(Xinhua)--OnthenightofNov.24,amanstolea100-gramgoldnecklacefromajewelrystoreindowntownTianjininnorthChina.Inlessthantwohours,thesuspectwascapturedwhiletryingtosellthenecklace.Toalargeextent,expertsbelievetheswiftresponsetothecasecanbeattributedtothedigitalinvestigationcentersestablishedbylocalpoliceatmunicipalanddistrictlevels.Poweredbybigdata,thecentershaveconnectedtheregion'ssmallestlawenforcementunits.Withasimpleclick,thepoliceforceatanylevelcouldformagrouptocoordinateanytaskmanagement.ThisisoneofmanyreformsadoptedbytheChinesepoliceinrecentyearstoadapttothecountry'songoingsocialtransformation.Expertsbelievethatthepatternofcrimehasundergoneprofoundchangesamidsocialtransformation.Thenumberofconventionalcrimeshasdeclinedyearbyyear,crimesinvolvingtheinternetandnewformsofbusinessareontherise,andextremelyviolentcrimescommittedbyindividualsarereportedfromtimetotime.Chinesepoliceacknowledgedtheneedforreformtoovercomeinstitutionalimpedimentsandestablishamodernpolicesystemthatmeetstheneedsofthetimeswhileemphasizingreal-combatcapabilities.Theirsolutionisspecializedpoliceteams,revampedoperationalmechanisms,andbig-dataempowerment.InApril2022,thepoliceinJinhua,eastChina'sZhejiangProvince,receivedareportofaninvestmentandwealthmanagementfraud.Athree-tieredintegratedoperationcontingencyplanwasactivatedimmediately.Theprovincialinvestigationcenterledandadministeredeightcountyanddistrictinvestigationteams.Theydugoutaplethoraofcriminaldensandsuspectshidingacrosstheborder.Throughinternationalpolicecooperation,theyarrested366criminalsuspects.Sofar,theprovincehasbuiltoneprovincialinvestigationcenter,11suchcentersatthecitylevel,and103atthecountylevel.Thesecentershavetransitionedfrompassiveinvestigationtoproactivestudyandassessment,breakingbarriersbetweendepartmentstopoolresources,saidChenDeliang,headcriminalinvestigatorwiththeprovince'spublicsecuritydepartment.InTianjin,thecriminalcaseclearancerateroseby7.7percentin2023.Robberiesandforcedseizureswereallsolved,andmorethan7,900telecomfraudcaseswereresolved,anincreaseof52.8percentyear-on-year.Theaveragesolutiontimewasreducedby40percent.SERVINGTHECOMMUNITYMoreeffortshavebeenmadeinrecentyearstoenablepoliceofficerstoservethecommunitiesbetter.InZengchengdistrictofsouthChina'sGuangzhou,policeofficershavebeenissuedtwojobliststodefinetheirdutiesandresponsibilities.Asaresult,over300communitypoliceofficersarenolongerrequiredtoperformtasksbeyondtheirscopeofduties;instead,theycanfocusonservingtheircommunities,withmoretimetoconnectwithresidentsandrespondtotheirneeds.CaiXuxiong,apoliceofficerinZengcheng,beginshisdailyjobbyvisitingthecommunitiesunderhissupervision.Hewouldinquireaboutthehealthofelderlyresidents,remindresidentstoseekpermissionfrompowersuppliersbeforemakingadjustmentstopowerlines,orwarnpeopleagainstfraud.AccordingtoaMinistryofPublicSecurity(MPS)three-yearactionplanuntil2025,policestationshavebeenurgedtocarryoutproactiveandpreventativepolicingaswellasshifttheirfocustopreventingandcontrollingthesourceofcrime,amongothergrassrootsactivities.InBeijing,policeofficerswork24/7shiftsataboothsetupbytheHaidianPoliceStation,readytoprovideimmediateassistancetoresidentslivingintheneighborhood.Policeofficersarenowworkingcloselywithsecurityguardsandvolunteerstoguaranteethesafetyofthecommunities,saidZhangPeng,headoftheHaidianPoliceStation.BETTERSERVICEThankstoanall-in-onewindowatapolicestationinLiuzhou,southChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,alocalsurnamedLiwasabletocompleteherresidencemigrationandpassportrenewalin20minutes."Tohandlethesetwobusinessesinthepastrequiredgoingtothedepartmentsofhouseholdadministrationandexitandentryadministrationseparately.It'sveryconvenientnowthatwecanhavethemdoneatonepolicestation,"shesaid.ForChinesepolice,theruleoflawisthebestpossiblebusinessenvironmentandacrucialguaranteeforpeople'ssafety.Tomeetpeople'saspirationsforabetterlifeandensurehigh-qualitydevelopment,theMPSrolledoutanarrayofmeasurestoimproveitsservicesinAugust2023,includingstreamliningservicesandcross-provincialhandlingofbusiness.Sofar,29provincial-levelregionshaveimplementedcross-provincialmigrationforalltypesofhouseholdregistration.Theultimatepurposeofanypeople-orientedpublicsecurityreformsistobringtheheartsofpeopleandpolicecloser.AtapolicestationinBeijing'sXichengDistrict,afatherwasencouragedtotakeaphotowithhisnewbornsonafterasuccessfulhouseholdregistration.Aspecialzonehasbeenreservedfornewparentstocapturethemeaningfulmoment."Throughasmileandwarmwords,wetrytobringthepeopleclosertousandmakepublicsecurityworktakerootintheirhearts,"saidWangMeng,headofthepolicestation.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.