Why the junta’s stealthy police reform could have huge impact

If this truly happens, the result could be massive. This will totally neuter the currently too big police force. It’s reach will be cut back dramatically. Fantastic news.
I’d love to see how it will impact the size of the organisation.
 The No 1 problem in Thailand today is the massively corrupt police force. It’s hard to enforce laws in an environment like this.
craigt3365
I agree. It makes future coups more difficult to coordinate. Historically, all the junta needed was a former National Police Commissioner to take over control of the nation’s entire police force. Unless a coup restarts centralisation of all the law enforcement agencies (unlikely given a coup’s short timetable for control), it will face multiple law enforcement agencies for control.
Decentralisation may also disrupt the traditional top-down chain of command corruption such as promotion buying.
Decentralisation will support more skill-based law enforcement appropriate to the agency, which could make law enforcement more professional (all jokes aside). This could result in better training, use of resources, quicker case resolution and better prosecutions.
And therein lies the hurdle to success – adequate budget, diligent agency oversight and diligent national oversight to assure efficient and corruption-free performance. It remains on the details for this proposed decentralisation. I am cautious that a government based on the concept of central control with absolute power can easily (albeit perhaps unintentionally) misfire this decentralisation effort with “backdoor privileges.”
All in all – a win for reform. 
Srikcir
The police won’t stand for this. Too many big money-making opportunities going out of their control.
worgeordie
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