Founder of Friends of Police

                                                   Dr. Prateep V Philip IPS
                                                                 ADGP (EOW)
                                                                   Tamil Nadu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

* Served as District Superintendent of Police of Four Districts.

* SP, Narcotics Intelligence Bureau of Tamil Nadu, Principal Police Training College and as 

  DIG, CB CID (Special Investigation Team) Chennai.

* DIG Intelligence, DIG Tirunelveli Range.

* Chief Vigilance Officer , Aavin, The Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation.

RESUME

QUALIFICATIONS
	• B.A.1983 – ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE & HISTORY.
	•M.A.1985- POLITICAL SCIENCE and INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
	• Registered for Ph.D in Public Administration
SCHOLARSHIPS
	• National Talent Search Scholarship {1980}.
	• National Merit Scholarship {1983}.
	• British Gurukul Chevening Scholarship for Excellence and Leadership     {1997}. @LSE

EQUILIBRIUM THINKING

Created the concept, framework and technique of Equilibrium Thinking - a new thinking for the new millennium which combines age-old universal values relevant to modern living. The objectives of ET (Equilibrium Thinking) are enhancement of emotional intelligence, self-realisation, self-development, stress-management, self awareness, management of anger, aggression and emotions, enhancement of employee productivity and the management of self for happiness and excellence.
Conducted Equilibrium Thinking workshops and presentations at:
1. The Press Club, Chennai.
2. I I T, Chennai
3. Southern Conferences of the National Institute of Personnel Management, Chennai and Trivandrum
4. Chennai Institute of Management.
5. Jain School, Sowcarpet.
6. Chinmaya Vidyalaya (for Teachers), Virugambakkam
7. Satyabhama Engineering College MBA Students.
8. The Hindu Office.
9. International Youth Co-ordinators symposium
10. Madras Management Association (MMA).
11. INDO NATIONAL
12. Tata Consultancy and Information Services
13. MRL, Manali
14. Indian Society of Training Development
15. National Police Academy, Hyderabad, India
16. The Times of India Office, Chennai
17. Alumni of British Universities Association
18. Vel Group of Institutions
19. Sai Ram College of Engineering, Chennai
PUBLICATIONS
1. Friends of Police Movement- Texas Police Journal 1995. 2. Friends of Police Movement- Law and Order Management Magazine, USA 1996. 3. Friends of Police Concept - The Police Journal, UK 1996. 4. Friends of Police Movement- The Criminal Justice, Europe. 5. An Innovative Concept to Sensitise Police Personnel - Texas Police Journal. 6. An Innovative concept to Sensitise Police Personnel- Australian Police Journal. 7. Friends of Police Concept - National Police Academy Journal. 8. The Friends of Police Movement - National Journal of Criminology. 9. Friends of Police who help build bridges – “The Hindu” National Daily. 10. Articles on Friends of Police as an Innovative concept also published in the CRPF Journal, Surakshe, AP Police 11. Journal, The Police Journal BPR&D, CBI Bulletin. 12. The Power of Equilibrium Thinking- Monitor,1998. 13. Equilibrium Thinking-A Method of Enhancing Emotional Intelligence- CID Review, Tamil Nadu –Chennai, 2002. 14. Equilibrium Thinking as a Method of Crime Prevention and Disorder Control-All India Prison Souvenir, 2002. 15. Equilibrium Thinking –a Method of enhancing Emotional Equilibirum-Humane care Journal –2003. 16. Shifting the Paradigm from Existence to Excellence- Management in Government Journal-India,2000. WEBSITES A movement in Community Policing and a concept for empowerment hosted by National Criminal Justice Reference Service, USA. An International Blue print for Community Policing hosted by OICJ University of Illinois, USA. Journal 2003 Vol 2 1. FRIENDS OF POLICE                               www.friendsofpolice.com 2. PRATEEP V PHILIP I.P.S                          www.prateepphilip.com 2. EQUILIBRIUM THINKING                       www.eqthinking.org CONFERENCES 1. Presented a paper at the Indian Police Science Congress. 2. Presented a paper at the National Criminological Conference, Bangalore, 1996. 3. Presented a paper at the International Conference on Rights of Prisoners, Ramachandra     Medical University. 4. Invited to present two papers at the International Conference on Policing held in Slovenia,     Europe in November 1996. 5. Was Invited to be a resource person and key speaker at the International Seminar on Human     Rights, hosted by the British Council and the Human Rights Commission. 6. Invited as a delegate to the Good Governance Conference, Wilton Park , UK -2002 RELEVANT TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1. Guest lecture at the Lord Scarman Centre, Leicester, UK. 2. Guest lecture at The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, UK. 3. The Anna Institute of Management, Chennai. 4. The National Police Academy, Hyderabad. 5. The State Police Training College, Chennai. PERSONAL HOBBIES AND INTERESTS Reading, Public Speaking and Writing. COURSES ATTENDED 1. Management Development Programme - State Bank of India Training College, Hyderabad. 2. Bureau of Parliamentary Studies. 3. Management in Government Programme, HCM Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur. 4. British Gurukul Chevening Scholarship Program in Excellence and Leadership, London School of Economics, London. 5. Vertical Interaction Course for Senior Officers at the Institute of Management , Lucknow. 6. Cyber-crime Conference, organised by the CBI at Bangalore in April 2001.  RESEARCH 1. Research into the impact of the Friends of Police Movement in Tamil Nadu . 2. Research into the impact of Equilibrium Thinking for prisoners' reform in ten major prisons EMPLOYMENT 1984-1987  Officer - State Bank of India. 1987 --  IPS Officer. LANGUAGES KNOWN Besides English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, French & German. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS • Selected as Probationary Officer in State Bank of India and worked as O&M Officer in the    local Head Office. • Wrote analysis of Road Mishap trends in the Metropolis of Madras as a Joint Deputy    Commissioner of Traffic {Investigation}. • Served as District Chief or Superintendent of Police of 4 districts and handled many law and     order, crime related and other issues. • As Superintendent of Police, Ramnad started the FOP movement. The movement was later   extended to all districts and Commissionerates . • As Superintendent of Police, Ramnad started Shore Care Committees which were later     extended to all coastal districts in Tamil Nadu . • First Police Officer globally to conceive of an international blueprint for community policing.   First IPS officer or Bureaucrat to have his article placed on an accredited Home page on the  Internet by the University of Illinois, Chicago. Only person from Asia to be invited to an  International East-West Sharing Experience Conference in Europe. • As Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri district started the Victim Assistance Program that   led to the Government setting up a corpus fund of Rs. Two Crores for Victim Assistance. • As Superintendent of Police, Narcotic Intelligence Bureau, CID, started FOP Drug -buster   chapters all over the state. The report was published in "The Hindu" and also placed on the    Internet as a permanent site. • As principal of the Police Training College of the state, trained 500 Sub-inspector cadets in    the methods and philosophy of "FRIENDS OF POLICE MOVEMENT".  Was Invited to participate in panel discussions in Management Courses for Senior Officers at  the National Police Academy and to talk about innovations introduced in policing. Delivered  lectures on Communication skills, Chairing a Meeting and other Management inputs at the Anna Institute of Management. • Served as a consultant in a UNDP funded Project: A study on the Quality of Policing in India   (1999 – 2000). -Dr. Prateep V Philip