The Student Police Cadet Project in Kerala: A Transformative Model for Adolescence

Abstract

The Student Police Cadet (SPC) Project is an innovative model of smartcommunity-based proactive policing, designed by the Kerala Police in 2010.This study aims to understand how the SPC Project was implemented andthe changes in values, skills and behaviour experienced by the cadets inthe capital of Kerala. In this cross-sectional study, the data was collectedfrom former student police cadets and Community Police Officers whofacilitated the movement, by administering questionnaires and in-depthinterviews. It was found that the objectives and programmes of the SPCProject successfully reached its targeted population.