From 1978 to 1986, reform of the police was under constant discussion by a series of again in 1983 ese bodies recommended plans for police reform l these plans included shifting the the supervision of the Ministry of Interior to the Office of the Prime Minister, allowing more supervision of the police at the provincial level, removing several administrative duties to other departments, and reducing the military character of the force. In 1983 the proposals included the establishment of national and provincial commissions to oversee the police, reducing the top- in the police hierarchy by cancelling several levels, and again removing administrative duties to other departments. On both occasions, the police entered strong objections to most o these measures. They feared that any alteration in the supervision of the police would bring in political influences. They opposed rationalize police hierarchy, They agreed only with the proposals to remove petty administrative dut other departments. They insisted that the major problems police stemmed from inadequate training and manpower development On both occasions, the government showed little will to risk creating discontent in the police. The investigative commissions included heavy representations from the police and failed to come up with radical proposals for restructuring the department. After the police had voiced objections to the commission proposals, the governments backed away from any confrontation Several studies have shown that the problem lies in the structure and operating practices of the police, rather than in the moral character of individual policemen. s Several initiatives to reform the police have run into strong opposition. The policemen who are not corrupt and carry out their duties in an honest way. But the scale and breadth of the polic subculture of alleged corruption ensures that large numbers of people have an interest in maintaining it, including politicians bureaucrats from other ministries, and members of the judiciary