SECTION 45

(1) Under the authority of a Unit Head, the Research and Cooperation Unit shall be responsible for: - conducting studies relating to the setting up, classification, development and organization of prisons; - conducting studies relating to the standards of penitentiary equipment and infrastructure , in conjunction with the Sub-Department for Infrastructure, Penitentiary Equipment and Budget; - conducting studies relating to the standards of enforcement of sentences, in conjunction with the Sub-Department for Enforcement of Sentences, Penitentiary Production and Social Rehabilitation of Detainees; - conducting studies relating to the development of detainees’ plans and programmes of rehabilitation and social reintegration, in conjunction with the Sub-Department for Enforcement of Sentences, Penitentiary Production and Social Rehabilitation of Detainees; - conducting studies relating to work plans and programmes and production activities, in connection with Sub-Department for Enforcement of Sentences, Penitentiary Production and Social Rehabilitation of Detainees; - exploiting periodic progress reports of officials in charge of prisons and supervisory commissions of these prisons; - keeping the card index of prisons; - producing statistics of the prison population; - conducting studies to improve detention conditions; - conducting studies to seek solutions to the issues of penitentiary administration; - centralizing records, managing and keeping; - following-up cooperation with national, regional and international organizations working in the area of prisons and misdemeanor matters; - following-up cooperation with other countries to build the capacities of Penitentiary Administration in Cameroon. (2) In addition to the Unit Head, it shall comprise four (4) Assistant Research Officers. SECTION II SUB-DEPARTMENT FOR PENITENTIARY PERSONNEL