Source: The post is based on the article “Representation in India’s police forces” published in The Hindu on 7th April 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Justice Relevance: Findings of India Justice Report 2022. News: India Justice Report 2022 has been recently released. What are the findings of the report for the police in India? Overall Performer:… Continue reading Representation in India’s police forces
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The obstacles against humane policing
Source– The post is based on the article “The obstacles against humane policing” published in “The Hindu” on 6th April 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Security Relevance– Issues related to policing News– The serious complaint of human rights violation recently against an IPS officer in Ambasamudram in south Tamil Nadu. Contents1 How is policing behaviour across the… Continue reading The obstacles against humane policing
The poor conditions of protectors
Synopsis: Despite the difficult nature of their duties, the police are neglected a lot. Introduction There have been many instances where our forces lost their lives in the line of duty. To pay tribute to those forces, October 21 is celebrated as Police Commemoration Day. What is the story behind October 21? On October 21,… Continue reading The poor conditions of protectors
Creating citizen centric police
Synopsis: Despite Prakash Singh’s judgement on police reforms, the reforms largely remain on paper. Thus, this demands a closer and deeper analysis. Contents1 Introduction2 What are the challenges facing police reforms?3 What were the recommendations given by the Supreme Court?4 What should be the way forward? Introduction On September 22, 2006, in the historic Judgement… Continue reading Creating citizen centric police
Better policing, please: Court observations on investigations in Delhi riots should be required reading for all major police forces
Source: This post is based on the article “Better policing, please: Court observations on investigations in Delhi riots should be required reading for all major police forces” published in The Times of India on 1st September 2021. Relevance: Understand lapses in the police investigation. Synopsis: There are few major lapses in the police investigation. These can… Continue reading Better policing, please: Court observations on investigations in Delhi riots should be required reading for all major police forces
Towards a more humane race
Source: This post is based on the article “Towards a more humane police force” published in The Hindu on 30th August 2021. Relevance: To understand the requirements of police reforms. Synopsis: Efforts are on to improve the human rights protection regime in police stations. Context: Recently, the Chief Justice of India expressed his concerns about… Continue reading Towards a more humane race
Community policing drive inaugurated
Source: The Hindu Contents1 What is the News?2 About Ummeed Initiative:3 What is Community Policing?4 Examples of Community Policing in India:5 Benefits of Community Policing: What is the News? Delhi Police Commissioner has inaugurated a community policing programme ‘Ummeed’ in the North-East district of Delhi. About Ummeed Initiative: Ummeed is a community policing programme that… Continue reading Community policing drive inaugurated
The police we need
Source: The Hindu Relevance: To understand the demands of the contemporary police system. Synopsis: As society and polity are in transition, there is an urgent need to bring transformative changes in police management to meet contemporary needs. What citizens aspire from police To treat all the individuals equally irrespective of their financial status—rich or poor To… Continue reading The police we need
Protection from Police
Source: Business Standard Relevance: The article highlights the police actions on vulnerable people and steps to stop the custodial deaths Contents1 Synopsis:2 Introduction:3 Problems with these provisions:4 What needs to be done? Synopsis: The CJI has raised concerns over the threat of human rights issues in police custody. CJI’s remarks should expedite steps to stop custodial torture.… Continue reading Protection from Police
For better governance, government to rank police stations now
The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched an exercise to rank India’s best police stations based on various parameters. The exercise seeks to promote competition for better governance at the grassroots level The Home Ministry has suggested at least seven dimensions for assessment which include crime prevention, proactive measures adopted, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network… Continue reading For better governance, government to rank police stations now
