{"id":115227,"date":"2021-06-28T18:27:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T12:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=115227"},"modified":"2021-06-28T18:27:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T12:57:19","slug":"police-reforms-are-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/police-reforms-are-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Police reforms are not enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Synopsis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Police reforms are much needed in India. In this respect, India can learn a lot from the George Floyd trial.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"47\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"21\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Killing of George Floyd\u00a0was in news\u00a0a few months back. In\u00a0USA\u00a0it\u00a0sparked mass protests culminating in the conviction of the police officer involved in the case.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why an erosion of public trust in the police is not unusual?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As per\u00a0The\u00a0Status of Policing in India Report for 2018, police\u00a0personnel have inherent biases.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"54\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"22\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bias against minorities<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Police personnel have an inherent bias against minorities and marginalized sections of the society in the sense that it is believed that these sections are prone to violence. More so than other sections of the society.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"54\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"23\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bias\u00a0towards\u00a0violent\u00a0justice<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: A section of police personnel felt that it was better to put dangerous criminals to death than on trial.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus, an erosion of trust in the police is, thus, highly probable in the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What can India learn from the George Floyd trial?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"24\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Demanding accountability<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: The first must be in demanding accountability. Police brutality in India isn\u2019t rare. An analysis of NCRB data reveals that about 7 in 10 custodial deaths in the past decade were attributed to illness or suicide, which underscores the possibility of custodial torture<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"25\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eradicating systemic biases<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Second, we need to acknowledge and eradicate systemic bias within the police force.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In India, acknowledgements of racial bias have never been forthcoming. NCRB data on incarcerated populations in India shows that minorities are disproportionately jailed, indicating the existence of bias against these communities within the criminal justice system<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"26\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Realistic cinematic portrayal of cops<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: The role played by popular cinema in glamourizing the no-nonsense, tough-on-crime cop has certainly played a role in normalizing police violence. it encourages\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lynch-mob vigilantism as justice.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"27\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improving judicial sensitivity<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Judicial response to custodial violence has also been erratic, and despite the Supreme Court\u2019s guidelines in\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DK\u00a0Basu\u2019s\u00a0case<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the rate of conviction in custodial violence or death claims continues to be low.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"28\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parliamentary discussions and debates<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Law-making organ of the state needs to have consistent and meaningful discussion on the issue of police atrocities within civil society.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"29\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Public outrage<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Equally important is the public outrage over police brutality or deaths which has been largely missing from India. It is in sharp contrast with the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. Citizen\u2019s participation can galvanise different societal elements\u00a0coming together to correct injustices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"30\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Police Complaint authorities<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Supreme Court, in the\u00a0<\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prakash Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&amp;\u00a0Ors\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">versus Union of India\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Ors\u00a0case<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0had\u00a0directed\u00a0each State and Union Territory to constitute Police Complaints Authorities (PCAs) at the State and district levels with immediate effect.\u00a0This needs to be followed in letter and spirit.\u00a0Many states have yet to establish these bodies while those that have been established are without any penal powers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/blogs\/toi-edit-page\/forgetting-our-floyds-police-brutality-victims-rarely-find-justice-here-because-theres-little-systemic-acknowledgment\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">TOI<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/opinion\/online-views\/police-reforms-might-not-suffice-for-cops-to-shore-up-public-trust-11624809801251.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Livemint<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1183],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Synopsis: Police reforms are much needed in India. In this respect, India can learn a lot from the George Floyd trial.\u00a0 Killing of George Floyd\u00a0was in news\u00a0a few months back. In\u00a0USA\u00a0it\u00a0sparked mass protests culminating in the conviction of the police officer involved in the case.\u00a0 Why an erosion of public trust in the police&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/police-reforms-are-not-enough\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Police reforms are not enough<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,8043,9],"tags":[8278,8279,1794,8277,8275,8276],"class_list":["post-115227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-current-affairs-cat","category-public","tag-custodial-deaths","tag-custodial-violence","tag-human-rights","tag-justice","tag-police-reform","tag-police-violence","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700786380,"cached_date":1704780761},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}