Reform policing
1 year, 4 months ago

Reform policing

Live Mint  

This week began with an outbreak of communal violence on the outskirts of India’s national capital region. On Monday, a religious procession led by a Hindu right-wing outfit in a Muslim-populated area saw clashes erupt, with mob lawlessness spreading to streets in Gurugram barely 40km south of Parliament House, and a local mosque set ablaze late at night. Revised incentives for law enforcement could lessen pre-poll mob violence. But such a major reform would require the approval of Indian politicians, few of whom show an inclination for any shift that would reduce their power.

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Mind the gap: Policing lessons from London
1 year, 1 month ago

Mind the gap: Policing lessons from London

Hindustan Times  

On November 11, 2023, London witnessed one of the largest processions in recent times. Earlier, she had openly criticised the Met for giving permission to the organisers and wrote an article in The Times questioning the wisdom of police commissioner Mark Rowley’s decision. A serving home minister going to the media criticising a decision of his or her own police …

Review: The Struggle for Police Reforms in India by Prakash Singh
2 years, 5 months ago

Review: The Struggle for Police Reforms in India by Prakash Singh

Hindustan Times  

This book has appeared at a time when the police is making headlines every day — mostly for the wrong reasons. The author, Prakash Singh, is renowned for his outstanding career in the police and also his petition in the Supreme Court which led to a landmark judgment that should have — but didn’t — change the course of policing …

Find common ground for police reforms
2 years, 5 months ago

Find common ground for police reforms

Hindustan Times  

For the second time in two months, the police forces of two states clashed on Tuesday over the arrest of a person in a high-profile case. In the first case in May, Punjab Police sought to arrest Bharatiya Janata Party member Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga for alleged threats issued to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, but was thwarted by its …

Explainer: A history of police reforms in India
2 years, 9 months ago

Explainer: A history of police reforms in India

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : “After Independence, a lot of radical reforms were needed. In the landmark judgment, known as Prakash Singh & others vs Union of India, on September 22, 2006, the apex court directed all states to bring in police reforms. In its seven directives, the court asked for constituting a State Selection Commission to ensure that the state governments …

DC Edit | Radical reforms are vital to make police accountable
2 years, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Radical reforms are vital to make police accountable

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was spot on when he said that the policing system in the country has not changed in the 75 years after Independence and that the perception even now about the police is that “one should stay away from them”. Ideally, as Mr Narendra Modi said, the police and other security personnel should be able to “deal …

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