2022-02-14 07:08:59
#Police Issues Concerning Police Forces Colonial Legacy: The
Police Act of 1861 was legislated by the British right after the revolt of 1857 to bring in efficient administration of police in the country and to prevent any future revolts.
Accountability to the Political Executives vs Operational Freedom: The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC-2007) has noted that political control has been abused in the past by the political executive to unduly influence police personnel, and have them serve personal or political interests.
Psychological Pressure: In the Indian police force, the lower ranks of police personnel are often verbally abused by their superiors or they
work in inhuman conditions.
Public Perception: The
Second ARC has noted that police-public relations is in an unsatisfactory State because people view the police as corrupt, inefficient, politically partisan and unresponsive.
Overburdened Force: While the
sanctioned police strength was 181 police per lakh persons in 2016, the actual strength was 137 police.
This is way too low when compared with the
United Nations’ recommended standard of 222 police per lakh persons.
Constabulary Related Issues: The constabulary
constitutes 86% of the State police forces and has wide-ranging responsibilities.
Infrastructural Issues: Modern policing requires strong communication support, state-of the-art or modern weapons, and a high degree of mobility.
However,
CAG audit reports of year 2015-16, have found shortages in weaponry with state police forces.
Also, the Bureau of Police Research and Development has also noted a 30.5% deficiency in stock of required vehicles with the state forces.
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