
Policing a Democracy
A Comparative Study of India and the US
R.K. Raghavan(Author)
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Published on 20. November 2024
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-81-7304-261-4 (ISBN)
Description
Policing has generally become a complex area of public administration in our times. Where, however, a society is sharply divided on the basis of ethnic, linguistic or economic lines, police tasks are rendered even more problematic. The author, a senior Indian Police Service officer, with more than three decades of field experience, and who has also observed the US police from its close quarters, attempts a comparative study of the two systems. His finding, that notwithstanding their obvious cultural differences and disparities in terms of economic and technologi- cal development, police forces in the two countries share common problems - a spurt in violent crime, terrorism, and mean regard for human rights - should provide food for thought for the police leadership. There is a need for innovations in police methods of operation, such as community policing and computer-aided response to service demands from the public. There is an equally strong case for enlarging the base of recruitment of police personnel, so that they become more acceptable to the various segments of a highly fractured society. In the author's view, many interesting speculations are possible about the future of policing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
700 gr
ISBN-13
978-81-7304-261-4 (9788173042614)
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Person
R.K. Raghavan retired as the Director, Central Bureau of Investigation and India's High Commission to Cyprus. Raghavan joined the Indian Police Service in 1963, and served both the Tamil Nadu Police and the Government of India, New Delhi. He was awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. He has also served as Consult- ing Advisor to Tata Consultancy Services on computer security and cybercrime.
Presently he is a professor at O.P. Jindal University, Sonipat, Haryana.
Presently he is a professor at O.P. Jindal University, Sonipat, Haryana.
Content
Foreword; Preface; A Profile of the Two Nations; A Historical Perspective; Maintaining Law & Order; Perspectives of Crime; Community Policing: Theory & Realities; Science & Technology in Policing; Problems of Personnel Management; Looking Ahead; Epilogue; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index.