ANALYSIS OF POLICE SYSTEM IN INDIA WITH COMPARISON TO OTHER COUNTRIES

Best Citation : Tavleen Kaur &Vinayak Sonkar, ANALYSIS OF POLICE SYSTEM IN INDIA WITH COMPARISON TO OTHER COUNTRIES, 2 IJLR 79 (2021)

Abstract

The police force is one of society’s most prominent institutions. As a result, police officers are the government’s most visible representatives. When a citizen is in a time of need, danger, crisis, or trouble and is unsure what to do or whom to contact, the police station and a police officer are the most appropriate and approachable unit and person for him. Any current societal police force is expected to be the most accessible, engaging, and dynamic organisation. On the one hand, their tasks, functions, and responsibilities in society are diverse and multifaceted; on the other, they are difficult, knotty, and convoluted. The dual tasks that the police are supposed to fulfil in a society are generally speaking, the upholding of law and the maintenance of order. However, the repercussions of these two responsibilities are extensive, resulting in a massive inventory of the police organization’s duties, functions, powers, roles, and responsibilities. Policing is one of the most crucial responsibilities that each sovereign government performs. For the state apparatus, the police are an unavoidable organ that ensures peace and order, as well as the first link in the criminal justice system. On the other hand, for the average citizen, the police force is a representation of authority’s brute power while also serving as a deterrent to crime. The uniform that police officers wear gives them a corporate identity; the average man recognises, differentiates, and awes him because of the same uniform. However, it has been seen that unfavourable press coverage of a citizen’s bad experience with the police, particularly coverage that escalates to the level of a public scandal, can quickly derail an officer’s efforts to foster a positive relationship with the public. Today’s police executives generally believe that public support is critical for the credibility of the police as well as their ability to effectively combat crime. While data reveals that the majority of people support the police and are content with how they carry out their tasks, it also shows that not all parts of society hold the same positive views.

Key words: Police, Police system, roles and duties, society ,impact, Cognizance, Non-cognizable and cognizable offences