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The Indian Police: Problems and Prospects

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India has a substantial terrorist problem, especially in the Northeast and in the northwestern state of Jammu and Kashmir state. Somewhat related to this is tension between the majority Hindu community and the significant Muslim minority. Hindu-Muslim clashes in Gujarat during early 2002 led to open accusations of government connivance and police partisanship. While the Indian Police Service has acquired a professional elan in handling terrorism, its religious neutrality therefore continues to be questioned. This image problem is compounded by a political system that fosters police identification with the ruling political party. The ambience of corruption has also contributed to declining standards of personal rectitude among the higher police echelons. A lack of political will poses the significant obstacle to major police reforms in the foreseeable future. Copyright 2003, Oxford University Press.

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  • R.K Raghavan, 2003. "The Indian Police: Problems and Prospects," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 33(4), pages 119-134, Fall.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:33:y:2003:i:4:p:119-134
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    1. Matthieu Chemin, 2012. "Welfare Effects of Criminal Politicians: A Discontinuity-Based Approach," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 55(3), pages 667-690.
    2. Chaudhary, Amit, 2021. "Do workers, managers, and stations matter for effective policing? A decomposition of productivity into three dimensions of unobserved heterogeneity," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 1377, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
    3. Matthieu Chemin, 2008. "Do Criminals Politicians Reduce Corruption? Evidence from India," Cahiers de recherche 0825, CIRPEE.

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