DMPQ: Police must develop smart tactics to address the changing nature of violence. Why police is in the need of the reforms? ( Governance/polity)

Reasons:

  • Low police officials to population ratio
  • Insensitivity of police towards weaker sections.
  • Women and Dalits are poorly represented in the police personnel.
  • Changing dynamics of crime eg cyber-crime, digital frauds.
  • Corruption in the police system.
  • Lack of civilian trust.
  • Politicization and allegiance towards ruling party.
  • Lack of technological capabilities necessary to perform quality investigations.
  • Police still work under the mandate of archai law of police act 1861.
  • Unavialbility of good prosecutor.