Community Policing
Misnomer or Fact?
- Veerendra Mishra - Secretary, Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India
The author discusses the underlying philosophy, governing schools of thought, and the strengths and weaknesses of community policing. He also explains important policing concepts such as Police Syndrome, Tracking Participation Footprint, and Image Dating/Image Mapping. Four case studies from Madhya Pradesh (India) and Timor-Leste help in further elucidating the practical applicability of these concepts.
The author negotiates with the idea of allowing civilian participation to become a legitimate means of making the police accountable. He argues that compliance of law must go hand in hand with protecting the fundamental rights of people in order to preserve a liberal democratic society.
| Points to Ponder: An Introductory Note |
| The Philosophy and Concept of Community Policing |
| Active Quadruple: Four P's-Police, Politician, Press, and Public |
| Management Gap: A Hindrance to Participative Policing |
| Police Syndrome |
| Perspective Constraints |
| Police Opinion about Their Jobs |
| Variables Acting as Hindrance to Participative Policing |
| Benefits of Participation |
| Curative Suggestions to Bring Attitudinal Change in Police |
| Communal Violence in Narsinghgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Aftermath |
| Timor-Leste: Partners in Policing Model (PIP MODEL) |
| Coordinated Response to Combat Violence against Women: A Participative Policing Initiative of Madhya Pradesh Police, India |
| Experiences of Timor-Leste (East Timor): Domestic Violence Redressal Forum (DVRF): A Redressal Mechanism in Timor-Leste |
| For a Better Future |
Veerendra Mishra's book is a welcome addition to the literature on community policing. book will be a good read not only for police officers but also for academics, social scientists and informed members of the public who want to build a closer relationship between the police and the community. It displays author's scholarship as well as intimate understanding of the complexities of the role of the police and the strategies necessary to improve participative policing.
Veerendra Mishra's book, Community Policing is an important contribution in the area of policing in a democratic and multicultural society like India. Written in a simple and lucid style, the book presents an overview on the issue of people's participation in policing, especially in the postcolonial societies with multiple narratives and contestations around caste, gender, race, ethnicity and class. Written from the point of view of policy makers and implementers, Mishra tries to delineate the complexities involved in shifting gears from 'law and order' to 'participative' policing in the Indian context… the book is well researched and there are some interesting anecdotes and insights throughout its text…This book would be useful to serving trainee police officers, policy makers, and students of law, criminology, victimology, social work and also to anyone who wants an overview of the issue.