Current Challenges of Indian Police Force [Part-I]

Hello Everyone !!!

 Indian police force is one of the largest police force in the Sub-continent. Yet, it is marred by its own set of challenges and problems.

 According to a 2018 survey of 15,562 respondents across 22 states on perceptions about policing, the Lokniti team at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) found that less than 25% of Indians trust the police highly.

A big reason for the distrust is that interactions with the police can be frustrating, time-consuming and costly. According to the latest available data, 30% of all cases filed in 2016 were pending for investigation by the end of the year. 
This combined with the pendency in the judiciary means securing justice in India can take a very long time. As in the case of the judiciary, pendency in the police is driven by a lack of resources. 

 The sanctioned strength of the police across states was around 2.8 million in 2017 (the year with the latest available data) but only 1.9 million police officers were employed (a 30% vacancy rate). As a result, according to Mint’s calculations, there are only 144 police officers for every 1,00,000 citizens, making India’s police force one of the weakest in the world. 
India’s police-to-population ratio lags behind most countries and the United Nations-recommended ratio of 222.

Other challenges are :--
  • Bribery and corruption in the department.
  • Both public and police dishonest, try to evade proper police procedures.
  • Bureaucrats destroy police's credibility and capability by reducing their budgets, forcing them to work 24x7 and artificially create staff-shortages.
  • Superiority complex of some police, thinking them to be above law and can evade punishment.
  • Empowerment of the constables needed, in terms of authority, respect and equipment.
  • Digitization of police stations across states.
  • Centralized digital database of all the police stations.
  • Upgrading patrolling systems.
  • Single emergency number throughout the country.
  • Solution for moral policing.
  • Separate bureaucracy and politics from judiciary and administration.
  • Proper utilization of funds by department.
  • A Central police academy for all ranks of police.
  • Need of people-friendly, well-equipped and well-trained policemen.

Why Law Enforcement in India is a Hectic Job :-- 
  • Police have to carry out crime investigations, law and order-related duties, information gathering, patrolling, VIP duties, arrangements during festivals, special events and even sports events apart from cumbersome court-related work.
  • More than 76% of police officers have health problems like joint pain due to standing, stress, sleeplessness, acidity etc. due to long working hours.
  • A large number (73.6%) of staff reported that they were not able to avail of weakly off even once a month. 
  • During their off time/off day, most cops (over 80%) are recalled to duty off and on to deal with emergencies of law and order or other work.

Thank you !!! 

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