With special reference to Orissa, India.

Because police are the most visible face of government power for most citizens, they are expected to deal effectively with crime and disorder and to be impartial. Producing justice through the fair, and restrained use of their authority. The standards by which the public judges police success have become more exacting and challenging. Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing explores police work in the new century. It replaces myths with research findings and provides recommendations for updated policy and practices to guide it. The book provides answers to the most basic questions: What do police do? It reviews how police work is organized, explores the expanding responsibilities of police, examines the increasing diversity among police employees, and discusses the complex interactions between officers and citizens. It also addresses such topics as community policing, use of force, racial profiling, and evaluates the success of common police techniques, such as focusing on crime "hot spots." It goes on to look at the issue of legitimacyâ€"how the public gets information about police work, and how police are viewed by different groups, and how police can gain community trust. Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing will be important to anyone concerned about police work: policy makers, administrators, educators, police supervisors and officers, journalists, and interested citizens.

In Indian context.

This Book Is Neither A Police Jargon , Nor A Departmental Guide. It Contains An Analytical Study Of The Attitude Of The Government, The Political Parties, The Public, The Press And Above All The Policemen Themselves In Their Efforts To Enforce Efficiently The Laws Of The Land. Apart From These Aspects, A Com¬Prehensive Account Of All The Functions Of The Police Force, Including Their Woes Have Been Given.The Rulers Have Blatantly Used The Police For The Perpetuation Of Their Rule. In This Democratic Country The People Have To Decide Whether They Should Allow The Police Force To Drift Haphazardly From One Policy To Another, Or To Allow Expediency Overcome Principles, When The Police Service Is Capable Enough To Sustain Or Destroy The Well-Being And Happiness Of The Community. And In This Context To Whom The Police Should Be Accountable?

Part - I: Looking Back

Women and the Law.