-Business Standard A survey of nearly 12,000 police personnel across 22 states, along with interviews with their family members, finds that the forces work with just 3/4th of its required capacity Status of Policing in India Report 2019 by Common Cause and Centre for the Study Developing Societies, highlights the dismal work conditions in which the police operate in the country. A survey of nearly 12,000 police personnel across 22 states, along...
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Survey: 50 per cent cops feel Muslims naturally prone to crime
-The Indian Express It also found that 35 per cent of police personnel interviewed for the survey think it is natural for a mob to punish the “culprit” in cases of cow slaughter, and 43 per cent think it is natural for a mob to punish someone accused of rape. One in two police personnel surveyed feel that Muslims are likely to be “naturally prone” to committing crimes, the 2019 Status...
More »How state governments disenfranchise interstate migrants in India -Varun Aggarwal, Priyansha Singh and Rohini Mitra
-IndiaSpend.com Mumbai: Kerala ranked first out of seven states for migrant friendly policies on the Interstate Migrant Policy Index 2019 (IMPEX 2019), an index compiled by India Migration Now, a Mumbai-based nonprofit, which analyses state-level policies for the integration of out-of-state migrants. Maharashtra ranked second with a score of 42 out of 100 compared to Kerala’s 62, and Punjab came in third with a score of 40. Internal migration, both within a...
More »SCs, STs, OBCs and women poorly represented in police force; STs, women less likely to be posted as officers -Fazil Khan
-News18.com All three communities, SCs, STs and OBCs, are poorly represented in Delhi – the only Union Territory included in the study. New Delhi: Disadvantaged communities such as the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes(STs), Other Backwards Castes (OBCs) as well as women are under-represented in the country's police force, a study has revealed. According to the Common Cause-CSDS Lokniti's 'Status of Policing in India Report 2019', while SCs are under-represented in 19...
More »Police in India endorse encounter killing, mob punishment: Study -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
-TheWire.in A new report has also highlighted how long work hours, absence of weekly offs and political and departmental pressure are impacting police personnel in the country. New Delhi: Nearly half the police personnel in India feel that Muslims are likely to be “naturally prone” towards committing a crime. Likewise, a large percentage of police personnel believe that “being in the police requires physical strength and aggressive behaviour which women lack; women...
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