Policing

Countermapping pandemic policing: A study by CPA Project

Watch the authors of the study (Nikita, Ameya and Srujana Bhej) explain the manner in which criminal law was used to further oppress marginalised communities during the lockdown.

Police the public, or protect it? Crisis-stricken US can learn hard lessons from Ireland, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and others

Weeks of nationwide demonstrations, in which that chanted demand has echoed in streets across the United States, have made one thing clear: The American police faces a crisis of legitimacy. And its consequences reach far beyond policing itself

As calls mount to defund or disband police departments across the US, here's what such a process would actually entail

A veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged on Sunday to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department, promising to create a new system of public safety in a city where law enforcement has long been accused of racism

To arrest low conviction rates in heinous crimes, Centre proposes putting police officer in charge of prosecution

The Centre is examining a proposal allowing Directorate of Prosecution to be headed by a police officer to ensure higher conviction rates in the states

'Security state' China is using QR codes, big data to track, monitor Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, claims Human Rights Watch

China is using latest biometric and surveillance technology including installing QR codes on homes of the Uyghur ethnic community in the Xinjiang to track their movement and get instant access to the personal details of people living in the area, a report in the Human Rights Watch said.

'Unified policing' is need of the hour in North East, says Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal

Unified policing effort is the need of the hour in the North East region through a joint mechanism instilling a sense of confidence among people

Getting it all wrong: After Paris, here's why terrorism is not merely a matter of policing

Is global terrorism merely a policing problem? The sharper the intelligence networking among big powers and the tougher the approach to the perpetrators of terrorist actions, the weaker terror becomes. This appears to be the wisdom going around after the Paris incident.

Sex crime suspects should remain anonymous until charged, says Scotland Yard chief

The chief of Scotland Yard has called on MPs to consider making it a crime to publicly name a suspect in any police inquiry. In March MPs recommended that sex crime suspects should remain anonymous until charged with an offence because of the damage to their reputations, reports The Independent, London.

Govt to set up one SMART police station in each state

Taking cue from PM Narendra Modi's pitch for SMART policing, the Home Ministry has decided to establish one such model police station in each state.

Ferguson to India: How use of lethal force works among cops world over?

Many countries spell out that any use of firearms is a last resort, though this can be defined many ways.