Status of Policing in India Report 2019

GS-I: Status of Policing in India Report 2019

Context

A new report titled “Status of Policing in India Report 2019 Police Adequacy and Working Conditions” was released by Common Cause and the Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS).

A key finding of the report:

28% of police personnel believe that pressure from politicians is the biggest hindrance in a crime investigation. The other obstacles cited were related to society, legal systems and internal working systems in the police.
38% of personnel reported always facing pressure from politicians in cases of crime involving influential persons. Roughly one-third also reported “always” facing pressure from their seniors in the police force.
50 % of police personnel feel that Muslims are likely to be “naturally prone” to committing crimes.
35 % of police personnel think it is natural for a mob to punish the “culprit” in cases of cow slaughter, and 43 % think it is natural for a mob to punish someone accused of rape.
37 per cent of personnel feel that for minor offences, a small punishment should be handed out by the police rather than a legal trial.

Working Condition :

More than one-third of police personnel would be willing to give up their profession if they were given a chance to join another job with the same salaries and perks
Three in four personnel said the workload made it difficult for them to do their job well and was affecting their physical and mental health.
The survey found that except for Nagaland, the average working hours of police officers were between 11 and 18 hours.
An average police officer works for 14 hours a day, six hours more than what the Model Police Act recommends.
A quarter of the respondents said they worked for more than 16 hours a day.
Other than working overtime, every second police personnel reported not getting any weekly off day.

Rule of law?

Every third police personnel surveyed agreed with the statement that for minor offences, a minor punishment handed down to the accused by the police was better than a legal trial.
About 20% of personnel agreed with the statement that killing dangerous criminals was better than a legal trial.
A three-fourths majority believed it was alright for the police to adopt a violent attitude towards criminals.

Minorities at risk

One in two police personnel surveyed feel that Muslims are likely to be “naturally prone” to committing crimes.
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.

Source: Indian Express

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