Sorry state of policing

Inadequate infrastructure is not the only problem

Anyone who has had the misfortune of dealing with the police in India will not be surprised by the findings in the latest report on the Status of Policing in India, produced jointly by Common Cause and the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. This is the second such joint report and it offers a potent explanation for the low credibility of the police in public perception. The latest report, which surveys 12,000 police persons across 22 states together with their family members, reveals that the forces work at about three-fourths of their capacity and harbour frightening prejudices against