2 options
Political violence and the police in India / K. S. Subramanian.
Table of contents only Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Subramanian, K. S., 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police--India.
- Police.
- Political violence.
- India.
- Political violence--India.
- Physical Description:
- 257 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2007.
- Summary:
- Increasing political violence in India is challenging the governments ability to resolve conflicts democratically, in this topical book, K.S. Subramanian: identifies patterns and trends in political violence in India; examines how the government's political machinery has responded; explains why State response has been inadequate; and recommends changes in structures and attitudes. The author sketches the growing crisis of governance by assessing the Central and state governments' police organisations, especially key central agencies such as the Intelligence Bureau, the Central paramilitary Forces and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, in case studies of regions and communities affected by political violence, he takes the reader behind the scenes-whether it is on police partisanship in the communal pogrom in Gujarat, the official approach to the Naxalite problem, the violence against dalits and adivasis, or the violation of human rights in northeast India. With police reform being a major public concern, police research is gaining importance as a field of study. This book will appeal to students of criminal justice, political science, sociology, public policy and public administration, as well as policy makers, police and administrative officers, and human rights activists.
- Contents:
- Political violence and state response in India
- The Indian police system in crisis
- Intelligence bureau: an instrument of partisan politics
- Central paramilitary forces: A parallel police force?
- Naxalite violence: What can the Union Home Ministry do?
- Violence against Dalits and Adivasis: Whither social justice?
- State-sponsored violence against the Muslims in Gujarat, 2002: a case study in police partisanship
- Political violence in the northeast: the human rights of ordinary people.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [242]-251) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780761935933
- 0761935932
- OCLC:
- 169873332
- Online:
- Publisher description
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.