ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INDIAN POLICE: CREATING AN EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS AGENCY Written by: Adam Shinar August 2009 1 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Normative Source and Structure of India ’s Police Force III. Attempts at Reform A. The National Police Commission Model Bill B. Other Reform Attempts IV. Instances of Police Misconduct A. Torture and violence B. Disappearances C. Corruption D. Failure to observe due process E. Non-registration of FIR V. Accountability
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Accountability - Throughout the semester I would take ownership of everything I have done in class and including group work. I have always remembered to turn in my classwork on time and how it is instructed to be turned in. When receiving constructive criticism from my peers during the peer teaching activity‚ I did not come up with excuses for my actions‚ but thanked them for their feedback and thought about what they said. Respect – Everyday in class I displayed respect for my classmates and the
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a high quality of work‚ and it makes you a better overall marine. With out accountability the quality of the Marine Corp would drastically decrease. In the Marine Corp there is nothing more important than mission completion. We have to get the job done in any way possible‚ no matter the circumstances. With that in mind‚ if marines weren’t being held accountable how would the job ever get done. With out accountability there is no way the command could keep track of delegated task and if it was
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1. Police hold a pivotal role as ‘gatekeepers’ to the criminal justice system. Identify the key decisions that police make in relation to law enforcement‚ and discuss both the positive and negative implications of police discretion for the administration of justice. The police play an integral role as ‘gatekeepers’ to the criminal justice system. Discretion is a major factor in the criminal justice system and refers to the choice to do or not do something. The police enforce their discretion in
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and watch Johnny Carson. Mom got nervous when Pop was gone‚ so she’ll make popcorn and watch TV with us until her tonic of rum and Coke seeped into her veins. As soon as that happened‚ Terri would change the station to anything with a ’Viewer’s Discretion.’ We were watching a man stalk a woman in a dark park when the phone rang. "Answer it‚" Terri
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POLICE DISCRETION Police officers are faced each day with a variety of situation in which they must deal; therefore we should ask ourselves the following questions: Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? In what situations should police officers be allowed to not enforce the law? What types of situations would they be required to fully enforce the law? Why does police discretion exist? What are its strengths and weaknesses? And what is the relationship between police
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Police Culture and Police Misconduct M. Collins Criminal Justice 593 Dr. Jiabo Liu April 2008 Outline I. Introduction II. Main Issues III. Analysis IV. Suggestions and/or Recommendations V. Conclusion VI. References 1 INTRODUCTION In the United States‚ there are city‚ county‚ state‚ and national police forces. They have very difficult and dangerous responsibilities. These public servants are required to perform many different jobs. They
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on Bangladesh Police Accountability mechanisms for Bangladesh police are evidently weak. Internal disciplinary mechanisms have long collapsed. Courts have failed to play a proactive role in bringing officers to account. A national human rights commission has been set up recently but it lacks the necessary powers or teeth. External accountability mechanisms solely set up for the police are absent in Bangladesh. Without external oversight‚ police are essentially left to police themselves. Victims
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ABUSE OF POLICE POWERS IN PAKISTAN With intervening dictators and historical autocracy‚ it is now after sixty five years of independence that Pakistan has evolved to a culture “partially” democratic. The military and police institutions must function under rule of law in order to uphold legitimate separation of powers. The Oxford Dictionary defines the term Police as‚ “the civil force of a state‚ responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.”1 With
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The Police and Corruption The police. Twenty-four hours a day‚ three hundred sixty-five days a year‚ this division of our government has a mandate to enforce the criminal law and preserve public peace. Understood in this mandate is an obligation to police everyday life matters that originate in the daily lives and activities of citizens within their community. Police interact in some form with the average citizen more often than any other government official. In society today the police
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