Policing in Remote Working Condition-A Holistic View

Abstract

Indian police can be represented as the most visible, public facing authority of the civilian government and of the justice system. In a country with a population of nearly 1.38 billion, the actual strength of police personnel is approximately only 1.9 million as against the sanctioned strength of 2.8 million. India’s most understaffed, underpaid and overburdened department of the state machinery is the police department. But this has not limited the Indian police in executing not only their core functions of maintaining order, collecting intelligence and controlling crime but also in providing basic social services to the public. These functions have been in clear focus during the current pandemic situation and the subsequent lockdown imposed in the country as an already overworked force was about to go through new levels of burdens and responsibilities. The study deals with the challenges faced by the police department during remote working condition and the steps taken to address the problems through interview with various people in the department