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This book is the first empirical study of police discretion in India. Going beyond anecdotal accounts, it addresses the issues and concerns of arrest discretion behaviour of police with analysis of available literature internationally, testing the validity in the context of police in India and explaining the gap that exists between the legislative intent and field law enforcement. It establishes how extralegal determinants like subculture, environment and situations influence arrest discretion as much as legal determinants such as statutes, rules, manuals and court rulings. It also provides vital explanations on the working of the police system in India. The volume will be of great interest to policymakers, police leaders, officers of judiciary, scholars and researchers of criminology and criminal justice, sociology and social anthropology and South Asian studies.
List of Figures xiii List of Tables xiv Foreword xvi UPENDRA BAXI Acknowledgements xx Abbreviations xxi Preface xxii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The Background 1 1.2 Ground Reality of Arrests in India 3 1.3 The Determinants of Arrest Discretion 6 1.4 Explanation of Terms 7 1.5 Context of the Study 10 1.6 Purpose of the Study 13 1.7 Queries That Need to Be Answered 14 1.8 Academic Significance of the Study 15 2 Police Discretion: Factors Influencing Arrest Discretion 18 2.1 Police Discretion 18 2.2 The "Discovery of Discretion" and Subsequent Developments 20 2.3 Interpretation of Discretion by National Courts 23 2.4 Factors Influencing Arrest Discretion 27 2.5 Measuring the Factors Influencing Arrest Discretion 38 2.6 Key Hypotheses 39 2.7 A Diagrammatic Representation of Arrest Drivers 41 3 Police Discretion: Laws and Policies in India 44 3.1 From Regulation of 1772 to Police Act 1861 45 3.2 The Legacy of Police Act 1861 48 3.3 Development After Independence 48 3.4 Constitution of India 49 3.5 The National Police Commission (1977-1981) 51 3.6 Recommendations on Structural Changes 53 3.7 Prakash Singh Case on Police Reforms 54 3.8 National Human Rights Commission 54 3.9 The Supreme Court and High Courts of India on Police Discretion 55 3.10 The Supreme Court of India 57 3.11 Police Manual 61 3.12 Law Commission of India: 177th Report on Law Relating to Arrest 62 3.13 Arnesh Kumar 67 3.14 Rajesh Sharma 69 4 Measuring the Factors Influencing Arrest Discretion 73 4.1 Distilling the Drivers of Arrest Discretion 73 4.2 Operationalisation of Organisational Determinants 75 4.3 Operationalisation of Subculture Determinants 79 4.4 Operationalisation of Environmental Determinants 82 4.5 Operationalisation of Individual Determinants 85 4.6 Operationalisation of Situational/Offender Determinants 86 4.7 Variables or Indicators of Discretion 88 4.8 Translating Indicators to Response Statements 89 4.9 Sampling Technique 91 4.10 Data Collection 92 4.11 Data Analysis Techniques 93 5 The Interplay of Legal and Extralegal Factors in Police Discretion 96 5.1 Data Analysis and Findings 96 5.2 Sample Area for the Study 98 5.3 Analysis of Frequency Distribution 99 5.4 Subcultural Determinants 109 5.5 Environmental Determinants 111 5.6 Factors With Significant Contribution in Influencing Arrest Discretion 113 5.7 Degree of Influence of the Determinants on Arrest Discretion Behaviour 117 6 The Effects of Individual and Situational Factors on Arrest Discretion 120 6.1 Analysis of Individual Determinants 120 6.2 Individual Determinants: Gender, Experience and Position as Variables 120 6.3 Relative Impact of Individual Determinants 134 6.4 Data Analysis of Situational/Offenders' Determinants 135 6.5 Samples 136 6.6 Socio-Economic Status of Offenders as Variables 136 6.7 Awareness of Legal Rights 140 6.8 Legal Assistance 141 7 Conclusion: Findings and Recommendations 143 7.1 A Brief Summary 143 7.2 Key Findings 146 7.3 Organisational Determinants 146 7.4 Subcultural Determinants 148 7.5 Environmental Determinants 149 7.6 Relative Significance of the Independent Variables on Arrest Discretion 150 7.7 Subcultural Determinants 151 7.8 Environmental Determinants 152 7.9 Relative Significance of Organisational, Subcultural and Environmental Determinants Over Arrest Discretion 152 7.10 Individual Determinants 153 7.11 Relative Significance Within Gender, Experience and Position 154 7.12 Situational Determinants 154 7.13 Discussions on the Hypotheses 155 7.14 Discussions on the Questions That Need to Be Answered 158 7.15 Implications 163 7.16 Limitations 165 7.17 Recommendations 166 Appendix A: Number of Offences With Punishment Up to or Less Than Seven Years and More Than Seven Years in Indian Penal Code and Minor Criminal Acts 171 Appendix B: NHRC Guidelines Regarding Arrest 172 Appendix C: Interview Schedule for Odisha Police Officers 177 Appendix D: Interview Schedule 182 Appendix E: Interview Schedule for Offenders 186 Appendix F: Sampling Method of Officers From Odisha Police 188 Appendix G: Sample List of Field Police Administrative Units in the State (Selected by Adopting SRSWOR) 189 Appendix H: Explanatory Note on How to Fill Up the Written Interview Schedule 191 Appendix I: District-Wise Respondents of Odisha Police 194 Appendix J: Number of Respondent IPS Officers With Cadre 195 Appendix K: Sample Details for the Situational Determinants 196 Appendix L: Check List 197 References 198 Index 203
Author(s) | By Satyajit Mohanty. |
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
ISBN | 9781032496382 |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 206 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 31 Aug 2023 |
Availability | POD |
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