Maintenance of public order and the rule of law is a key sovereign function of the State, as important in its own way as defending the nation from external aggression or maintaining the unity and integrity of the nation State.
The report has tried to chalk out a reform agenda for the principal agencies responsible for enforcing the rule of law and maintaining public order, viz. the police and the criminal justice system.
The content of the Report can be directly used
in the Mains Answer for fetching good marks.
Index:
1.
Introduction - Public Order, National Security,
1 Economic Development and Social Harmony
2.
Public Order: A General Perspective
3.
The Existing Police System
4.
Core Principles of Police Reforms
5.
Police Reforms
6.
Maintaining Public Order
7.
Reforms in the Criminal Justice System
8.
Constitutional Issues and Special Laws
9.
Role of Civil Society, Media and 245 Political
Parties in Public Order
10. Conclusion