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The Indian <strong>Police</strong> Journalrationalizing their assigned workload in such a manner as ensures theoptimization <strong>of</strong> the physical <strong>and</strong> mental potentialities <strong>of</strong> the policemen. Any reform in police system to be meaningful has to begin at thislevel. National <strong>Police</strong> Commission recommended major improvementin the service conditions <strong>of</strong> Constables, equating the Constable to askilled worker for determining his/her pay structure [NPC (SecondARC 106)]. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC)has recommended that Constabulary should be substituted withrecruitment <strong>of</strong> graduates at the level <strong>of</strong> Assistant Sub-Inspector <strong>of</strong><strong>Police</strong> (ASI). The Constabulary then will have the scope <strong>of</strong> promotionup to Dy.SP, over a period <strong>of</strong> time. This <strong>by</strong> itself would serve as aneffective motivating factor for them to maintain high level <strong>of</strong> integrity,pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism <strong>and</strong> personal behaviour (Second ARC 106).Insulation from InterferenceIn order to make the <strong>Police</strong> Force an autonomous, accountable <strong>and</strong>service-oriented organization, it is essential to insulate it from politicalinterference in matters <strong>of</strong> recruitment, transfer, postings, promotion<strong>and</strong> administration. Interference in policing usually provides to the impunity as a weapon. As such, this interference not only limitspartiality <strong>and</strong> favouritism in its functioning, which lowers the morale<strong>and</strong> motivation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Police</strong> personnel, resulting in politicizationor criminalisation <strong>of</strong> police. The recent murder <strong>of</strong> crime reporter,Jyotirmoy Dey, in broad daylight in Mumbai brings to light the fatal pointed out: “The lack <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism in an overburdened,undefended <strong>and</strong> poorly skilled <strong>Police</strong> Force, coupled with undueinterference has led to lower level <strong>of</strong> trust in law enforcement. Manysociety, but they are powerless to reverse the decline in st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>of</strong>crime investigation. As a result, enforcement <strong>of</strong> the Rule <strong>of</strong> Law <strong>and</strong>prosecuting <strong>and</strong> punishing the guilty have become major challenge inour governance” (Second, ARC 67). Various political parties ruling thedifferent States have used the police to achieve their populist politicalprogrammes. Left front Government in Bangal had always placed morepoliticizing the uniformed force, vitiating the recruitment process <strong>and</strong>18 January - March, 2013
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