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Functions, Duties and Problems of Police in Contemporary Society

The police play several important roles in society, including upholding the law impartially, protecting life, liberty and property, promoting public order, preventing crimes, and protecting national security. However, the Indian police force faces several challenges in carrying out these duties effectively, including being overburdened with vacancies, lacking necessary infrastructure, strained relationships with the public, difficulties with investigation of crimes, and lack of accountability. Reforms are needed to strengthen the police system and help it better serve India's large democracy.

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Functions, Duties and Problems of Police in Contemporary Society

The police play several important roles in society, including upholding the law impartially, protecting life, liberty and property, promoting public order, preventing crimes, and protecting national security. However, the Indian police force faces several challenges in carrying out these duties effectively, including being overburdened with vacancies, lacking necessary infrastructure, strained relationships with the public, difficulties with investigation of crimes, and lack of accountability. Reforms are needed to strengthen the police system and help it better serve India's large democracy.

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FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND PROBLEMS OF POLICE IN CONTEMPORARY

SOCIETY

Introduction

Police are one of the most ubiquitous organisations of the society. The policemen, therefore,
happen to be the most visible representatives of the government. In an hour of need, danger,
crisis and difficulty, when a citizen does not know, what to do and whom to approach, the police
station and a policeman happen to be the most appropriate and approachable unit and person for
him. The police are expected to be the most accessible, interactive and dynamic organisation of
any society. Their roles, functions and duties in the society are natural to be varied, and
multifarious on the one hand; and complicated, knotty and complex on the other. Broadly
speaking the twin roles, which the police are expected to play in a society are maintenance of law
and maintenance of order. However, the ramifications of these two duties are numerous, which
result in making a large inventory of duties, functions, powers, roles and responsibilities of the
police organisation.

Role, Functions And Duties of the Police

 The role and functions of the police in general are:


 to uphold and enforce the law impartially, and to protect life, liberty, property, human
rights, and dignity of the members of the public;
 to promote and preserve public order;
 to protect internal security, to prevent and control terrorist activities, breaches of
communal harmony, militant activities and other situations affecting Internal Security;
 to protect public properties including roads, railways, bridges, vital installations and
establishments etc. against acts of vandalism, violence or any kind of attack;
 to prevent crimes, and reduce the opportunities for the commission of crimes through
their own preventive action and measures as well as by aiding and cooperating with other
relevant agencies in implementing due measures for
 to uphold and enforce the law impartially, and to protect life, liberty, property, human
rights, and dignity of the members of the public;
 to promote and preserve public order;
 to protect internal security, to prevent and control terrorist activities, breaches of
communal harmony, militant activities and other situations affecting Internal Security;
 to protect public properties including roads, railways, bridges, vital installations and
establishments etc. against acts of vandalism, violence or any kind of attack;
 to prevent crimes, and reduce the opportunities for the commission of crimes through
their own preventive action and measures as well as by aiding and cooperating with other
relevant agencies in implementing due measures for prevention of crimes

Problems faced by the police force 

While India is renowned as the world’s largest democracy, little is known about how it has
managed to police such a large, complicated, and unpredictable nation. The police forces,
therefore, face problems and obstacles while carrying out their functions on a day-to-day basis.
Some of the major problems faced by the Indian police system are discussed in the below-
mentioned sections.

 Overburdened force and vacancies

 Infrastructure

 Relationship between police and the public

 Investigation of crime

 Police accountability

Conclusion

The current state of affairs in the country places a great deal of responsibility on state police
administrations. The established system is clearly unprepared to handle the pressures of the
circumstance. The police system in a democracy like India plays a very important role in
enforcing the laws in the country. Therefore, such an important limb of the Government needs to
be concentrated on more and several reforms must be made in order to make sure the smooth
functioning of the system. 

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