Image Makers an Attitudinal Study of Indian Police

Contents: Preface. Introduction. Philosophy of police. 1. Policing in ancient India. 2. Police administration of Muslim rulers in India. 3. Policing during age of transition. 4. Establishment and growth of modern policing. 5. A new apparatus. 6. Police since and after independence. 7. Police system in India. 8. Geographical factors in police administration. 9. Police as the state-based service. 10. History of Uttar Pradesh police. 11. U.P. police after independence. 12. U.P. police as the department. 13. Auxiliary services in Uttar Pradesh. 14. Pradeshik armed constabulary. 15. The intelligence department. 16. Ace investigating agency. 17. Village defence societies and home guards. 18. Concept of policing in a welfare state. 19. The police as the social agent. 20. In defence of waker sections of society. 21. The reformative role of police. 22. The police as a social service. 23. Police-public relations. 24. Police and press. 25. Police and the students. 26. Administrative steps on better public relations. 27. Image of image makers. 28. Recruitment and training of police for role performance in 2000 AD. 29. Indian Police : an attitudinal analysis. Select bibliography. Index.

"The need of the hour is that we should build our police service in such a way that they may enjoy the confidence and respect of the people and their image is so built that the appearance of a policeman may generate confidence in the heart of the law abiding and fear in the mind of the criminal.

The public support and backing by the government in the face of mounting criticism is a far better weapon than a rifle and machine gun but for acquiring such support, the public is also to be educated about the onerous duties and difficulties of the police.

The politicians in power must improve the image of police through improved law and order conditions if they want their own image to be of a harbinger of new era."