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Indian Police Journal from Jan to March The Indian Police Journal January-March 2017 • Vol. 64 • No. 1 IPJ Editorial Board Chief Patron Dr. Meeran C. Borwankar, IPS, DG BPR&D, MHA, New Delhi Editor-In-Chief Shri Parvez Hayat, IPS, ADG BPR&D, MHA, New Delhi Managing Editor Dr. Nirmal Kumar Azad, IPS, IG/Director (S&P) BPR&D, MHA, New Delhi Executive Editor Shri B.S. Jaiswal, IPS, DIG/DD (S&P) BPR&D, MHA, New Delhi Editor Commandant Shubinder Singh (Retd), SP(S&P) BPR&D, MHA, New Delhi CONTENTS Page No. 1. Internal Security Scenario in India: Emerging Dynamics and Challenges 1 Dr. Vinay Kaura 2. Terrorism –Its Impact on International Business 11 Dr. Manu Chaudhary, Manoj Kumar, BSF 3. Fighting the Enemy Within: Combating Stress Among the Indian 20 Paramilitary Forces Angela Kelling, Dr. Mrinal Mugdh Varma, Dr. Sandeep Vohra, Dr. Shanta Goswami, Divyani Khurana 4. Role Expectations of Police Personnel: Development of the Tool and of Its 30 Psychometric Structure Dr. Mahesh Kumar Maurya 5. Distribution of Incidents and Registration of Crime Across Jammu & 38 Kashmir, India Ramesh Pandita 6. Children of Incarcerated Parents in India: The Unchartered Territory 54 Neelam Sukhramani . Suhara Hassan . Sigamani Panneer 7. A Study on the Changing Proportion of Un-Natural Deaths in Punjab with 60 Special Reference to Road Accidents (1996-2013) Dr. Simranjeet Singh Bains 8. The Chimera of Plea Bargaining 72 Umesh Sharraf 9. Role of Police in Disaster Management : An Overview 82 Parvez Hayat 10. Interrogation/ Police Interview: Myth, Realities and Challenges 93 By KV Thomas, Assistant Director (Retired), Intelligence Bureau (IB) 11 Effect of Mild and Hard Steel Core Bullets of 7.62X39mm Ammunition on 101 Bullet Resistant Jackets: A Comparative Study Navdha Bhardwaj, B.P Singh, Dr. Manavpreet Kaur 12. Operational Analysis of Robbery and Attempt to Murder Cases Using GIS: 118 A Case Study of Nanded City Mr. Vijendra P. Kamble, Dr. Nilesh K. Deshmukh, Mr. Pritam Tamsekar, Mr. Govind Kulkarni 13. An Unfortunate Infant: A Case Report 126 Dr. Anu Sasidharan, Shri. Dileep Kumar Editorial Terrorism is a global phenomenon and in India it is being aided and abetted not only by the extremist outfits but also fuelled by the foreign powers. Over the years, it has manifested itself in bloody incidences and has relentlessly been targeting to weaken the institutions of democracy and country’s socio-economic fabric. Government of India in coordination with Government of the States and Union Territories is making all out efforts to mitigate these challenges. The Government’s effort of demonetization of select Indian currencies has proved to be a meaningful step in right direction. The decreasing trend of terrorism activities and Hawala operations are indications that the step of demonetization has given a fatal blow to the operatives of terrorist machinery sitting across the country and also to the extremist outfits operating within the country. Dr.Vinay Kaura, in his paper, ‘Internal Security Scenario in India: Emerging Dynamics and Challenges’ sketches the challenges that the stakeholders of Internal Security have to face. The paper mentions that, “despite the dominant public discourse on external dimension of India’s national Security challenge, one should not lose sight of the internal dimension of internal security. India’s internal security challenges have varied roots – from across the border enmity permeating as insurgency in Kashmir, to some ethnic groups opting for secessionist movements in the North-East, to sections of people resorting to violence to vent their grievances, to direct acts of terrorism aided and abetted by Pakistan and finally the social schisms in multi-polar populations.” In a related paper, ‘Terrorism-Its Impact on International Business’ Shri Manoj Kumar and Dr.Manu Chaudhary have discussed how terrorism has adversely affected business and economy world over. The study seeks to depict the relation of terrorism with various sectors of national and international economy and business. The manufacturing sector related with security and surveillance devices has, however, posted positive growth due to the efforts in tackling terrorism. Lately, stress and mental health problems among police forces have emerged as virtual enemy affecting their service delivery and functionality. It has been relatively a worldwide phenomenon afflicting the security forces and taking toll on their health and efficiency. In ‘Fighting the Enemy within: Combating Stress among the Indian Paramilitary Forces’ author has examined the prevalence of stress among the officers and staff of one of India’s paramilitary forces by assessing their mental, emotional and behavioural health using a computer-based self-assessment screening tool. As large percentage of paramilitary personnel are suffering from some form of stress, it has become imperative to evolve a system that fills gaps, find remedies to mental, emotional and behavioural healthcare by using appropriate screening to provide referrals, inter-venations, and support services. Policing in India has to be efficient and effective in service delivery to establish its relevance and legitimacy among the people it serves. In one innovative study, Dr. Mahesh Kumar Maurya, in his paper ‘Role Expectations of Police Personnel: Development of the Tool and of Its Psychometric Structure’ proposes an indigenous tool to assess the role expectations among the police personnel. In spite of the understanding about the ambiguity that police personnel generally face in the context of execution of their duty, there is lack of specific tools pertaining to Indian Culture for the assessment of police role expectations. To fill this critical gap the study has developed role expectation scales in Hindi and English. Two articles on children have been incorporated. In the article ‘Children of Incarcerated Parents’, author has brought out the plight of children whose parents are imprisoned. Such children are not only orphaned but are also victims of the system & the impact extends to their entire life. The Government, society and the NGOs have an obligation to fulfil remedial measures towards such children. This edition of IPJ has also given emphasis on accidents among children. In one such article the author has highlighted on fatal accidents of minor children falling from heights. The remedies suggested include increased parents supervision to changes in the home design. Plea Bargaining is a subject whose salient features needs to be widely discussed. It can go a long way to reduce trial load &huge pendency of court cases. The present issue of the journal has given space for this important area of remedies. Another interesting subject is illegal trade of medicinal plants, the author has talked about the illegal trade of many species of plants. Its continuous trade is endangering the plant stock and reserves from our environment. It requires urgent regulation and measures. We have made a sincere attempt to bring out a wide range of topics of interest to not only law enforcing agencies but also for Public at large. I am sure Journal will not only make an interesting reading but will also broaden our knowledge. Happy Reading. (Parvez Hayat) Editor-In- Chief Internal Security Scenario in India: Emerging Dynamics and Challenges The Indian Police Journal Dr. Vinay Kaura ©BPRD, MHA BPRD Publication www.bprd.gov.in Abstract Being home to one-sixth of the world’s population and representing the world’s largest democracy, India is a captivating coalescence of countless castes, ethnicities, linguistic and religious groups that has produced one of the oldest and most pluralistic societies. The vibrancy of India’s democratic experiment combined with its heterogeneous society and rapidly growing economy has caught the attention of many observers around the world. However, today’s India mirrors contrasting images. Its growing economic inequalities, communal divisions, dangerous insurgencies, terrorist attacks and increasingly polarized politics present a different and disturbing picture. It is left to the state and central police and security agencies to deal with the growing internal security challenges. Key words Terrorism, Insurgency, Ethnic groups, North-east, Maoist, Kashmir, Jihadist, Pakistan Introduction espite dominant public discourse on external dimension of India’s national security challenge, one should not lose sight of the internal dimension – internal security. India’s internal security Dchallenges have varied roots – from across the border enmity permeating as insurgency in Kashmir, to some ethnic groups opting for secessionist movements in the North-East, to sections of people resorting to violent solutions to their grievances, to direct acts of terrorism aided and abetted by Pakistan and finally the societal schisms in a multi-polar population. Caste, regarded as India’s original sin, continues to influence all contemporary social, cultural, educational and political debates in India. The significance of religion as a central component of the Indian worldview cannot be played down. Religious-minded segment of Indian electorate know what they want, and they know how to use their rights to demonstrate, strike, organize politically and vote according to their preferences and interests. Political parties catering to communal interest and solidarity have been demonstrating with greater frequency their advantages in mass mobilization. According to a UN report, “still nearly 300 million people live in extreme poverty in India and face deprivation in terms of access to
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