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Author Aston, Joshua Nathan, author.

Title Torture behind bars : role of the police force in India / Joshua N. Aston
Edition First edition
Published New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 227 pages)
Contents International legal framework in prohibition of torture and custodial violence -- Policing in India and the status of human rights -- Narco-analysis : is It legal or a form of torture? -- Police in India : its structure and pattern -- Response of India towards torture and custodial violence -- Crisis in the Indian police system -- Reforms in the police forces : the need of the hour -- Community policing : a reform of the Indian scenario
Summary This volume critically examines the role and accountability of the police in India and lays emphasis on the human rights of citizens referring to international instruments and the guidelines of the National Human Rights Commission for the prevention of custodial violence and protection of victims and their rights
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 1, 2020)
Subject Police -- India
Police brutality -- India
Prisoners -- Violence against -- India
Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- India
Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Police
Police brutality
India
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780190990039
0190990031