An effective traffic enforcement system is a crucial input for furthering respect for the rule of law among citizens. It is key for creating safer neighbourhoods, according to the broken windows theory which suggests that the containment of petty cri...

The discourse on police accountability needs to shift its focus from top-down reforms to bottom-up approaches in the true spirit of democratic policing.

Reliance on FRTs in India is premature. This policy brief highlights this whilst acknowledging FRTs' use cases—in aiding the police's preventive and investigative functions, in potentially reducing 'third-degree methods', and improving police's f...

This paper outlines the use cases of facial recognition technologies in the Indian context and unpacks the technological and institutional aspects, with respect to the police, governing facial recognition technologies. It further gives short-term and...

IDFC Institute collaborates with Madhya Pradesh Police for the launch of PARIMAL (Pracademic Action Research Initiative (with) Multidisciplinary Approach Lab). The lab is envisioned as a platform for facilitating evidence-based and practitioner-dr...

A study of police constables on COVID-19 duty in Madhya Pradesh

For those uninitiated into the world of police budgets, we have put together a primer to understand the various aspects of police expenditure at the Union level.

This project aims to highlight the recruits’ perceptions of the current state of police training practices at the Madhya Pradesh Police Academy in Bhopal and suggest improvements.

The ongoing public health crisis due to COVID-19, coupled with the nationwide lockdown and the impending economic hardships, has created a unique law and order challenge. This note aims to provide the police and the prison administration with a conso...