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Synopsis The Indian Police-A Study in Fundamentals deals with salient features of the Indian Police System. The boo identifies basic issues, ideas and concepts to which various questions relating to Police-functioning can be retraced. The book highlights ideological contradictions under which the India Police has to operate with its colonial origin in a new democratic setup, in absence of a national police-policy. The question of trust in the police-services has been dealt with in the historical perspective and the legal framework has been analysed as to how it generally approaches the issue of trust. The concept of discipline and mechanism of control have been given an exhaustive treatment. The problem of not all-too-pleasant a police behaviour, attitudes and the question of purity of means adopted have been studied in great details. A psychoanalytical treatment of various shades of aberrations in the behaviour of policemen would enhance readers’ understanding of the matter which might give clues to essential reforms. A psycho-Sociological analysis of police sub-culture would show the freedom of group behaviour in the police which needs to be tempered for the good of society at large. The behaviour of India police fluctuates between the colonial philosophy of its origin and constitutional governance of the new setup. The system has not changed in tune with the democratic requirements. However the Indian Police cannot defy change and is doing its best to overcome the contradictions and reconcile to the ever-changing social norms. This book brings out these issues to the fore with all freshness and lucidity. The study is original and the book is landmark in the treatment of the subject.