THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF EFFICIENCY OF COMMUNITY POLICING IN COMMISSIONERATE AREAS OF GUJRAT
Keywords:
Community policing, law enforcement, commissionerate areas, Gujarat, crime prevention, public trust, socio-cultural barriers, India.Abstract
The paper has been designed to review theoretically and practically the efficiency of community policing within commissionerate areas of Gujarat in India. Community policing is seen as an important approach to guaranteeing public safety through the coming together of law enforcement and local communities. While community policing has demonstrated a certain potential in tackling criminal activities and engaging with the community through trial and error in Gujarat—an Indian State that has experimented with it actively—there persist challenges regarding socio-cultural factors, limited resources, and structural barriers within policing frameworks. Guided by the theoretical frameworks, reviews of global and local perspectives, and efficiency metrics, this paper will undertake a comprehensive analysis of community policing in Gujarat. Recommendation should be given for deepening of community-police relationship and how to make the exercise of community policing effective in the state.
