Last week, @_NehaSinha was part of the #policedialogues hosted by @fayedsouza, where along with Devika Nadig and Mr. Shivanadan, she discussed whether our police are citizen friendly. Further to that we discuss #PoliceReform and Public trust. (1/n) https://twitter.com/_NehaSinha/status/1306060227347914753

Our 2017 SATARC survey revealed that 75% to 91% of the people across the four surveyed metropolises—Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Delhi believed that the police can be relied upon when needed. (2/n)

Close to half the respondents in Bengaluru, 60% in Delhi, a little over three-quarters in Chennai and 70% in Mumbai believed that the police would treat them with respect. (3/n) https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/8KE0eGff30g20MjU5eQirL/Towards-building-a-peoples-police.html

Filtering the above opinions from a victim’s perspective showed that in Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai, victims had an equal or even marginally better opinion of the police. However, in Mumbai, victims were more mistrustful of the police than non-victims. (4/n)

When talking about police reforms—it’s important to place trust of the citizenry as an important goal. This was also propounded by Sir Robert Peel—a pioneering figure of modern policing and police reform. (n/n)

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