Urban process and its impact on crime in the Indian context – Needed response from police
- The Indian Police Journal
- 68(2), Apr-Jun, 2021: p.139-154
Urbanisation process is associated with industrialisation which facilitates development in the economy and provides a better quality of life to people. The heterogeneous nature of urban areas, poverty, unemployment, and information technology, lack of integration and traditional social control and lust for luxurious lifestyle and excessive use of technology in committing cyber crime, etc. are main responsible factors for raising crime rate. The crime in urban India is peculiar and has shown a consistent rise, including violent and cyber crimes and is bringing major changes in spatial form of many cities. Crime prone society generates insecurity, intolerance and deprives people from their life, liberty, property, rights and people lose faith in system. To prevent crime and proper investigation police need to be trained sensitively and effectively. Preventive machinery and the people’s cooperation are the need of the hour to prevent crime and protect and promote rights of people. – Reproduced
Urbanisation, Heterogeneous, Capital accumulation, Cyber crime, Preventive machinery.