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100			_aPereira, Maxwell
245			_aSocial tensions - Administrative responses
260			_c2002
300			_ap.310-318.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aThe article classifies various types and sources of social tension. It focuses on the role of enforcing agencies in containing conflicts and tensions. However, the most important factor, according to the author, is the police-citizen relationship. He shows how experiments have been made over the years in the policing system to make it more people-friendly. The citizens' cooperation and participation with police has helped in keeping the rate of petty crime under control. An unbiased political leadership and an enlightened society can make the task of maintaining law and order significantly efficient and effective. - Reproduced.
650			_aSocial conflicts
650			_aPolice
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a54780
999			_c54780 _d54780