5 guidelines for the police
Answers
Answer:
1. The police must bear faithful allegiance to the Constitution of India and respect and
uphold the rights of the citizens as guaranteed by it.
2. The police should not question the propriety or necessity of any law duly enacted. They
should enforce the law firmly and impartially, without fear or favor, malice or
vindictiveness.
3. The police should recognize and respect the limitations of their powers and functions.
They should not usurp or even seem to usurp the functions of the judiciary and sit in
judgment on cases to avenge individuals and punish the guilty.
4. In securing the observance of law or in
maintaining order, the police should as far as
practicable, use the methods of persuasion, advice and warning. When the application
of force becomes inevitable, only the irreducible minimum of force required in the
circumstances should be used.
5. The prime duty of the police is to prevent crime and disorder and the police must
recognize that the test of their efficiency is the absence of both and not the visible
evidence of police action in dealing with them.
6. The police must recognize that they are members of the public, with the only difference
that in the interest of the society and on its behalf they are employed to give full time
attention to duties, which are normally incumbent on every citizen to perform.
Answer:
the police were issued by the ... 5. The prime duty of the police is to prevent crime and disorder and the police ...