Some observers say that the pocile officers should be recruited from the communities where they work, so that they have local knowledge. Other people say that this is unnecessary, or even undesirable. Where do you stand on this debate? Is local knowledge essential in modern policing?

Undoubtedly, recruitment of officers especially in
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administrative jobs like that of
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department is very crucial. Some
people
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that selection in
this
field has to be according to
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where they belong. While
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others have
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that selection has to be unbiased and irrespective
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people
’s localities. Both these viewpoints will be discussed in
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before arriving at conclusion. On one hand, deputing a
police
officer in their own vicinity may be fruitful as they are aware of the problems which locals face like
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social, religious and political difficulties. Because of
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, these officers tend to address issues of local
people
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way as they
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more trustworthy and reliable to like-minded
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they face. For an instance,
last
year, in Mumbai when Parsi
people
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had sent a Parsi
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could not turn to violent agitation and issues of
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community
is sometimes better in some scenarios.
On the other hand
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police
personnel is deputed in his own
community
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then
, there are high chances that he will misuse his powers to benefit his own
people
rather than focusing on every citizen equally.
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becoming prone to corruption. To cite an example, there was news that a policeman has framed the victims of the crime to safeguard his own relatives.
Therefore
, home-posting is not to be motivated, and at least, these jobs have to be transferable. To conclude, there is no denying the fact that making
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better in
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cases, but it has more negative effects than positive ones.
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overweighs the thought that jobs have to be in one’s own
community
.
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