Democratic Policing Model’ Increasingly Seen in Action in India

The reality is that police are essentially problem solvers. They serve the citizens in various ways even when such services are not defined in the Police Act. Herman Goldstein coined this term in his conceptualization of Problem Oriented Policing arguing that all functions should be seen as ones emanating from the efforts of officers to address difficulties faced by the citizens. He pointed that it is mistakenly believed that the job of police is to regulate human activities by application of criminal laws. In fact, criminal laws are just one tool in the policeman’s box.