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Of life and death

The books in review dwell on state arbitrariness in criminal justice and the subject of an effective alternative to capital punishment.

MUMBAI'S NEW POLICE Commissioner Satyapal Singh (right) takes charge from his predecessor Arup Patnaik on August 23.-PTI

A sad tale

The shifting of the Mumbai Police Commissioner for the way in which he handled two different protests shows that the police have little autonomy of ac

A rioting mob attacks policemen outside Azad Maidan in Mumbai after a rally to protest against the recent riots in Assam turned violent on August 11.-VIVEK BENDRE

Policing challenges

It is a matter of distress that there is no sign that those ruling the roost in India are willing to give up the reins of control over a much-abused p

THE TIHAR JAIL in New Delhi, a file picture.-SHANKER CHAKRAVARTY

Private prisons

Private sector involvement in running prisons in the U.S. and the U.K. has lessons for India, including the profit element overriding serious objectiv

Regulating the Net

A useful compilation of material that gives both Indian and international perspectives on a wide range of issues relating to cyberspace.

Campus perversion

The probe into the child abuse case at Penn State University is testimony to the ability of private agencies to deliver well-reasoned reports on major

A CRPF jawan injured during the operation against Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on June 29 being taken to hospital in Raipur.-PTI

Midnight massacre

In the anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh, it is difficult to take a categorical stand that would indict the CRPF for having committed a blunder or

Maribel Cervantes Gurrero, chief of the Mexican federal police.-BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Mexican tangle

President Felipe Calderon will step down as President at the end of his six-year term at a crucial time in his and the countrys battle against the dru

Judge Glenn Berman during a sentencing hearing for Dharun Ravi in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on May 21.-MEL EVANS/AP

Act of indiscretion

The Dharun Ravi case in New Jersey could trigger a renewed debate on hate crime legislation in the United States.

DATA ON THE New York Police Department shown by Civil Liberties Union's Associate Legal Director, Christopher Dunn, during a news conference in New York on May 9.-KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS

Crime calculations

Police forces the world over, barring a few exceptions, are notorious for massaging statistics so as to give the impression that crime has declined.

PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN Singh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Defence Minister A.K. Antony and Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran at the Chief Ministers' conference on the National Counter-Terrorism Centre in New Delhi on May 5.-PTI

Tepid on terror

The wrangling between the Centre and the States over the NCTC is one more sign that the country is still not focussed on protecting itself.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA has drawn criticism from the anti-gun lobby for his reticence on tightening gun control laws.-

Gun in campaign

The recent spate of gun crimes in the U.S. and the flip-flops by presidential candidates on gun control reopen the debate on the right to possess fire