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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Regulating the Net

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