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Policing and Violence in India provides a critical examination of how colonial legacies continue to influence contemporary policing practices and state violence in India. The authors, Deana Heath and Jinee Lokaneeta, trace the historical development of police institutions during the British Raj and demonstrate how these structures have been perpetuated and transformed in post-independence India.
The book explores the mechanisms through which police violence becomes normalized and institutionalized, examining case studies and historical records to illustrate patterns of brutality, custodial deaths, and extrajudicial killings. The authors argue that understanding these colonial foundations is essential for comprehending modern human rights violations and state repression in India.
Through scholarly research and accessible prose, the work addresses how power structures embedded in colonial-era policing continue to marginalize vulnerable communities, including religious minorities, Dalits, and other historically oppressed groups. This volume contributes significantly to conversations about police reform, accountability, and justice in contemporary India.
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