The book about women in the police is exhaustive and analytical from the gender inequality perspective. It provided an empirical situation of women who are in the police profession. It touches on the women’s experiences while serving society in terms of their real-life experiences through case studies. The book focuses on the entry of women into the police profession, relationships with their male colleagues, difficulties during spot crime, and role conflict during duty hours and at home. The book is useful for students, researchers and policymakers to understand the social reality of the women police. It is a contribution to gender studies.

The study analyses the polices role in society, about its bad name and looks into the history of the institution, dating back to the ancient period, and is presented with research oriented approach and logical treatment achieving a totality. A valuable literature on police and an essential reading for all police personnel s, bureaucrats, scholars and journalists.

With reference to India.

Study with reference to Madras, India.

The Police, State and Society: Perspectives from India and France is a parallel study between criminal justice systems in India and France. It covers the institutional, democratic and functional aspects of the police and law in the two countries. It discusses the modern aspects of policing and human rights issues in the criminal justice system against a backdrop of violence and conflict. It is useful for students and scholars of sociology, law, criminal justice, political science policymakers and general readers.

The police are much more than a segment in the civil administration system. The manner in which they respond to violations of law and order, place restraints on personal freedom, prevent the occurrence of crime and detect crime, all generate debates and controversies. Timely reform is evitable to ensure their ability to cope with emerging challenges to the management of crime and order. Various aspects of policing like its evolution, structure, functioning etc. have been analyzed in this book with the help of primary data collected both from the public as well as the police by applying the method of purposive sampling. Contents: Introduction, Police in Kerala: A Historical Approach, Kerala Police: A Functional Analysis, A Survey of Police Reforms in Kerala, Police Reforms in Kerala: Need and Directions Public Perception, Police Reforms Need and Directions: Police Perspective, Conclusions and Suggestions.