Volume 18, No. 6, 2021
ROLE OF CIVIL POLICE IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN DISTRICT LUCKNOW RURAL DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Atul Pandey , Prof. (Dr) Veenus Jain
Abstract
Executing the government orders during Covid-19 lockdown along with maintaining a compatible surrounding for the civilians was a stupendous task for the police personnel. In this paper, case of Lucknow Rural district of Uttar Pradesh state in India has been taken to study the affect of pandemic period over policing and vice versa. Punitive actions, moral and community policing through qualitative analysis and working of police in lockdown through empirical study have been laid down. Pandemic and the lockdown thereafter, imposed an alarming situation throughout the world and India was no exception. In this scenario, it was a challenging task for the police administration of a newly carved unit to confront the wrath of civilians while protecting them and executing the government orders peacefully at the same time. This study is all about the emotional stress and psychological trauma through which police and the civilians have gone through.
Pages: 7213-7228
Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic, Lucknow Rural, Moral Policing, Community Policing, Punitive Action.