Police Administration Under the British Rule : in the Northern Range of the Madras Presidency 1924-47

Language: - English, About The Book: The Northern range was one of the police divisions of the erstwhile Madras Presidency of the British India. This range included the Northern most part of the present Andhra Pradesh state and the Southern part of Orissa state, which included the districts of Ganjam, Jeypore, Vizagapatam, Godavari, Kistna, Guntur and Nellore. The police administration formed an important wing of the public and judicial administration. This book provides a mechanism for understanding the important role played by the police, its characteristics of use of both force and consent in maintaining British rule. This book also highlights the police administration from the Deputy Inspector General of Police to the constable and from the district police headquarters to the police station at various levels of the range and also includes the organizational structure, police functions, crimes, special police forces and police public relationship with reference to selection, recruitment, training, discipline, dismissals, promotions, rewards, grave crimes and other offences. This book is intended to provide a good understanding for those pursuing academic research and also useful to the general readers also. About The Author: Dr. B. ROJA, is a Teaching Faculty from the Dept.,of History and Archaeology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, from where she did her M.phil and Ph.D in History. She has participated in a number of national level seminars and presented many research papers. She also has many research articles published in both National and International journals. She is a life member of A.P History Congress. CONTENTS: Synopsys 7 Preface 13 Glossary 17 1. Introduction 19 2. Organisational Structure of the Police Administration 53 3. Functions of the Police Department 105 4. Crimes and Offences 159 5. Special and Auxiliary Police Forces and their Services 223 6. PolicePublic Relations 277 7. Conclusion 307 Appendix 325 Bibliography 347 Index 36