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Changing role of State

The city state which came into

existence 5000 years ago is undergoing

change in a phased manner.

It is called by different names based on

the role it plays in the lives of the people

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Police State

The term Police state" was first used in 1851,

in reference to the use of a national police force

to maintain order, in Austria .

A standing police force became common in the

late 19th and early 20th century, the term"police state" came to be used more commonly .


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Introduction

The term Police state describes a state in

which the government exercises rigid and

repressive controls over the social, economicand political life of the population.

It exhibits elements of totalitarianism andsocial control

It is antidemocratic in character.


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Classification of a Police state

It is rare that a country will identify itself

as a police state.

An electronic police state is one in which

the government aggressively uses

electronic technologies to record, organize,

search and distribute forensic evidence

against its citizens.


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A "temporary police state" can exist by

design.

For example, in Copenhagen in 2009, the

Danish government enacted laws that would

permit police to use unlimited discretion indetaining the suspected of opposing the

Conference of Parties .


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Officials now have 1,200

powers of entry to

private homes

Police to use military

drones to spy on public


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New World Order
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Terror is the best

political weapon fornothing drives

people harder than

a fear of sudden

death.


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How did Hitler keep control of Germany?

KeepingControl of

Germany

Everyone was scared of

being arrested by the

Gestapo and being put in

a concentration camp.Hitler Youth & the

Young Maidens.

Propaganda

Mass Rallies, Posters

and Propaganda films.

The Nazis controlled

and censored the radio

& newspapers.

School children were

indoctrinated with Nazi

ideas at school.

The Terror State

Secret police called the

Gestapo would spy on

and arrest enemies of

the state.

SS were responsible

for running the

concentration camps.

Popularity

Creating Jobs

Ripping up the

Treaty of Versailles.


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Police states can be difficult to leave.


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Importance of Police State

SecurityBSF , RAF , CRPF , CISF ,

SWAT , CMP

Military Police ForceProvost Marshal

Gendarmerie , Carabinieri

Law and order


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ParaMilitary

BSF

COIN

Allegations of Human

Rights Abuses

(RAF) Riot Control

CRPF -Civilian agency


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CMP

PREVENT BREACHESOF VARIOUS RULES

AND REGULATIONS

Discipline ofits troops


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Characteristics of Police State

Serve central Government instead serving the

Citizens .

Enforce policies of central government ,

instead of responding primarily to criminal

misdeeds .

Spy on citizens and intimidate them .


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The country is governed by a Military

Dictatorship as with a junta or The Generals

Military Rule applies Court Martial and

Nonjudicial Punishment

When a country or area is conquered after

invasion - placed under military occupation


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Drawbacks of Police State

Suspension of Civil Rights

Human Rights Violated

Central Government Prevails


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Taxpayers would not be forced to fund

police services; these transactions would be

voluntary. It would disadvantage the poor .

Public police, by contrast, are limited insize by the political jurisdiction.

Some people see the potential for a dual

system of policingone for the wealthy

and one for the poor .


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Police State - India

On 22nd June 2011, at around noon, the

Assam police opened fire, killing four,

on a demonstration led by Krishak

Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) - a

peasant organization of Assam .


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INDIA
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RELEVANCE TODAY

Should India become a Police State?

Is Assam turning into a Police State?


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