ABSTRACT
Even though the Indian police were shaped by the British for maintaining their Raj and yet institutionalized to serve British colonial policies, in modern India the same force has transformed itself to abide by the democratic ethos of the country. Law enforcement in Indian democracy seeks to ensure public security by securing and enlisting the willing cooperation of people. Kerala police have been at the forefront in implementing a variety of community policing schemes that have provided a safe and secure environment for the residents. Kerala police subscribe to the perspective that the citizens are subject to the law, which they themselves create by means of established legislative processes. erefore they also need to proactively participate in the process of preventing violations of enacted law. Community policing seeks the responsible participation of the citizens in crime prevention at the level of the local community. is helps in not only conserving the resources, both of the community and of the police, but also e€ectively ‹ghting crimes that threaten the security of the people. Kerala experience shows that by seeking the active cooperation of the public in performance of police duties, the process of law enforcement becomes far more e€ective.
