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M.Phil. (Police Administration)
Master of Philosophy in Police Administration


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Duration:2 Years
Level:M.Phil
Type:Degree
Eligibility:Post Graduation


M.Phil. Police Administration or Master of Philosophy in Police Administration is a postgraduate police administration course. Research Degree Course deals with the field of police administration. In this course the main emphasis is given on law and order administration at the Central, State, Range, District and Sub-District level in rural and urban areas. The duration of M.Phil. (Police Administration) is mostly of two academic years but it may vary as per the rules and regulations of different institutions. The degree course provides many job opportunities to the degree holders.

M.Phil. Police Administration Eligibility

  • Master's degree in science, arts or engineering is the minimum requirement for it.
  • Candidates need to acquire 55% marks in the subject chosen for M.Phil. course or an allied subject at the postgraduate level to be considered eligible for the course.
  • A written test maybe conducted to assess the candidate’s knowledge. Those who qualify in the written test will be required to appear in an interview.
  • The admission procedure and mode of selection for admission to Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) through distance learning however, may vary from one Institute to another.

M.Phil. Police Administration Syllabus

The following syllabus is provided by the Panjab University, Chandigarh since 2011-12.

Semester I

(All Papers are Compulsory)

Paper I

Philosophical Foundations of Police Administration

Unit I

Kautilya, Robert Peel, David H. Bailey, O.W. Wilson

II

Cesare Beccaria, Cesare Lombroso, Howard Abadinski, Michel Focault.

III

Robert K Merton, Edwin Sutherland, Howard Becker, Emile Durkheim.

IV

Sigmund Freud, Abraham Maslow, Rinses Likert, Herbert Simon.

Paper II

Emerging Dimensions of Police Administration in India 

Unit I

Police: Concept and Significance

Evolution of Police Administration

Police Reforms since Independence

II

Citizen Police Interface: Concept and Significance

Community Policing: Concept and Rationale; Community Policing in India

Police Media relationship

III

E- Governance and its application in Police

Citizen Charters: Concept, Rationale and its application in Police

Right to Information: Initiative and Challenges

IV

Gender sensitization of Police, weaker sections and Police

Disaster preparedness and Role of Police

Human Rights and Policing in India

Paper III

Laws Related with Police Administration 

Unit I

The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922.

The Punjab Police Act 2007

The Model Police Act 2006

The Police Act 1861

The Police- Forces Restriction of Rights Act 1966.

II

The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1981

The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

The Pre- Conception and Pre- Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection)

Act 1994

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002

III

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967

The Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955

SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

IV

Dowry Prohibition Act 1961

The Juvenile Justice Act, 1986

Information Technology Act, 2000

The Arms Act, 1959.

Paper IV

Research Methodology in Police Administration

Unit I

Research- Meaning, nature and its significance for Police Administration,

Interdisciplinary Research in Social Sciences: Rationale and Approaches

Selection and Formulation of Research Problem.

II

Review of Literature: Purpose and design techniques

Hypothesis: Definition, features, types and testing

Research Design: Meaning and types.

III

Sampling: Concept, types, size and sampling error

Triangulation: Concept, rationale and process

Meta Analysis: Concept, rationale and process.

IV

Data Collection: Documents, observation; questionnaire and Interviews.

Data processing and analysis- Role of computers.

Report writing.

 

Semester II

(All Papers are Compulsory)

Paper I

Computer Applications and Police Administration

Unit I

Elements of Computer System: Basic parts of computer, CPU, Memory devices, RAM, ROM, Network Card, Processor, Representation of data, Binary numbers, I/O devices, Peripherals.

II

Operating System & Application Software: Windows and MS Office: Word, Excel and Power Points, MIS.

III

Networking: Topologies of Networking, Intranet devices, LAN, WAN, Wi-fi, Security of network, Prevention from virus and attacks, Firewall.

IV

Cyber Crimes: Hacking, Phasing, Forgery, IPR Violations, Cyber Terrorism, Banking/ Credit Card related crimes, E- Commerce frauds, Online gambling, Theft of internet laws, Confidentiality, Dot guidelines, Fake Email detection.

Paper II

Dissertation

Note:

In Dissertation the division of marks shall be as under:

 

(i) Research design preparation and presentation

(ii) Dissertation evaluation

(iii) Viva Voce Examination

 

M.Phil. Police Administration College

M.Phil. Police Administration Course Suitability

  • Students those who interested in Police Administration and its related areas, etc. are most suitable for this course.
  • Those who are willing to go for teaching fields at higher level i.e. college and university level both in private and government institutions.

How is M.Phil. Police Administration Course Beneficial?

  • This degree course enables the students to go for various Defence, Law & Order, Strategic and teaching related jobs.
  • One can go for higher degree programmes in respective subjects such as Ph.D.

M.Phil. Police Administration Employment Areas

  • Criminal Justice Field
  • Department of Transportation
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Immigration and Naturalization Service
  • Police Detective Wing
  • Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
  • Firearms Unit
  • Fraud Investigation Unit

M.Phil. Police Administration Job Types

  • Crime Lab Scientist
  • Transportation Inspector
  • Many Designations: Since Constable to SP
  • Drug & Contamination Inspector
  • Immigration Inspector
  • Police Officers and detectives to enforce laws, catch criminals, collect evidence and testify in court
  • Detective Inspector
  • Support Operator
  • Detective
  • Inspector, Assisst. Sub-Inspector
  • Traffic Inspector
  • Investigator

Gazetted Police Officers:

  • Commissioner of Police
  • Special Commissioner of Police
  • Joint Commissioner of Police
  • Additional Commissioner of Police
  • Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police
  • Assistant Commissioner of Police
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police

Non-Gazetted Police Officers:

  • Inspector of Police
  • Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
  • Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
  • Senior Police Constable
  • Police Head Constable
  • Police Constable

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