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From the Back Cover 'The nature of public events reflects the character of society and polity. The frequency of occurrence of events and levels of violence and disorder associated with them points to the freedom of conduct of such events and even abuse of such freedom. The response of the state and administration, especially the police, reflects the degree of respect for values of rule of law and democracy. The interaction between events and response are, therefore, indices of the presence or absence of these values.' T.K. Vinod Kumar Product Description Public events are at the heart of civic discourse in modern societies. The nature and number of public events and state response define the characteristics of the society and governance. Events and the police response to them are interactions that provide insight into the nature of social and democratic discourse in society. Surveying the data of public events in cities and police response to them, detailed case studies of selected major events, and advanced statistical analyses, this book looks at the relationship between public events and police response. While different characteristics of events have varying effect on police response, the scale of violence in the event has the greatest impact on police response. The analyses indicate that the response of the police is largely circumscribed by democratic norms and rule of law. Revealing the tendency for police to be drawn into the ambit of political debate, which greatly impacts police organization and personnel, the study also point