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This chapter focuses on the characteristics that make Delhi a unique metropolis. It is contributed to Delhi’s geographical location and political importance, although there are some urban peculiarities that can be attributed as well. This chapter brings to light the uniqueness of Delhi, which can be clearly understood in three levels: administration, policing, and social structure. The discussion begins by identifying Louis Wirth’s propositions about city life and the urban peculiarities of Delhi. This is followed by a section on the administration of Delhi, which has been going through several changes along with the changing of rulers. The chapter ends with a detailed summary of some peculiar responsibilities of policing; these are considered peculiar due to their differences with the policing responsibilities of other union territories and states.

This chapter analyses the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill and its impact on police authority. It describes the events leading up to the passage of the bill and the provisions that made the most changes in law enforcement authority. It examines the first ever Police and Crime Commissioner elections in November 2012 and describes how the low turnout of the election harmed the credibility of the whole process. The chapter also pays attention to the possibility of the law enforcement becoming too political as an outcome of the idea of holding elections.

This chapter discusses the aim of the Gendarmerie beyond the old French frontiers. The Gendarmerie aims to enforce and preserve the perception of order and tranquility of the state. It serves as the eyes and ears of the government in the countryside, and brings in the conscripts and the taxes. It functions at the centre of the imperial police machine.

This chapter focuses on the changes in the organizational structure of police authority as a result of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill. It describes the developments in national policing before the Coalition and the antecedents of Conservative thinking on collaboration and national policing. It analyses the Conservative white paper, Policing in the 21st Century, and its influence on new national policing policies. It also discusses the development of the new police landscape, which includes the rearrangement and retitling brought about by the Strategic Policing Requirement and the introduction of new institutes.

This chapter focuses on the changes made by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill to the police pay conditions and pensions. It explains the Conservative Party's policies regarding police salary and pensions and how these would form the basis of the bill enacted under the Coalition government. It also outlines the results and reactions to two reports: the controversial Winsor report, which is a review of police pay and conditions; and the Plebgate scandal in 2012 that led to the resignation of Conservative Andrew Mitchell.

This chapter states that the crusade against crime — illegal drug trafficking in particular — has put the Caribbean settlers'lives in peril. In addition, the context of security has brooded an even greater sense of depression that the people of the region have had to face. This chapter also discusses the idea that security issues and threats will always coincide with the further advancement of globalization. The chapter also focuses on various organizations that take part in international security affairs. The chapter points out that the possibility of having a transnational policing government can only be accomplished by attaining a more cosmopolitan approach regarding the definition of police responsibilities. This chapter also stresses that peace and order is something that needs careful planning — something that cannot be achieved over a short period of time. The chapter also includes a list of interviewees as well as on-point details for policing the region.