| dc.description.abstract | This research paper investigates the challenges faced by police officials during the period
of ‘Janatha Aragalaya’ in Sri Lanka. Public unrest situations are described as riots,
protests, civil disturbance or any type of social agitations. ‘Janatha Aragalaya’ is one
of the public unrest situations that occurred in Sri Lanka recently. This situation was
created against the Sri Lankan government due to the ongoing economic crisis of the
country. ‘Janatha Aragalaya’ presented significant challenges for police officials while
performing their duties in order to maintain peace and secured environment in society.
The prime intention of the study is to identify and analyze the key challenges faced by
police officials, examining the underlined causes and, implications, and provide effective
strategies to overcome the challenges successfully. A purposive sampling method was
implemented and data was gathered through semi structured interviews. Content analysis
method was utilized for data analysis. According to the study, the relevant parties of
Sri Lanka police who had first-hand experiences during ‘Janatha Aragalaya’ situation in
Sri Lanka was contacted and interviewed to gather relevant information. According to
the study 75 percent of the sample stated that policing methods in modern society need
to be advanced. 80 percent of the sample stated that policy makers should provide
necessary support and attention during this kind of public unrest. By identifying the
challenges, final outcome of the research concluded that relevant policy makers must take
necessary precautions and provide necessary support to effectively address situations of
public unrest in Sri Lanka, and the need to review policing methods to cater for changing
societal needs. | en_US |
