Merril Gunaratne was much at home with the survival of the policeman on the streets, or as their commander in the field dealing with threats to public order, as at Operational high command with a flair for intelligence operation , or even dealing firmly an tactfully with politicians. With the breadth of his knowledge, a lifelong passion and overwhelming concern for integrity especially at the top and the very future of the police, this book could serve as a primer for police reforms. No gazetted police officer has shown his ability to write as lucidly to highlight the real concerns of the police from professional competence to welfare of the beat constable