The Wadala police address youngsters during a drive at Anandwadi

When you can't beat them, get them to join you. This seems to be Mumbai Police's new mantra for fighting crime in the city. In order to discourage youngsters from going over to the dark side, cops from across the city are visiting slum pockets in their jurisdiction and knocking on the doors of locals to recruit them to the force. The Mumbai Police are going from neighbourhood to neighbourhood to speak to the youth and give them a real picture of what policing is like.