Overview

Criminology and criminal justice is in its infancy in India. This book attempts to examine India′s crime problem in detail and document if and how its criminal justice system has responded to emerging challenges and opportunities. The objective is to move beyond mere observations and thoughtful opinions, and make contributions that are the next steps in the development of an empirical (or evidence-based) criminology and criminal justice on this vast and diverse country-by focusing on research that is both balanced and precise. This book brings together a diverse set of 32 academics from India, the US, and the UK who have authored 19 chapters on many aspects of crime and justice in India. The organizational components or sectors of the criminal justice system are the police, the courts, and corrections. The studies collected here provide balanced coverage of the entire criminal justice system and not just one component of it. The first section of this book consists of overviews of several major issues that affect the entire criminal justice system. Section Two considers topics related to the gateway of the criminal justice system, policing. Section Three takes up the operational problems of criminal law and courts and Section Four deals with the difficult question of punishment and correction, the last part of the criminal justice system.

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Author:   N Prabha Unnithan
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9788132109778

ISBN 10:   8132109775
Pages:   474
Publication Date:   December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword - Graeme R Newman Preface I: OVERVIEWS OF CRIME AND JUSTICE IN INDIA Governance and Coercion in India - Arvind Verma Public Order in India: An Empirical Study - T K Vinod Kumar The Depiction of Corruption in English-Language Indian Fiction - Gilbert Geis Crime, Criminals, Treatment, and Punishment: An Exploratory Study of Views among College Students in India and the US - Sudershan Pasupuleti, Eric G Lambert, Shanhe Jiang, Jagadish V Bhimarasetty and K Jaishankar Criminological and Criminal Justice Education in India - N Prabha Unnithan Secularism and Preventing Terrorism in India - Raghu Naath Singh and Dharam Pal Singh II: POLICING IN INDIA Citizens′ Perceptions of Police Integrity in India: An Empirical Exploration - Mahesh K Nalla and Manish Madan All-Women Police Stations in Tamil Nadu and Their Focus on Crimes against Women - Sesha Kethineni and Murugesan Srinivasan Impact of Higher Education upon Perceptions of Police Officers in India - Julia Scott, Douglas Evans, and Arvind Verma Police Shootings: Perceived Culture of Approval - Jyoti Belur Nature of Work, Safety, and Trust in Private Security in India: A Study of Citizen Perceptions of Security Guards - Mahesh K Nalla, Kiran Ommi, and V Sreemannarayana Murthy III: CRIMINAL LAW AND COURTS IN INDIA Crimes against Women in India - Sheetal Ranjan Examining Legal Responses to Sexual Violence: A Review of Court Systems in India - Meghna Bhat and Aimee Wodda Towards a Compliance Model: The Indian Supreme Court and the Attempted Revolution in Child Rights - Sesha Kethineni and Jeremy Braithwaite Plea Bargaining: A New Law Adopted by the Indian Criminal Justice System - Mathai Vairamon Mathew IV: PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS IN INDIA An Assessment of the Mental Health of Street-Based Sex Workers in Chennai, India - Geetha Suresh, L Allen Furr, and Aylur Kailasom Srikrishnan The Death Penalty in India - David T Johnson The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000: Protection, Rehabilitation, and Reform - Divya Sharma Prisons, Corrections, and Recidivism in Indian Culture and Society - S George Vincentnathan and Lynn Vincentnathan Conclusions Index

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N Prabha Unnithan is Professor of Sociology at Colorado State University in Fort Collins where he also directs the Center for the Study of Crime and Justice (cscj.colostate.edu). He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Criminology from Karnatak University and the University of Saugar along with a PhD in Sociology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He edited the Journal of Criminal Justice Education between 2000 and 2002 and the Social Science Journal from 2006 to 2011. Unnithan’s research focuses on the antecedents and consequences of various forms of violence and on criminal justice policy analysis and program evaluation. His third book, coauthored with Michael Palmiotto, Police & Society: A Global Approach, was published in 2010.

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