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Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

By Shahid M. Shahidullah (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
2017
ISBN
978-1-137-50749-5, 978-1-137-50750-1
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-50750-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4573738 bytes)
Series
Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia
Edition
1
Pages
XVIII, 484\492
Time added
2017-06-25 01:07:36
ClassCriminology and Criminal JusticeGender and Crimegeneral;Trafficking;Human Rights and Crime;Interna

Description

Written by some of the most notable criminologists of South Asia, this book examines advances in law, criminal justice, and criminology in South Asia with particular reference to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The edited collection explores, on the basis of surveys, interviews, court records, and legislative documents, a wide range of timely issues such as: the impacts of modernization and globalization on laws combating violence against women and children, evolution of rape laws and the issues of gender justice, laws for combating online child sexual abuse, transformation in juvenile justice, integration of women into policing, the dynamics of violence and civility, and the birth of colonial criminology in South Asia. Students of criminology and criminal justice, practitioners, policy-makers, and human rights advocates will find this distinctive volume highly valuable.

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