CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN Woman once venerated as the mother and the perpetuating angel of mankind has come to be looked upon as ‘the unblessed creation of God’. Thanks to the traditional male dominant society who has always taught our generations that SHE is a weaker sex. We persist in our wretched belief that women are weak‚ helpless creatures who need constant watching by their fathers‚ brothers‚ husbands and sons at different stages of their life. The consequences of this bitter reality confront
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CONTENTS S. No.|Items| Page No.| 1.|Introduction|| 2.|Meaning of Crime/Violence against Women|| 3.|Constitutional and Legal Provisions for Women|| |v Constitutional Provision|| |v Legal Provisions|| 4.|Classification Crime Against Women|| |v Crimes under Indian Penal Code|| |v Crimes under Special and Local Laws|| |v Reported Incidents of Crime|| |v Crime Against Women in Cities|| 5.|International Initiatives to Curb Gender Violence|| 6.|National Initiatives to Curb Gender Violence||
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Crimes against women Dear Noopur‚ I have read your latest article in Newslaundry. I appreciate your sentiments‚ and with respect I share them. Rape and other crimes against women are a disgrace to a society and deserve harsh punishment. In my judgment in the Supreme Court in Satya Narain Tiwari vs. State of UP (which can be seen online) I said: “The hallmark of a healthy society is the respect it shows to women. Indian society has become a sick society”. In that case‚ I had said that death penalty
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RISING CRIME AGAINST WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. The rising crime rate against women especially children in developing countries is appalling. The lethargy of law enforcement agencies have rendered otherwise tough laws redundant. Corruption is the worst nightmare for women. India a relatively safe country has become dangerous for women‚ where even 4 year old girls are not safe in their own homes. Shameful for a country which worships goddesses and virgin girls. There is a desperate need for Human
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Hate Crime Statistics Act was passed‚ signed into law and reauthorized‚ it did not include hate crimes against women as a class (The Leadership Conference ). Since there is no official inclusion of gender-based crimes associated with the Hate Crime Statistics Act‚ the statistics and tracking of increase or decrease of these crimes are not apart of federal law or the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) of hate crime and remain unknown (Criminal Justice). However‚ there are still various hate crimes committed
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Types of Crime against Women Through The ages‚ there have been various crimes and various forms of crimes practised in our country. Few prominent amongst them are as follows: 1.) Sati Pratha 2.) Dowry and Dowry Deaths. 3.) Rape 4.) Prostitution and Immoral Woman Trafficing 5.) Domestic Violence 6.) Child Marriage Now We shall briefly understand about the origin of these humanly sins and as to how did it become a practise and came into origin. 1.) Sati Pratha - The burning
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perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonour upon the family or community. In most of the cases‚ honour killings are mostly directed against the women especially in the South Asian and Middle Eastern Islamic cultures. Sadly‚ this culture is prevalent in some parts of the Indian society too. Mainly the method of honor killing is adopted when a girl goes against the wishes of her family and marries a guy who does not belong to her own community. In some of these cases‚ both the boy and the girl
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As we all know‚ crimes against humanity have been increasing at a fast pace in the past few years. They have been committed by a wide range of people. Drug trafficking‚ frauds‚ human trafficking‚ poaching‚ prostitution‚ murder‚ theft‚ assault etc. are just a few of the crimes that exist in India. Many criminal operations also engage in black marketeering‚ religious and political violence‚ cyber crimes‚ terrorism‚ and abduction. Corruption is also a significant problem and is widespread in India
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defined as ‘criminal behavior’. "Criminology is the body of knowledge regarding delinquency and crime as social phenomena. It includes the process of making laws‚ of breaking laws‚ and of reactions towards the breaking of laws. Certain acts that are considered undesirable are defined by the political society as crime. In spite of this definition some people persist in the behavior and thus commit crime; the political society reacts by punishment‚ treatment‚ or prevention. This sequence of interactions
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Although‚ women may be victims of all kinds of crime‚ be it cheating‚ murder‚ robbery‚ etc.‚ yet the crimes in which only women are victims and which are directed specifically against them are characterised as "crime against women". Broadly‚ crimes against women are classified under two categories: (1) Crimes under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)‚ which include seven crimes: (i) rape‚ (ii) kidnapping and abduction‚ (iii) dowry deaths‚ (iv) torture physical and mental (including wife battering)‚ (v)
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