Readings in Criminology [Hardcover]

About The Author:- R. Thilagaraj is presently Professor and Head, Department of Criminology and Director, Centre for Cyber Forensics and Information Security, University of Madras. Earlier he served Madras. Earlier he served as senior research investigator in the National Institute of Social Defence. He possess more than 30 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration. He has published eight books and more than sixty research articles in the reputed journals and chapters in the books. He was the Chairman of the Indian Society of Criminology and also Founding Member of the Asian Criminological Society, Macau. His areas of interest are sociology of crime, juvenile justice and correctional administration. So far he has directed 12 research projects.::::S. Latha is presently Assistant Professor and Head, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai. She possesses fourteen years of teaching and research experience in the field of Criminology. Her areas of interests include theories of crime, crimes against women and children, cybercrimes, human rights and restorative justice. She has to her credit five books and more than thirty research articles. She is the Secretary of the Indian Society of Criminology, EC Member of Indian Institute of Public Administration (TN Regional Branch), Vice-Chairperson, Research Division of the Institute of Criminological Research Education and Services, and one of the founding members of the Asian Criminological Society. Contents:- Contents, Foreword 5, Preface 9, List of Contributors 11, 1. Correctional Substitutes to Punishment: Community, Based Correction 13, R. Thilagaraj, 2. Awareness of the Laws and Reporting Behaviour, among the Victims of Eye-Teasing-An Empirical, Study 31, K. Sowmya, 3. Cyber Forensics in India 41, S. Latha, 4. “The Transformation of Kanjar Women: From, Traditional Entertainers to Dance Bar Girls” 51, Surbhi Dayal, 5. Challenges before the discipline of Criminal, Law and Criminology in the Present Scenario, and Future Dimensions 63, Balraj Chauhan, 6. Crimes Against Women: Legal Responses, and Social Obligations 91, S.M. Afzal Qadri, Abdul Latif Wani, 7. Victims of Terrorism in India: An Overview 103, Arvind Tiwari, 8. On Criminology in India: Status and Scope 129, G.S. Bajpai, 9. Doing Justice Differently: Restorative Justice and, Social Work 147, Hema Hargovan, 10. Rethinking Unthinkable Teaching Practices in, Criminology! 167, P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, 11. Contemporary Approaches to the Psychology of, Crime, Law and Justice 203, Mark Brown, 12. Critical Perspectives in Criminological Development, in India 223, Mridul Srivastava, 13. Intervention in Social Work for Crime Prevention—, An Action Research Paper 235, Prateep V. Philip, 14. Cybercrime Management—An it Governance, Approach 253, K. Rama Subramaniam, 15. Children in Conflict with Law: International and, National Instruments 269, M. Srinivasan, 16. Women and Crime—A Sociological Study 285, R. Shankar, S. Vedapurieswaran, 17. Recovering Dependence through Non-medical, Treatment: Narcotics Anonymous—An Alternative, Recovery Technique for Drug Dependence 315, Syed Umarhathab, 18. Crime and Delinquency Prevention in India—, An Overview 331, S. Ramdoss, 2 Readings in Criminology, 19. Ageing and Elder Abuse in India 349, M. Priyamvadha, 20. A Study on the Young Offenders of Cyber Crime 361, G. Deepak Raj Rao, 21. Judicial Activisim: An Overview 367, Mehraj Mir Uddin, 22. An Overview about the Prevalence of Child Abuse:, A Global Perspective 377, M.D. Allen Selva Kumar, 23. Terrorism in India: An Overview 389, E. Prabhakaran, Index 409 The Title 'Readings in Criminology written/authored/edited by R.K. Thilagraj & S. Latha', published in the year 2014. The ISBN 9788121211444 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 260 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Police / Criminology / Law. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-