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Record Nr.

UNINA9910624395203321

Titolo

Crime victimisation in India / / Sudhir Krishnaswamy [and three others], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

3-031-12251-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 pages)

Collana

Springer series on Asian criminology and criminal justice research

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of

Criminal justice, Administration of - India

Victims of crimes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Crime Victimisation Surveys in Indian Criminal Justice System Reform -- 1 The Criminal Justice System in the Larger Context of State Building -- 2 Building the Criminal Justice System -- 3 The Role of Measurement -- Inputs -- Outputs -- Outcomes -- 4 Crime Victimisation Surveys in India -- 5 The Way Forward -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Crime Victimization and Safety Perception Survey: Delhi and Mumbai -- 1 Introduction -- 2 CHRI 2015 Survey: Sampling and Survey Methodology -- Survey Structure -- Sampling -- Survey Administration -- Weights -- 3 Key Findings -- Crime Incidence and Characteristics -- Each Crime Was Experienced at Least Once in Both Delhi and Mumbai -- Theft Was the Most Frequently Experienced Crime in Both Cities -- Experience of Assault Slightly More in Mumbai than Delhi -- Sexual Harassment Instances Were Higher in Delhi than in Mumbai -- Offender Not Known to the Victim in Most of the Crimes Covered -- Demographic Profile of Affected Households -- High-Income Households Less Affected by Crime Compared to Low-Income Households -- Experience of Crime Comparable across Religion, Caste, Mother Tongue, and Period of Stay in City -- Crime Reporting and Police Response -- Low and Inconsistent Rate of Reporting Crimes to the Police -- Victims of Crime Are Reluctant



to Engage with the Criminal Justice System -- Less than Half of the Cases Reported to the Police Were Registered -- Only Half of Those Who Reported Crime to the Police Were Satisfied with the Police Response -- Perceptions of Safety -- Residents of Mumbai Perceive the Police More Positively than Delhi Residents -- Respondents Most Feared Falling Victim to Theft, Assault, or Sexual Harassment.

Households in Delhi Begin Feeling Unsafe, Even in Their Own Neighbourhoods, Earlier in the Evening than Those in Mumbai -- Travel at Night Is Considered More Unsafe in Delhi than in Mumbai -- 4 Learning and Way Forward -- Survey Questionnaire (English and Hindi) -- Project Vishwas Setu -- Crime Victimization and Safety Perception Survey -- References -- Chapter 3: Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime (SATARC): A Crime Victimisation Survey -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sampling and Survey Methodology -- Sample Design -- Survey Instrument -- Definition of Crimes -- Outline of the Survey -- Survey Execution -- Training -- Ethics Review and Consent -- Administration and Data Collection -- 3 Key Findings -- Summary Statistics of the Random Sample -- Crime Incidence -- Underreporting of Crime: Survey Results in Comparison to Official Records -- Reporting to and Satisfaction with Police -- Opinion on Police -- Safety Perceptions and Adaptive Behaviours -- 4 Learning and Way Forward -- Annexure -- Summary Statistics of the Random Sample -- Survey Questionnaire (English) -- Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime (SATARC) Survey (2016) -- References -- Chapter 4: Status of Policing in India Reports: 2018 and 2019 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sampling and Survey Methodology -- Survey Design -- Questionnaire Design -- Survey Execution -- 3 Key Findings -- 4 Learning and Way Forward -- Survey Questionnaire (English) -- References -- Chapter 5: The Karnataka Crime Victimization Survey 2018-2019: A Primer for a National Crime Victim Survey -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sampling and Survey Methodology -- Sampling Strategy -- Sampling Method -- Questionnaire Scope and Design -- Survey Administration -- 3 Key Findings -- 4 Learning and Way Forward -- Survey Questionnaire (English and Kannada) -- References -- Index.