Crime Against Women

Crime Against Women Book Description

The semantic meaning of crime against women' is direct or indirect physical or mental cruelty to women. Various kinds of violence against women are eve-teasing, molestation, bigamy, fraudulent marriage, adultery and enticement of married women abduction and kidnapping, rape, harassment to women at working place, wife beating, dowry death , female child abuse and abuse of elderly female etc. The alarming rate in the crimes against women can to a large extent e attributed to the lack of infrastructures for single working women who have to leave their families at an early age to work away from home. The most effective strategies are likely to be those that support women to organise peer groups and mobilise community resources and public services, including women's health service. Such approaches enable women to overcome resignation to the legitimacy of the established order are important of factor in the perpetuation of imbalances of power between women and men. If women are to implement their reproductive preferences, then it is essential that their empowerment occur not only within their personal spheres, but also in the broader spheres of the community and the state.
R. K. Dutta a well-known academic and research scientist, has published several research papers in science and research journals in India and abroad. Besides being a scientist, he is also a social activist and a freelance journalist. Human empowerment, women's rights and criminal tendencies among the educated classes are some of his major concerns. He ia associated with many national as well as international organisations involved in social welfare, rural development, and peace education. He has awarded by many international organisations for his outstanding contribution for social welfare. As a prolific writer he has penned several books an hundreds of articles on various subjects including human rights, women empowerment, child labour, and other related topics.
Preface
1. Violence in Family
Legal Measures
Directive Principles, Policies and Programmes of the Government
Policies and Programmers of Voluntary Agencies
Dowry Death
Categorisation of Oppression of Women
2. Divorce
Role of Authority
Family Structure and Inadequate Home Life
Economic Factors
Khula and Mubarat
The Procedure of Divorce Among Shias
The Dissolution of the Muslim Marriage Act of 1939
Maintenance and custody of Children After Divorce
Social Implications of Divorce
Importance of Dowry
Causes of Dowry
Prohibition of Dowry Act
Amendment of Indian Evidence Act
Dowry and Cruelty Against Women
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1968
Criminal Laws
Polygamy
3. Dowry Death
The Social Context
The Nature of Dowry related Violence
Categorisation of Oppression of Women
Dowry Death in India
Women in Society
4. Physical Violence
The Concept of Social Class
5. Copying Behavior
6. Marriage Systems
Chief Criteria in Mate Selection
The 'Sharai' Marriage
The 'Urfi' Marriage (Customary Form)
Widow Remarriage
7. Custodial Justice to Women
Existing Conditions in Jail
Autonomous Prisons for Women
Prisoners Councils
Socio-Legal Counseling
Released Prisoners Aid Society
Women's Assistance Police Unit
8. Women and Law
9. Changing Role of Women in India
Prospects of Indian Women
SAP and Urban Women
Women's Employment in the Indian Context
Status of Employment
Index

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