| Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Shahidullah, Shahid M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1137507497 ISBN-13: 9781137507495 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Law | International - Law | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 364.954 |
| LCCN: 2017932647 |
| Series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asi |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.66 lbs) 484 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |