crime against women-how to combat it

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CRIME AGAINST WOMEN:

HOW TO COMBAT IT


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A society that is unable to respect, protect

and nurture its women and children loses itsmoral moorings and runs adrift.


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Why do you feel so strong about the topic?

Centuries have come, and centuries have gone, but the plight of women is not

likely to change. Time has helplessly watched women suffering in the form of

discrimination, oppression, exploitation, degradation, aggression, humiliation .

The Vedas glorified women as the mother, the creator, one who gives life and

worshipped her as a Devi' or Goddess. But their glorification was rather

mythical for at the same time, women found herself totally suppressed and

subjugated in a patriarchal society.

Women through the countries remained subjugated and oppressed because

society believed in clinging on to orthodox beliefs for the brunt of violence

domestic as well as public, Physical, emotional and mental . Sometimes it is

even before birth, some times in the adulthood and other phrases of life.

Violence against women both inside and outside of their home has been acrucial issue in the contemporary Indian society.

One gender has been controlling the space of the India 's social economic,

political and religious fabric since time immemorial. The present study felt the

need that in the era of globalization and modernization the present trends ofcrimes against women is on increase.


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The United Nations General Assembly defines"violence against women" as "any act of

gender-based violence that results in, or is

likely to result in, physical, sexual or mentalharm or suffering to women, including threats

of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation

of liberty, whether occurring in public or in

private life."


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Incidence & Rate of Crime Against Women

Percentage Change from 2000


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TYPES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Rape

Molestation

Domestic violenceDiagnosis planning

Sexual harassment

Mob violenceState violence

Gender-based violence by male athletes


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Crime head-wise analysis

(IPC)

Rape (Sec. 376 IPC) (Incidence...22,172 Rate...1.9)

Kidnapping & Abduction (Sec. 363-373 IPC)(Incidence...29,795 Rate...2.5)

Molestation (Sec. 354 IPC) (Incidence...40,613 Rate...3.4)

Dowry Deaths (Sec. 302, 304B IPC) (Incidence...8,391Rate...0.7)

Sexual Harassment (Sec. 509 IPC) (Incidence...9,961Rate...0.8)

Torture

(Cruelty by Husband & Relatives) (Sec. 498-A IPC)(Incidence...94,041 Rate...7.9)

Importation of Girls (Sec. 366-B IPC) (Incidence...36)


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How to combat this menace?For improving general awareness on legislations,mechanisms in place for safety and protection ofwomen, the concerned department of the StateGovernment must, inter-alia, take following steps:

a. Create awareness through print and electronicmedia;b. Develop a community monitoring system tocheck cases of violence, abuse and exploitationand take necessary steps to curb the same;

c. Involving the Community at large in creating andspreading such awareness; andd. Organize legal literacy and legal awarenesscamps.


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For improving the safety conditions on road, the concerned

departments of the State Government must take suitable

steps to:

a. Increase the no. of beat constables, especially on thesensitive roads;

b. Increase the number of police help booth/kiosks,

especially in remote and lonely stretches;

c. Increase police patrolling, especially during thenight;

d. Increase the number of women police officers in the

mobile police vans;

e. Set-up telephone booths for easy access to police;f. Install people friendly street lights on all roads, lonely

stretches and alleys; and

g. Ensure street lights are properly and efficiently

working on all roads, lonely stretches and alleys.


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