Routledge handbook of South Asian criminology [electronic resource] / K. Jaishankar.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jaishankar, K. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2020.
Edition:1 Edition.
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Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Crime and criminal justice processes
  • Afghanistan: state and non-state oriented criminal justice systems
  • Bangladesh : issues and introspections on crime and criminal justice
  • Bhutan : penal laws, crimes and criminal justice processes
  • India : a historical perspective of criminal justice system
  • Maldives : towards the reformation of criminal justice system
  • Nepal : institutions in the criminal justice system and the need for reforms
  • Pakistan : criminal justice processes and issues of crime, policing, judiciary, and prisons
  • Sri Lanka : criminal justice system and rule of law
  • Historical perspectives of crime and justice
  • Criminal justice tenets in manusmriti : a critical appraisal of the Ancient Indian Hindu Code
  • Witchcraft accusation, victimization and demonology in Nepal
  • Crime and justice in ancient South India (Sangam age) : gleanings from Tamil literature
  • Goondas of Calcutta : crimes and policing in the colonial India
  • Opium production in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan : historical milieu and counter measures
  • Homicide in ancient, medieval, British and contemporary India
  • Politics of crime and justice
  • Terror and trafficking in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India : a routine activity approach
  • War, crime, justice and social order in Afghanistan
  • Organised crime, gangs and the complexity of group offending in Bangladesh
  • War crimes in Sri Lanka
  • Madaris and suicide terrorism in Pakistan : is there an association?
  • Post-conflict crime and violence in Nepal : trends, dynamics and drivers
  • Religious terrorism in Bangladesh : patterns, trends and causes
  • Crime and justice policies
  • Human trafficking in South Asia : regional cooperation and responses
  • Religious, societal reflection and rights of transgender in India
  • Transitional justice processes in Bangladesh
  • "Nirbhaya incident" and juvenile justice policies in India : a situational analysis
  • Crime among young offenders in Bhutan : trends, factors and determinants
  • Victims and victimization
  • Women victims of war and crime in Afghanistan
  • Human trafficking in Nepal : a victimological perspective
  • Political crime victimization in Bangladesh
  • Traditional practices and victimization of women in Nepal : the case of Chhaupadi
  • Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh : an examination of collective and secondary victimization
  • Conclusion.