Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: K. Jaishankar.
• Editors: Jaishankar, K
• Contents: Introduction: Towards a South Asian Criminology K. Jaishankar Part I. CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESSES 1. Afghanistan: State and Non–State–Oriented Criminal Justice Systems Ali Wardak 2. Bangladesh: Issues and Introspections on Crime and Criminal Justice Mahfuzul I. Khondaker, Mohammed Bin Kashem, and Mohammad Azizur Rahman 3. Bhutan: Penal Laws, Crimes and Criminal Justice Processes Debarati Halder 4. India: A Historical Perspective of Criminal Justice System Dalbir Bharti 5. Maldives: Towards the Reformation of Criminal Justice System Aishath Ali Naz and Aminath Shifaya Ibrahim 6. Nepal: Institutions in the Criminal Justice System and the Need for Reforms Mandira Sharma 7. Pakistan: Criminal Justice Processes and Issues of Crime, Policing, Judiciary, and Prisons Amit Thakre 8. Sri Lanka: Criminal Justice System and Rule of Law Jeeva Niriella Part II. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF CRIME AND JUSTICE 9. Criminal Justice Tenets in Manusmriti : A Critical Appraisal of the Ancient Indian Hindu Code K. Jaishankar and Debarati Halder 10. Witchcraft Accusation, Victimization and Demonology in Nepal Binita Pandey 11. Crime and Justice in Ancient South India (Sangam Age): Gleanings from Tamil Literature P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K. Jaishankar and E. Enanalap Periyar 12. Goondas of Calcutta: Crimes and Policing in the Colonial India Sugata Nandi 13. Opium Production in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan: Historical Milieu and Counter-Measures James Windle 14. Homicide in Ancient, Medieval, British, and Contemporary India K. Jaishankar and Debarati Halder Part III. POLITICS OF CRIME AND JUSTICE 15. Terror and Trafficking in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India: A Routine Activity Approach Tony Murphy 16. War, Crime, Justice and Social order in Afghanistan John Braithwaite and Ali Wardak 17. Organised Crime, Gangs and the Complexity of Group Offending in Bangladesh Sally Atkinson-Sheppard 18. Crimes of War in Sri Lanka International Crisis Group 19. Madaris and Suicide Terrorism in Pakistan: Is There an Association? Fashiuddin and Imran Ahmad Sajid 20. Post-Conflict Crime and Violence in Nepal: Trends, Dynamics and Drivers D.B. Subedi 21. Religious Terrorism in Bangladesh: Patterns, Trends and Causes Subrata Banarjee, Md. Shakhawat Hossain and Mohammed Jahirul Islam Part IV. CRIME AND JUSTICE POLICIES 22. Human Trafficking in South Asia: Regional Cooperation and Responses Zahid Shahab Ahmed 23. Religious, Societal Reflection and Rights of Transgender in India Asha P. Soman 24. Transitional Justice Processes in Bangladesh Ummey Qulsum Nipun 25. ‘Nirbhaya Incident’ and Juvenile Justice Policies in India: A Situational Analysis R. Rochin Chandra 26. Crime Among Young Offenders in Bhutan: Trends, Factors and Determinants Lham Dorji, Sonam Gyeltshen and Thomas Minten Part V. VICTIMS AND VICTIMIZATION 27. Women Victims of War and Crime in Afghanistan Kirthi Jayakumar 28. Human Trafficking in Nepal: A Victimological Perspective Sandhya Basini Sitoula 29. Political Crime Victimization in Bangladesh Md. Shakhawat Hossain 30. Traditional Practices and Victimization of Women in Nepal: The Case of Chhaupadi Binita Pandey, Manisha Rajak, Pramila Pantha and Roshi Bhandaree 31. Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh: An Examination of Collective and Secondary Victimization S. Manikandan Conclusion: South Asian Criminology in a Crosroad K. Jaishankar
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (374 pages), (47 illustrations)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000300888; 1000300889
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