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020 _a9780429320118 (ebk)
020 _a9781482260458 (hbk)
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_a364.954
_bJAI-R
245 0 0 _aRoutledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology /
_cedited by K. Jaishankar
_h[Book]
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bRoutledge,
_c2020
300 _axxiii, 374 p :
_bgraphs, charts, tables
500 _aeBook not for inter-library loan. Available for document delivery (print and post only, no electronic delivery).
505 _aContents: Introduction : Towards a South Asian criminology -- Part I. 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 -- Part II. 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 --
505 _aContents (cont.): Part III. 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 -- Part IV. 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 -- Part V. 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 : South Asian criminology in a crossroad.
650 4 _aCriminal justice system
650 4 _aHuman trafficking
650 4 _aVictimisation
650 4 _aTerrorism
650 4 _aJuvenile offenders
651 4 _aSouth Asia
700 _aJaishankar, K
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429320118
_y[Open Access]
_zTaylor & Francis eBook (unlimited user license)
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