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Mrs. Leena Mehendale has just published her new book “Khindichya Palikade”. This is Marathi translation of an English novel “The last Pass” authored by Shri. Ravindra Nath Parashar, IAS:Hariyana 1975 Batch. The marathi novel has been earlier published in Diwali issue of Lokmat, Nashik a few years back.
Smt. Mehendale is a prolific writer on issues of Administration, Nature, Energy, Traditional medicine, Popular science and children. She writes in Hindi, Marathi and English. Her earlier books are *Ye Ye Pawsa (M), *Sona Denare Pakshi (M), *Phir Varsha Aai (H), *Suvarnapanchi (H), *Hamara Dost Toto (H), *Sheetala Mata (H) *Ithe Vicharana Vav Aahe (M), *Janata ki Rai (H), *Hai Koi Vakil Loktantra ka (H), *Devdasi (H),
Her translation includes *Anandlok (H) a translation of 108 poems of Kusumagraj, *Lokshahi-80 questions and answers - a translation from English, *Nityalila (M) a collection of translated and own stories in Marathi, *Man Na Jane Man Ko (H) a collection of translated and own stories in Hindi *Ek Tha Phengadya (H) – translation of Marathi Novel by Dr. Gadre and now Khindichya palikade
She has also edited two books – *Yugandhara – a collection of essays on woman empowerment and travelling and *Boond Boond Ki Baat – some dramatized episodes on energy conservation.
She can be contacted at leenameh@yahoo.com
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Crime against women in India
Crime against women in India
--Leena Mehendale
( The author is Jt Sec to GoI working with National Commission for Women. This article is a part of her private study.)
Abstract: The National Crime statistics as published by NCRB can be taken as a starting point for spatial analysis of crime situation in India and possible suggestions for a proper strategy to reduce the crimes. This can be further stretched to the study of Justice Delivery system. An agenda can be set for policy planners, and social activists. Such a study was not attempted so far.
An analysis of crime records for the years 1995-96-97 for 21 types of crimes under IPC and crimes 6 types against women as done hereunder showed that:
1) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra registered largest number of crimes. However, rate of crime was highest in Delhi, being at least 150% higher than in any other state.
2) Rate of total crimes against women was highest in Rajashtan, MP, Delhi and Maharashtra.
3) States with low crime rates are Lakshadweep, Punjab, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and West Bengal.
4) 4 states with maximum crime rate are also the states with highest rape rate. They are Delhi, Rajasthan, MP, Mizoram. A scatter diagram of total crimes Vs rapes shows a general corelation between the two. Hence increase in total crime rate should ring alarm.
5) Punjab having low rates fot all other crimes against women has the 5th highest dowry death rate.
6) West Bengal having low crime rates has surprisingly the highest ratio of crimes against women to total crimes.
7) The lower number of crimes in some states could be on account of improper or non- recording.
8) States having high rates for dowry death are seen to be having low female to male ratio, particularly for 0- 6 age group as registered in the census of 2001.
9) The NCRB must start making a separate record of organised or mass atrocities against women. This is not done as yet.
10) In most of the states the justice delivery is unfavourable to women victims. Conviction rates for rapes are much below those for overall crimes. MORE
--Leena Mehendale
( The author is Jt Sec to GoI working with National Commission for Women. This article is a part of her private study.)
Abstract: The National Crime statistics as published by NCRB can be taken as a starting point for spatial analysis of crime situation in India and possible suggestions for a proper strategy to reduce the crimes. This can be further stretched to the study of Justice Delivery system. An agenda can be set for policy planners, and social activists. Such a study was not attempted so far.
An analysis of crime records for the years 1995-96-97 for 21 types of crimes under IPC and crimes 6 types against women as done hereunder showed that:
1) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra registered largest number of crimes. However, rate of crime was highest in Delhi, being at least 150% higher than in any other state.
2) Rate of total crimes against women was highest in Rajashtan, MP, Delhi and Maharashtra.
3) States with low crime rates are Lakshadweep, Punjab, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and West Bengal.
4) 4 states with maximum crime rate are also the states with highest rape rate. They are Delhi, Rajasthan, MP, Mizoram. A scatter diagram of total crimes Vs rapes shows a general corelation between the two. Hence increase in total crime rate should ring alarm.
5) Punjab having low rates fot all other crimes against women has the 5th highest dowry death rate.
6) West Bengal having low crime rates has surprisingly the highest ratio of crimes against women to total crimes.
7) The lower number of crimes in some states could be on account of improper or non- recording.
8) States having high rates for dowry death are seen to be having low female to male ratio, particularly for 0- 6 age group as registered in the census of 2001.
9) The NCRB must start making a separate record of organised or mass atrocities against women. This is not done as yet.
10) In most of the states the justice delivery is unfavourable to women victims. Conviction rates for rapes are much below those for overall crimes. MORE
Crime against Women: Bihar profile
Crime against Women: Bihar profile
--- Leena Mehendale, IAS
(see more details on
http://www.geocities.com/crime_against_women/RpBihar12.htm
other pgs 3, 4, 5.
Every year the National Crime Records Bureau begins its commendable exercise of collecting and compiling monthly data on crimes from each state and Bihar continues to be late or absent in sending it. It is still possible to analyse this data at a later date and find the trend of crimes over a period of time.
Any reference to the state of Bihar evokes peculiar reactions. Reports are read very often about the high number of crimes committed in one or other place in Bihar. These include the instances of groups killing each other, groups keeping their own private armies, groups perpetrating gang rapes and so on, and yet the number of crimes as reported from Bihar are quite low as compared to the number of crimes reported from other districts in the country.
Discounting the possible gap in reporting, the study of the crime of rapes has been attempted as a starting point. Here again, one is not only required to discount the non-reporting of individual instances of rape or gang-rape, but one is acutely aware that even NCRB does not ask for separate reports of gang-rape although many instances are reported heavily in newspapers from Bihar. A recommendation can be made at the outset that NCRB must start keeping a separate record of all gang rapes, mass rapes or rapes by one community on the other as a result of communal disharmony and revenge psyche.
As a part of my study of crime against women in Bihar, I analysed the data from 1992 to 1999. One major difficulty is encountered for the reason that during this period there have been numerous bifurcations and renaming of the districts and the agencies maintaining data on population, demography or crime have not mentioned the links with previous names. The population data was not readily available according to these bifurcations. Finally the state itself now stands divided into Bihar and Jharkhand. Yet, I find it useful to analyse them together. In Chart 1, the 8-year data is arranged as per revenue divisions as this can act as a useful tool for the Divisional Commissioners, and range DIGs who are both responsible for maintaining law and order and reducing crime. Some of the notable observations are –
* The highest rate of rapes is seen in Gumla district (488 per crore population) which is on the south-west side of Bihar and Kishanganj (450 per one crore population) which is on the north-east side of Bihar. The rest of the districts have lower rates. It is strange as to how these two districts with diagonally opposite geographical locations have shown such high trend of rapes against women.
· *The Purnia division comprising Kishangunj, Purnia, Katihar and Araria districts is at the top of the crime of rape, with each district exceeding a rate of 200. This division is touching Nepal on its north and West Bengal on its east side.
· *The next three districts having high rate of rapes are Muzaffarpur (139), Betiah (115) and Jamui (111 rapes per crore population.)
· *In Jharkhand except Palamu all districts have rates higher than 100. Out of 18 districts, 9 have rates higher than 200. Considering that Jharkhand is predominantly tribal, has a poor economy and only pockets of rich industrial houses, a study of the victim profile is urgently called for.
--- Leena Mehendale, IAS
(see more details on
http://www.geocities.com/crime_against_women/RpBihar12.htm
other pgs 3, 4, 5.
Every year the National Crime Records Bureau begins its commendable exercise of collecting and compiling monthly data on crimes from each state and Bihar continues to be late or absent in sending it. It is still possible to analyse this data at a later date and find the trend of crimes over a period of time.
Any reference to the state of Bihar evokes peculiar reactions. Reports are read very often about the high number of crimes committed in one or other place in Bihar. These include the instances of groups killing each other, groups keeping their own private armies, groups perpetrating gang rapes and so on, and yet the number of crimes as reported from Bihar are quite low as compared to the number of crimes reported from other districts in the country.
Discounting the possible gap in reporting, the study of the crime of rapes has been attempted as a starting point. Here again, one is not only required to discount the non-reporting of individual instances of rape or gang-rape, but one is acutely aware that even NCRB does not ask for separate reports of gang-rape although many instances are reported heavily in newspapers from Bihar. A recommendation can be made at the outset that NCRB must start keeping a separate record of all gang rapes, mass rapes or rapes by one community on the other as a result of communal disharmony and revenge psyche.
As a part of my study of crime against women in Bihar, I analysed the data from 1992 to 1999. One major difficulty is encountered for the reason that during this period there have been numerous bifurcations and renaming of the districts and the agencies maintaining data on population, demography or crime have not mentioned the links with previous names. The population data was not readily available according to these bifurcations. Finally the state itself now stands divided into Bihar and Jharkhand. Yet, I find it useful to analyse them together. In Chart 1, the 8-year data is arranged as per revenue divisions as this can act as a useful tool for the Divisional Commissioners, and range DIGs who are both responsible for maintaining law and order and reducing crime. Some of the notable observations are –
* The highest rate of rapes is seen in Gumla district (488 per crore population) which is on the south-west side of Bihar and Kishanganj (450 per one crore population) which is on the north-east side of Bihar. The rest of the districts have lower rates. It is strange as to how these two districts with diagonally opposite geographical locations have shown such high trend of rapes against women.
· *The Purnia division comprising Kishangunj, Purnia, Katihar and Araria districts is at the top of the crime of rape, with each district exceeding a rate of 200. This division is touching Nepal on its north and West Bengal on its east side.
· *The next three districts having high rate of rapes are Muzaffarpur (139), Betiah (115) and Jamui (111 rapes per crore population.)
· *In Jharkhand except Palamu all districts have rates higher than 100. Out of 18 districts, 9 have rates higher than 200. Considering that Jharkhand is predominantly tribal, has a poor economy and only pockets of rich industrial houses, a study of the victim profile is urgently called for.
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