Violence against Women in India

<p>Women in India constitute nearly half of its population of over a billion people, and this book is a rigorous social scientific examination of the issue of violence against women in India. It draws from the latest criminological research on the nature and extent of such violence; discusses cultural myths and practices that underlie the problem; and examines policies and programs that respond to it. This collection will advance research, justice, and social action to tackle this heartbreaking problem. </p><p></p><p>The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the <i>International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. </i></p> <p>Preface<i> </i>1. Exploring the trend of violence against women in India<i> </i>2. Towards identifying and ranking selected types of violence against women in North India<i> </i>3. Extreme cases and the criminal justice system: responses to a traumatic sexual assault in India 4. Perpetuating myths of women as false complainants in rape cases in India: culture V. The law<i> </i>5. Perceptions of gender-based violence around public toilets in Mumbai slums<i> </i>6. Community effects on women’s help-seeking behaviour for intimate partner violence in India: gender disparity, feminist theory, and empowerment<i> </i>7. Sexual violence perpetrated against women in India: the role of forensic evidence</p>