RT Article
T1 ‘No one blames men in our society’: Indian police officers’ perceptions of female complainants
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 61
IS 5
SP 1225
OP 1242
A1 Tripathi, Saumya
A2 Azhar, Sameena
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1776038444
AB The purpose of this study was to identify Indian police officers’ perceptions of female complainants and how these perceptions influenced their handling of cases involving women and girls. Using a phenomenological approach, we conducted a qualitative study involving interviews with 12 police officers who were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling. Patriarchal perceptions regarding gender roles influenced police attitudes regarding female complainants, including scepticism regarding the truthfulness of female complainants. As a result, they often did not file their cases in attempt to prevent women from experiencing shame and social stigma. The study expands our understanding of how the gendered nature of policing has direct implications for the outcomes of complaints made by women in India.
K1 Police
K1 Women
K1 Qualitative Research
K1 gender discrimination
K1 India
DO 10.1093/bjc/azab021