RT Article
T1 Are reporting and investigation of rape cases victim friendly? Responses of the police from a cross-sectional study conducted in three states of eastern India
JF International review of victimology
VO 30
IS 3
SP 576
OP 595
A1 Swetapadma, Sonali
A1 Subudhi, Rabi N
A1 Chattoraj, Paromita
A2 Subudhi, Rabi N
A2 Chattoraj, Paromita
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1900430053
AB The police are the first stakeholders within the criminal justice system responding to the offence of rape. Some specific laws have been enacted in India with the aim of incorporating a victim-friendly approach during the stages of reporting and investigation of rape cases by the police. This paper presents the results from the responses of the police from a cross-sectional study conducted in the states of Odisha (OD), Jharkhand (JH), and West Bengal (WB) in eastern India to see their approaches to the implementation of the victim-friendly provisions of the law at such specific stages. It presents the police perceptions on compliance with laws pertaining to reporting, registration and investigation of rape cases in the three selected states and the corresponding state-wise differences in police attitudes. The findings show that there is more non-compliance and there are differences in the degrees of compliance or non-compliance in the three states.
K1 Police
K1 Implementation
K1 Investigation
K1 Shaming
K1 Victims
K1 Rape
DO 10.1177/02697580231185156