criminal-justice

Raksha Subba, K.E.S Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College ABSTRACT In Indian criminal trials, eyewitness testimony remains a cornerstone of the evidentiary process. Judges frequently assign immense weight to what a witness claims to have seen, even to the point of securing a conviction based on a single individual’s account, as permitted by the Indian Evidence Act of 1872. This deep-rooted legal t…

Pampa Karar, Research Scholar, School of Law & Jurisprudence, Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh Dr. Shyamlal, Associate Professor, School of Law & Jurisprudence, Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh ABSTRACT For decades, the Indian Criminal Justice System was criticized for its “perpetrator-centric” approach, wherein the legal framewo…

Priyanka Amarnani, ICFAI Law School, IFHE Hyderabad Background Rape is not merely a personal crime; but it is a major issue in society. Rape cases in India are usually a subject of outrage, but do not create a systematic impact in India, where conservative culture prevails. Victim stigma, slow justice, and the rise of male culture are some of the factors that lead to minimal advancements. This re…

Dr. Akram Khan, Assistant Professor of Law, Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Bharatpur-321201, Rajasthan, India ABSTRACT Jurisprudence of bail plays a significant role in the criminal justice system of India which navigates the mechanism protecting the fundamental right to personal freedom of an accused person and addressing the concern of a Welfare State that crime must be prosecuted fairly in…

Anshika Mishra, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), Galgotias University ABSTRACT The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), operative from July 1, 2024, codifies Zero FIR and introduces disability-specific procedural protections under Section 173. On paper, these represent a meaningful departure from the silence of the old Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In practice, however, the question of whether …

Exclusive: Enable programme will provide support on how to handle complex relationships with inmates A new programme of instruction and support will be given to trainee prison officers to help them avoid being manipulated into illicit relationships by experienced criminals. The Prison Service in England and Wales is developing the scheme, which will offer mentors and advice to trainee officers on…

Can a prison do more than punish? The reformative theory says yes. It rests on the idea that people who break the law are not beyond redemption and that, with proper support, they can rejoin society as responsible citizens. This article puts that theory to the test by looking at how two countries, India and the United Kingdom, deal with a population the justice system has too often ignored: women…

The Social Science Research Council and Arnold Ventures are pleased to announce the appointment of six Criminal Justice Innovation Fellows . The postdoctoral fellows will pursue policy-relevant causal research on interventions with the potential to increase the equity and efficacy of criminal justice practices, as well as support the Arnold Ventures Criminal Justice team in its research and polic…

To secure more effective and equitable criminal justice practices, we need to innovate and evaluate new policy solutions that can be adopted by local, state, and federal policymakers. The Arnold Ventures Criminal Justice Innovation Fellowships will support five postdoctoral fellows who are pursuing policy-relevant causal research designed to innovate and evaluate cost-effective and scalable polic…

Since the book's release, Bellin has established himself as a sought-after voice in the national conversation about criminal justice and sentencing reform.

In situations of missing and unidentified people as well as cold case violent crimes, DNA evidence might be crucial to the inquiry. Finding investigative leads requires using the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to examine DNA profiles; however, these searches may not always provide conclusive matches. FGG (forensic genetic […] The post Police Used Genealog…