Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN: A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING CRIME IN INDIA.

Ms. Charumathi Sridharan

Abstract :

Every morning, we wake up to horrifying headlines, eaking news in the media related to victimization of Women in the form of rapes, assaults, molestations, murders, acid attacks etc. Women in the country have been feeling insecure, traumatized, scared and scarred for long periods of time. This results in anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder and an overall threat to their mental health and well-being. According to the data reported by the National Crime Records Bureau, crimes against women have been more than double over the past decade, with 26 crimes reported every hour. The following research paper is undertaken to obtain a conceptual understanding into the phenomenon of crime, the various kinds of crimes that women are subjected to, the common thread underlying crimes against women and the possible prevention strategies that women can follow to safeguard themselves. The data obtained are secondary in nature and are being cited.