By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net
Bhopal: The Indian Society of Criminology, (ISC), and its partner institutions, legal fraternity (including law students) will mobilize people “to hold accountable the political parties in the 2009 general elections who still dodge the implementation of the police reforms included in the Supreme Court Judgment.”
A resolution to this effect was unanimously passed at the valedictory session of the 31st All India Criminology Conference of ISC which concluded here at Bhopal on Sunday evening. The conference which met from January 18 to 20 after deliberating on the theme of “Strengthening Criminal Justice Administration”, unanimously resolved as follows:
“Given the challenges to internal security and maintenance of rule of law, obtaining in the Country today, it is imperative that Police Reform is given top priority by the Central and State Governments. The minimum, that should be done immediately, is to implement the six point directions given by the Supreme Court in its judgment in 2006. It is for the people of India to unitedly and forcefully demand this from all political parties and all governmental authorities to get the Supreme Court judgment implemented without further delay, and for this the people be mobilized by the ISC and its partner institutions, legal fraternity (including law students) to hold accountable the political parties in the 2009 general elections who still dodge the implementation the police reform included in the Supreme Court Judgment.”
Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice A. K. Patnaik was the chief guest at the valedictory session. While Dr. (Mrs.) Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS officer who took voluntary retirement recently, and Prof. NR Madhava Menon were Guest of Honour on the occasion.
Justice Patnaik conferred the prestigious Kumarappa–Reckless Award to Dr. (Mrs.) Kiran Bedi. On this occasion Dr. Bedi delivered the Kumarappa Award lecture.
Meanwhile, various sessions were organised on the last day of the conference held at National Law Institute University, Bhopal. The theme of the 18th session was “Criminal Justice Administration”.
In this session Armando Saponaro presented his research paper on ‘Victim oriented paradigms and models in the criminal justice system: Debating and critical points in a comparative view’. In his research paper he laid emphasis on the relation between victim’s rights and criminal justice system.
C. Srikanth presented his research paper on “Towards victim justice system: Emerging paradigm in Criminal justice system”. He laid emphasis on fundamental rights in the Constitution of India. He also said that mostly weaker sections are deprived of justice.
Dipa Dube researched on “Hearing the victims : Impact statements in criminal justice administration”. She researched on a very important concept of ‘Victim Impact Statements’ and their impact on various issues like balance and fair justice.
The theme of 19th session was also “Criminal Justice Administration”. In this session Kannan B presented his research on “Victim protection in criminal justice system: An assessment in the Indian context”. His research was mainly concentrated on “victim assistance” situation in India. Also directions of courts and various findings of the committees on victim protection were cited.
Mridul Srivastava presented his research on “Prison security problems in Naxal-Affected areas”. In his research paper he talked about how different parts of security can be clubbed to face this menace.
Kumar Aksand Pandey presented his research paper on “Remembering the forgotten man: A plea for victim rights in Indian Criminal Justice System’. In this research the focus was that how rights of victims are infringed in Indian Criminal Justice System which is going on till now and which is required to be stopped.
The 20th session was an open session. Arun Kingandan presented his research on ‘”An observation of Indian Criminology”. He talked about the importance of criminology and urged the criminologists to come forward and strengthen this discipline.
Ashoka presented his research on ‘ The Role of Forensic Science in Investigation of Crime’. He researched on DNA, Finger-printing, Lie Detector, etc. and stressed upon their importance in investigations. ([email protected])