Crime against women;Problem and suggestion: A case study of India

An attempt has been made in paper to discuss the crime against women in contemporary modern Indian society with special reference to Delhi rape case. The central focus of the paper is to throw light on the crime against women in India, legislative measures for the same and totriumph over social challengesinitiatingcrime against women. Crime against women is not confined to a specific culture, region or country, or to particular groups of women within a society. The crime against women takes many forms – physical, sexual, psychological and economic. The roots of crime against women lie in persistent discrimination against women. Even after several legislative and other measures by center and state governments crimes against women Crimes against women like rape, kidnapping and abduction, homicide for dowry, torture, molestation, sexual harassment, and the importation of girls is not declining. Dowry violence, rape and attempt to rape by an intimate partner are the most common form of crime experienced by women in India. These forms of crime are interrelated. Women who experience such crime suffer a range of physical and mental health problems and their ability to participate in public life diminishes. Crime against women harms families and communities across generations and reinforces other evils prevalent in society. Proper reporting of rape and assault cases, effective law enforcement agencies, exemplary punishment, Zero intolerance against rape cases, effective and efficient Indian Police System, creating legislative awareness amongst women and proper training of women to deal with crime against them could be measures to eradicate or at least to reduce the crime against women in India.