G S Bajpai is professor and chairperson, Centre for Criminology and Victimology, National Law University, Delhi.
Crime data in India is short on information on victims and witnesses
The government is expected to embark on the country’s first victimisation survey soon. The complexity of this endeavour demands that it be assigned to an institution that specialises in criminology, victimology and criminal justice administration.
The true extent of crime in a society is seldom known. In times when evidence-based policing and data-driven policies are being advocated, the absence of exact data on crime could pose serious problems. In India, crime is under-reported and under-registered.
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