It explains about safety of girls and women. It explains about Crimes under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Crimes under Special & Local Laws (SLL), causes and governmental initiatives

1. DR. C. BEULAH JAYARANI
M.SC., M.A, M.ED, M.PHIL (EDN), M.PHIL (ZOO), NET, PH.D (EDN)
ASST. PROFESSOR,
LOYOLA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, CHENNAI - 34

2. @ home
@ school
@ workplace
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3. “Circumstances have forced upon us for many
centuries, the women’s need of protection.
This, and not her inferiority,is the true
reading ofour customs.”
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4. crImes aGaINsT womeN
Women
Physical or
Mental Cruelty
Direct or
Indirect
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5. Domestic
• Hitting, Biting, Kicking, Shoving, Restraining, Throwing Objects, Dowry death, Wife
battering, Sexual abuse, Maltreatment of a Widow and for an elderly woman.
• Committed by Spouse, Parents or Servants at HOME.
Criminal
• Threats, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Stalking, Intimidation, Rape, Abduction,
Murder
Social
• Eve-Teasing, forcing Wife or Daughter-in-law to go for Feticide, forcing a young
woman to commit Sati
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6. Declaration of Elimination of
Violence against Women
United Nations (1993)
“Any act of gender based violence that results in or likely to
result in physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to
women including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary
deprivation of liberty whether occurring in public or private life.”
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7. classIFIcaTIoN
1.Crimes under the Indian Penal Code (IPC):
 Rape (Sec 376 )
 Kidnapping & Abduction for specified purposes (Sec 363 -373 )
 Homicide for Dowry, deaths or attempts (Sec 302/304-B )
 Torture – both mental & physical (Sec 498-A)
 Assault on women with an intent to outrage her modesty (Sec 354)
 Insult to the modesty of women (Sec 509)
 Importation of girls from foreign countries ( Sec 366-B)
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8. classIFIcaTIoN
2.Crimes under Special & Local Laws (SLL):
 The Immoral Traffic (prevention) Act – 1956
 The Dowry Prohibition Act – 1961
 The Indecent Representation (prohibition) Act -1986
 The Commission of Sati Prevention Act - 1987
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9. CAUSES
 Lack of values
 Improper Protection System
 Insufficiency of Courts & Judges
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10. GoverNmeNT’s INITIaTIves
 National Policy for the Empowerment
of Women (2001)
 Prevention of Violence
 Rehabilitation of Victims
 Effective Action against Perpetrators
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11. GoverNmeNT’s INITIaTIves
 Domestic Violence Act (2006)
 Appointment of Protection Officers
 Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012)
 Towards Women Agency and Child Rights
 Strengthen Legislative environment & Justice
delivery mechanism
 Ministry of Home Affairs
 Directives to State Governments on Women’s safety
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12. ways oF preveNTIoN /reducTIoN
 Ethical values in and among the male gender
 CCTV cameras in public places
 Improved Infrastructure
 Drinking restriction in public places
 Increased Police presence, Recruitment of women in
police, Gender sensitization of Police force
 Awareness Campaigns, Helpline numbers,
Immediate response to complaints
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15. reFereNces
“Gender, School and Society”
 TNTEU – Study Material
 Ram Publications
 Sri Krishna Publications
 Samyukdha Publications
 Google Images
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