Social defence – issues of concern dr. r. shivappa

Social defence – issues of concern dr. r. shivappa

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  1 SOCIAL DEFENCE –ISSUES OF CONCERN- Dr. R. Shivappa, University of Mysore
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  2 SOCIAL DEFENCE  Refersto the protection of society against crime and deviance.  It implies not only the protection of crime, but also the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through institutional and non-institutional services.
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  3 Major areas are Prevention of juvenile delinquency  Beggary prevention  Prevention of alcoholism and drug dependence  Prisoners’ welfare  Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls.
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  4  Ministry ofHome Affairs deals with Police and criminal legislations  Ministry of Welfare is concerned with the programmes relating to juvenile delinquency, probation services, welfare services in prisons, suppression of immoral traffic, after-care services and correctional training and research.
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  5 JUVENILE JUSTICE  JuvenileJustice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000  Juvenile: means a person who has not completed 18th year of age.  Juvenile in conflict with law: means a juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence.  Child in need of care of protection Child Welfare Committee Juvenile justice Board.
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  6 Prisoners’ welfare  Prisonsare no longer to be viewed as places of punishment but as places for reformation.  Investment on prisons shall be treated as human resource development as it ultimately aims at raising the quality of human life, besides protecting society from criminogenic.  The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 which is in force throughout except J&K, Nagaland and Sikkim and Union Territory Lakshadweep is comprehensive in scope, empowering courts to release on probation, in all suitable cases.
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  7 National Institute ofSocial Defence The Ministry of Home Affairs had set up the Control Bureau of Correctional Services in 1961 as a follow-up of the recommendations of the Indian Conference for Social Work (1951), the eighth Conference of Inspectors General of Prisons (1952) and the All India Jail Manual Committee (1957-59).  Later the Bureau was transformed to Ministry of Welfare.  1975, the Bureau was reorganised into NISD. The main objectives include  Reviewing policies, and programmes in the field of social defence  Developing preventive; rehabilitative and curative policies in the field of social defence
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  8 Contd…  Reviewing andevaluating the implementation of social defence policies and programmes.  Developing and promoting voluntary effort in social defence.
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  9 Functions  Undertake researchon social defence.  Compile, process, and analyse statistics on social defence  To develop, promote, sponsor and undertake training/orientation programmes in the field of social defence.  To advice the Central and the State Governments/Union Territory Administration on social defence problems.  To establish liaison with universities, research institutes and voluntary organisations for appropriate attention to social defence.  To organise seminars/conferences/workshops on social defence.
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  10 Contd… It is concernedwith a wide range of preventive, correctional, and rehabilitative services in various areas of social defence, including  Welfare of Prisoners  Prison Reform and Administration  Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Probation.  Beggary, Social and Moral Health  Alcoholism, Gambling, Suicide, Drug Addiction
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  11 Activities of NISD Research, evaluation and Statistical Division.  Training Division – a quarterly journal ‘Social Defence’  Common Services Facilitates Division - Deals with financial administration, house keeping functions. It offers supports services to programmes being carried out at the Centre and States. It has a library, documentation services for the benefit of trainees and teachers in the institute.