This edited volume is a pioneering and comprehensive study of crime victimisation in India. Relying on the findings  of four crime victimisation surveys conducted in India, it provides a unique basis for understanding crime in society.  It focuses on the views of the public of their access to, and the effectiveness of, the police, and considers their fear of crime and perceptions of safety and security. This  study  provides critical  data on the level of crime within particular spatial and temporal conditions which can supplement official statistics on crime published by the state, help systematically diagnose law and order issues and develop solutions for improved policing and public safety. A unique and timely volume, this book will be of interest to researchers of Asian criminology, victimology and the study of the  criminal justice system, as well as those interested in empirical research and policy making in criminal justice.   weiterlesen