GENDER SENSITISATION PROGRAM
Law Enforcement Agencies (Police)
‘Police’ is State subject under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and, therefore, the State Governments and UT administrations are primarily responsible for implementing gender sensitization programme in Police forces.
Initiative at the Union Level
Gender sensitization programme is an integral part of training modules of:
• Sardar Vallabhbhai National Police Academy (SVPNPA) Hyderabad
• North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) Shillong
• Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) New Delhi
• Central Detective Training Schools (CDTS) and
• Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) etc.
BPR&D has also issued an advisory to all States/UTs/CAPFs in order to include Gender Sensitization Modules in all of the curriculums of basic and refresher training courses for all ranks of trainees.
BPR&D has requested States/UTs/CPOs/CAPFs to organize workshops at State and District levels on “Gender Sensitization” & “Investigation of Crime against Women”. BPR&D has also prepared a syllabus for workshop on Gender Sensitization and Crime against Women. This has been uploaded on the BPR&D website for the information and guidance of all Training Institutions.
Gender Sensitization Training by CSR:
The Centre for Social Research, in partnership with UN Women,
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NCW collaborated with SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad to provide a model curriculum for Gender Sensitization of Police Personnel. The report, while discussing many case studies conducted on the Police officers behavior towards victim of crime against women, presses the need for urgent training programs to sensitize Police
A workplace is not supposed to be an environment one fears going to, but women, especially mothers, must endure it to bring in income for their families. As stated previously, men as harassers feel entitled to have control in public spaces whether they are professional spaces or not. Places in education, government, and business cannot be completely avoided by all women and young girls. Whether it is day or night, walking home or taking transportation heavily impacts both women and young girls. Some may feel intimidated, threatened, or have a sense of harm.
To begin the essay, it is best to look at the general concept of women policing according to an article called Policing Women/Top Cops/Triumph of Spirit, the history and current status of women in law enforcement is a topic of interest for women who wish to enter the profession (Rienerth, 2001). It through this article, that women were first used in the criminal justice system in the 1800s to deal with female prisoners as they were matrons in jails and prisons (Rienerth, 2001). Early female police officers often came from the ranks of social work and were located in separate department, had separate outfits, pay scales and duties from the male officers (Rienerth, 2001). Often times because of the female officers’ social work experience it was
Within the proceedings of the criminal justice system, women are punished in very damning ways which raises questions surrounding potential reforms regarding the criminal justice system and the degree to which it is actually broken. Upon entering the proceedings of the criminal justice system, through the lens of a woman, it is a flawed experience. This is because of the ‘gendered’ criminal justice system. This means that this system itself is influenced by gender roles and stereotypes which already shows disparity between male and female treatment because of the social norms and values that underpin this system. This often consists of women being subject to harsher and more frequent punishments for either similar or the very same crimes that their male counterparts have committed, also conjoining with the fact that they often experience a greater mental and physical anguish as a result.
Feminist criminology has been around since the late 1960's and started out centered on speculations brought upon traditional theories of crime. Most traditional theories didn't necessarily ignore women in the criminal justice system yet they generalized crime and what causes a person to turn to crime so that women who commit crimes are overlooked by the generalization. Not only are the numbers skewed when you look at gender in criminal justice offenders but there is also a certain bias in the criminal justice systems workers. In the movie Vera Drake there is a clear example of this when the investigator and the officer come into the movie. While watching you can easily assume that the female officer is treated and thought of much differently
If any officer is convicted, they should have more severe consequences than just being fired. The male dominated American police force should take a turn and begin employing more women than men. Many studies have shown that women more easily de-escalate situations, and are calmer and less intimidating. ”Take women from 12% of police to 50% of police – they are more professional, less brutal, and just as effective.
Inmate on inmate victimize Asian is much higher among females than that of their male counterparts. Most correctional facilities do not consider female on female assault a true act of rape, which could be one of the possible reasons why they are not reprimanded and this type of assault on our children and mothers in our local jails is on a rise. One of the worst types of sexual salt is by a male or female correctional officer typically male whose job is to keep order in peace inside the jail. In officer who performs this abuse of power and violates the victims eighth amendment of being free from cool and unusual punishment often forces the inmate to be victimized by threats from the officer to prevent visitation from children, and family, or if close to parole report a false behavior report to the board so they will be denied the parole. In order for the victimized inmate to report the attack they must report it to either the individual officer that initiated the attack or their colleagues and are at a greater risk of being honest and having basic necessities taken away for reporting on an officer.
And give better treatment by training them to make sure police don’t overdo their force that will cause more resistance. Plus in prison make sure there is no male staff working there. As it is mostly male staff members are guilty of inflicting abuses. With the male staff gone the abuses, women of color will face will go down drastically. Give these women some programs to give them a chance to better their life so the women of color don’t go back to prison.
In women, scrutiny and tokenism play the reason for the lack of women on the police force. Male police officers feel their female counterparts are mentally soft, physically weak, and are unable for the rigors of the job. More than half of this country’s police department has no women in their highest rank and less than one percent of the
In the “What Gender Got To Do With it” section of They say, I say, both authors Anne-Marie Slaughter and Richard Dorment argue why their gender can 't have it all. But first, what do they meaning by having it all? By my interpretation from their articles, having it all means being successful in your career and still maintaining an active role of parenting. Both authors argue about how their gender is keeping them from achieving that work-life balance goal. However, I believe we can have it all, regardless of our gender.
Male officers have also stated negative remarks about female officers who work in Law Enforcement. These barriers have caused female police officers to resign from their positions to avoid any issues and because gender discrimination and the other complaints aren’t taken seriously in Law enforcement. By the females constantly compared to the male police officers has caused stress on them. It’s much harder for woman to advance in Law enforcement than men and when interviewers make their decisions they are more than likely choose men over women. It is important to think critically when dealing with the barriers discussed above because it can be challenging and cause someone to give up and quit.
Consequently, there is evidence from studies that draw conclusions that there is gender bias in sentencing for both women and men. On the surface there appears to be a degree of preferential treatment or leniency in the criminal justice system. However, there are other factors that enshroud the whole aspect of biases that include class, race and the offence in question among others. There is need for the justice system to understand female offenders in order to be able to address it effectively and avoid the perpetual claims of bias which only signifies the
Domestic terrorism according to the dictionary is defined as “the methodical use of violence or threatening by means of violence against citizens or individuals so as to obtain certain political, religious or an idea in nature by means of coercion, instilling fear in people or by intimidation” I agree with the author on the article of gender in domestic terrorism. The purpose of the author’s article is to test widely held idea regarding women’s role in terrorism by examining female criminal participation within domestic terrorism”. These idea has a lots to do with gendered stereotypes that have influence on the our policy in domestic terrorism which need further studies in order to increase peoples knowledge in the role of women in domestic
Gender Equality is the only way forward. What is gender equality? Gender equality is achieved when all genders enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all sectors of society, including economic participation and decision-making, and when the different behaviors, aspirations and needs of women and men are equally valued and favored.
Introduction In India, discriminatory attitude towards men and women have existed for generations and thus it affect the lives of both genders. Although the constitution of India has granted men and women equal rights, but gender gap still remains. Female discrimination violates human rights. These are mostly seen in family land sharing among sisters and brothers.