criminal-justice

Shahid Ahmad Syed Bukhari & Rabiya Rashid ABSTRACT Prison overcrowding is a persistent challenge to India’s criminal justice system, raising concerns about the effectiveness of imprisonment, prison administration, and constitutional rights. This research examines the causes, consequences, and legal implications of overcrowding, particularly its impact on deterrence, rehabilitation, reformatio…

This blog considers how biased policing data can shape AI, predictive policing, legitimacy, public trust and criminal justice outcomes.

Anshu, Lloyd Law College “Bail is the rule and Jail, the exception.” — Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer ABSTRACT Is the routine denial of bail to an accused person legally and constitutionally sustainable? Under what precise, objective criteria can pre-trial incarceration be justified? Do existing bail mechanisms operate equitably across all socioeconomic strata, or do they perpetuate a system where soc…

HeinOnline's Law Journal Library continues to grow with the addition of four respected Springer journals. Covering criminal justice, security research, maritime affairs, and European law, these titles join an expanding collection of Springer publications available to researchers through HeinOnline.

Vandana, Research Scholar, Department of Law, Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh, India Dr. Akanksha Garg Agarwal, Research Supervisor, Department of Law, Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh, India ABSTRACT In India, witness testimony is crucial to the functioning of the adversarial criminal justice system, yet circumstances of threatening harassment, loss o…

Gauri Joshi, LL.B., Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management and Research (BVIMR), New Delhi Harsh Verma, LL.B., Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Management and Research (BVIMR), New Delhi ABSTRACT The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) introduces community service as an alternative form of punishment, reflecting a shift towards a more reformative approach in India's criminal justice system…