The visible and the invisible: Crime and safety from a victim’s eyes
In 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs commissioned the All India Citizens Survey of Police Services (‘AICPS’). It is a nationwide public perception survey a... Read more.
When they only see us
Innocence-based crime dramas in their aim to present individual stories of injustice can undercut deeper criminal justice issues. Given the power of visual medi... Read more.
The constitution and the criminal justice system(s) of India
The Constitution of India is a document of aspiration. Conceived as what recent scholarship has called a “break from the (colonial) past”, it is accepted kn... Read more.
Use of Facial Recognition Technology in the Criminal Justice System
In this episode of the P39A Podcast, Devina Malaviya speaks to Philip Mayor of American Civil Liberties Union, Michigan about the use of facial recognition tech... Read more.
Bail under UAPA – Nitya Ramakrishnan in conversation with Trisha Chandran
In this episode of The 39A Dialogues, Senior Advocate and criminal law practitioner Ms. Nitya Ramakrishnan discusses what sets apart the stringent bail provisio... Read more.
Reconciling Punishment and Forgiveness in Criminal Justice
What should we do when someone wrongs us? It is a question all of us must deal with at some point in our lives. It is also the question that sits at the core of... Read more.
Effects of Covid-19 on the prison system: Prof. Vijay Raghavan in conversation with Dr. Anup Surendranath
In this episode of The 39A Podcast, Professor Vijay Raghavan and Dr. Anup Surendranath discuss the institutional imagination of prisons in India and the manner ... Read more.
Unravelling the Question of Victim Impact Statements at Sentencing
Placing the innocent victim (and not the State) on the opposite side of the scale in an adversarial
model, and thus, invoking the rhetoric of balance, is a usef... Read more.
Impact of the pandemic on criminal law practitioners
Criminal law practitioners from different parts of the country share their experiences on the varied approaches undertaken by each jurisdiction in dealing with ... Read more.
Understanding Forensic DNA Profiling in India
This episode of the 39A podcast discusses the science behind forensic DNA profiling and its scientific and legal practice in India. The conversation further loo... Read more.