Human Rights and Criminal Justice Administration

Across the world there is a revamping of institutions of Government in the light of the well–recognized human rights standards. Criminal justice as a vital institution is also reoriented in the same spirit. However, there are problems of human rights violations by criminal justice agencies particularly the police and prison. The judiciary with its renewed activism and National Human Rights Commission with its apt interventions play a significant role in containing such human rights aberrations of the criminal justice system. There is a need for changing the situation and thereby all the three agencies of criminal justice system namely the police, judiciary and corrections protect the human rights of citizens and fulfill the objective of a welfare state. This book will be a valuable one not only for practicing criminal justice professionals but also for the students of law, criminology and other social sciences.