Women and Urban Crimes

The book deals with the magnitude of crimes against women in the developed and the developing World context. Through two empirical case studies the spatial context of crime has been explained, especially how socio-economic parameters and the environment can play a role to promote crime and disorder in a city. Crime remedy is through good legislation. However close study of some of the laws on rape, harassment and sexual assault in both India and Canada proves that these are counter productive and more sensitivity in necessary on the part of policy makers to ensure the rights of women. NGO’s working on women’s issues, the government while making policies and the media need to find ways to strengthen legislation to protect the “vulnerable” woman.