Engendering Justice - from Policy to Practice - The Fawcett Society
Engendering Justice - from Policy to Practice - The Fawcett Society
Engendering Justice - from Policy to Practice - The Fawcett Society
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Part two: Continued.<strong>Engendering</strong> justice: roadmap for future reformInternational good practice example - India’s women-only police stationsIn 1992, India’s first female chief minister implementedthe first all-women police station <strong>to</strong> facilitate thereporting of violence against women. This pilot wassuccessful and there are now all-women police stationsin 14 States across the country.<strong>The</strong> female staff in these police stations have beentrained <strong>to</strong> field complaints ranging <strong>from</strong> sexual assaultand violence through <strong>to</strong> neglect and dowry harassment.<strong>The</strong> effect has been <strong>to</strong> mitigate the fear of the socialstigma of confessing one’s family/marital problems <strong>to</strong>a male stranger. <strong>The</strong>se stations have also created aspace where victims are comfortable <strong>to</strong> come forwardand report crime. This scheme has also encouragedother women <strong>to</strong> apply <strong>to</strong> become police officers and thenumber of women police officers has increased, as aresult, over the last 10 years.In addition <strong>to</strong> this initiative, India has also introducedcrimes against women cells, which are attached <strong>to</strong>police stations.“A fair trial, and put everything on thetable for both sides. At the moment it is veryone sided and the victim doesn’t have achance! ”Female victimPage 86