Publisher's Synopsis
The main purpose of this research is to high light the problems of the women prisoners, facing behind the bars. And reveal all the rights protected and safeguard the women prisoners and to know the factors to commit the crime by women. Indian society gives a respectable status to the women. She plays a vital commit role in the society. The important role she plays is in the capacity of mother. Constitution of India gives status of equality to the women in India. But, over the past decade most startling phenomena in the criminal justice system. The growth in prison populations is a world-wide phenomenon, and within the overall growth rate, many countries are seeing a disproportionate rate of increase among women. Despite differences in culture and resources, women everywhere face similar problems in prison systems, which have been designed primarily by and for men. These include sexual abuse, lack of appropriate medical care, loss of children and sexual assault, domestic violence, and other physical and psychological abuse. The problem arises only when the poor and illiterate female enters into the prison and in many times they were physically and mentally harassed by the prison staffs. Custodial Violence to Women Prisoners The worst form of custodial violence is custodial rape of women prisoners by prison staffs...
