This book will be useful to scholars, political activists, journalists and others interested in law, politics, and social change. In focusing on the conditions under which judicial decisions intended to help the relatively disadvantaged are implemented, it raises questions about public interest litigation, social movements and law, and judicial activism.

This edited volume is a pioneering and comprehensive study of crime victimisation in India. Relying on the findings of four crime victimisation surveys conducted in India, it provides a unique basis for understanding crime in society. It considers the public’s fear of crime and perceptions of safety and security, focusing on their access to the police and how they view police effectiveness. This study provides critical data on the level of crime within particular spatial and temporal conditions which can supplement official statistics on crime published by the state, help...