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SOCIAL DEFENCE – ISSUES OF
CONCERN- Dr. R. Shivappa,
University of Mysore

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SOCIAL DEFENCE
 Refers to the protection of society against crime
and deviance.
 It implies not only the protection of crime, but
also the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders
through institutional and non-institutional
services.

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Major areas are
 Prevention of juvenile delinquency
 Beggary prevention
 Prevention of alcoholism and drug dependence
 Prisoners’ welfare
 Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and
Girls.

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 Ministry of Home Affairs deals with Police and
criminal legislations
 Ministry of Welfare is concerned with the
programmes relating to juvenile delinquency,
probation services, welfare services in prisons,
suppression of immoral traffic, after-care services
and correctional training and research.

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JUVENILE JUSTICE
 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
Act, 2000
 Juvenile: means a person who has not completed
18th year of age.
 Juvenile in conflict with law: means a juvenile
who is alleged to have committed an offence.
 Child in need of care of protection
Child Welfare Committee
Juvenile justice Board.

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Prisoners’ welfare
 Prisons are no longer to be viewed as places of
punishment but as places for reformation.
 Investment on prisons shall be treated as human resource
development as it ultimately aims at raising the quality of
human life, besides protecting society from criminogenic.
 The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 which is in force
throughout except J&K, Nagaland and Sikkim and Union
Territory Lakshadweep is comprehensive in scope,
empowering courts to release on probation, in all suitable
cases.

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National Institute of Social Defence
The Ministry of Home Affairs had set up the Control
Bureau of Correctional Services in 1961 as a follow-up of
the recommendations of the Indian Conference for Social
Work (1951), the eighth Conference of Inspectors General
of Prisons (1952) and the All India Jail Manual Committee
(1957-59).
 Later the Bureau was transformed to Ministry of Welfare.
 1975, the Bureau was reorganised into NISD.
The main objectives include
 Reviewing policies, and programmes in the field of social
defence
 Developing preventive; rehabilitative and curative policies
in the field of social defence

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Contd…
 Reviewing and evaluating the implementation of
social defence policies and programmes.
 Developing and promoting voluntary effort in
social defence.

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Functions
 Undertake research on social defence.
 Compile, process, and analyse statistics on social defence
 To develop, promote, sponsor and undertake
training/orientation programmes in the field of social
defence.
 To advice the Central and the State Governments/Union
Territory Administration on social defence problems.
 To establish liaison with universities, research institutes and
voluntary organisations for appropriate attention to social
defence.
 To organise seminars/conferences/workshops on social
defence.

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Contd…
It is concerned with a wide range of preventive,
correctional, and rehabilitative services in various
areas of social defence, including
 Welfare of Prisoners
 Prison Reform and Administration
 Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Probation.
 Beggary, Social and Moral Health
 Alcoholism, Gambling, Suicide, Drug Addiction

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Activities of NISD
 Research, evaluation and Statistical Division.
 Training Division – a quarterly journal ‘Social Defence’
 Common Services Facilitates Division -
Deals with financial administration, house keeping
functions. It offers supports services to programmes
being carried out at the Centre and States.
It has a library, documentation services for the benefit of
trainees and teachers in the institute.