Sexual Abuse in India

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Judicial response and social intervention on sexual abuse of children in India. Research proposal: Sexual abuse of children in one of the most abhorrent crimes.” Sexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, not necessarily involving a high level of violence, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact, including assault by penetration (for example, rape or oral sex) or non-penetrative acts such as masturbation, kissing, rubbing and touching outside of clothing. They may also include non-contact activities, such as involving children in looking at, or in the production of, sexual images, watching sexual activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways, or grooming a child in preparation for abuse (including via the internet). Sexual abuse is not solely perpetrated by adult males. Women can also commit acts of sexual abuse, as can other children” (www.nspcc.org.uk, 2010.) With the increasing number of cases of sexual abuse of children in India, I want to explore the Indian judicial system’s response to the crime and justice to the victim, also focus on how society intervenes the victim and offender. Society’s views on this offense have varied throughout the years. And such relations were not said to be illegal or abusive (Kinnear, 2007). According to WHO the percentage who have ever encountered some sexual abuse is 53%, and number of children who reported being sexually assaulted is 6% and children sexually abused by a known or trustworthy person is 50%(Infochangeindia.org, 2013).And hence, I want to know why the number of children sexually abused is increasing and why is there so many less cases reported. Also aim to reach that how culture plays an important role in this abuse and also how this crime was seen in OLD INDIA i.e.
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