– The course sees participation from 50 experts and 40 resource faculty from USA, Netherlands, Germany, India, Australia, Belgium and Bangladesh
– Participants to deliberate on critical victimology issues and challenges in 40 Sessions over 13 Days
New Delhi, 25th October, 2017: O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), in association with World Society of Victimology (WSV) and Indian Society of Victimology (ISV), is organising the 15th Asian Postgraduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice at its University campus in Sonipat from October 23rd – November 4th, 2017.
Over 50 delegates and 40 faculty members from USA, India, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Bangladesh and Bulgaria are participating in the course, which is being held in India for the first time. The 15th edition of this course is being organized by Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, a value-based research institute of JGU.
The forum was inaugurated by the President of World Society of Victimology Professor (Dr.) Marc Groenhuijsen. He said, “The 15th Asian Postgraduate course on Victimology and Victim Assistance is important to address some of the most cogent challenges and serious problems affecting different forms of victims. As experts, we stand committed and renew our commitment to deliberations, good research, professional advancements and most importantly, to the values of dignity, decency and human rights to all.”
The thirteen days postgraduate course focusses on victimology and victim assistance in an international setting. The sessions specifically focus on pertinent areas like avoidance of secondary victimisation, principles of interventions for crime victims, victimisation in India, principles of victim assistance, victimisation of juveniles, structural victimisation, cyber-victimisation, rape victims, mediation, restoration and compensation, restorative justice in India, victims of communal violence, sex trafficking, prison victimisation and female genital mutilation.
Speaking on the course, Professor Dr. Sanjeev P. Sahni, Principal Director, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, said, “The 15th Asian Postgraduate Course on Victimology and Victim Assistance is truly a melting pot of ideas on victim assistance, it will generate ideas and thoughts which are likely to influence victim assistance strategies and policies. I would like to express my gratitude to all those made this high- calibre course a big success.”
Prof. Dr. Marc Groenhuijsen (President, World Society of Victimology), Prof G.S. Bajpai (President, Indian Society of Victimology) and Prof. Dr. Robert Peacock, the Nestor of victimology in Africa and many other leading experts from across the world will be participating in the course. The forum will also witness participation of postgraduate students, researchers, lawyers and academicians.
Professor (Dr.) Gerd Kirchhoff, Professor for Victimology and Criminology in the Law School of JGU, said, “The victimology course deliberates about victimology and victim assistance in international arena. It demonstrates the expectations for restorative justice, communal conflicts as well as criminal justice system. This is the time of growing attention towards privacy rights of victims in India.”
Professor (Dr.) Peacock, Nestor of victimology in Africa remarked “The courses of these sort gives students an experience beyond the traditional form of learning. Such a platform gives an opportunity to get knowledge, network and brainstorming more and more ideas for victim assistance.”
World Society of Victimology, Indian Society of Victimology, National Law University (Delhi), University of Madras, Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Raksha Shakthi University are the knowledge partners for this course.
About Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences –
Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) is a value based research institute of O.P. Jindal Global University which is dedicated to understanding, developing and applying human process competencies through continuous experimentation, research and learning related to applied and experimental behavioural science focusing on broad areas like social sciences, mental health, competency mapping, neurosciences, neural decision sciences, cognitive sciences, psychobiology management sciences, forensic sciences, social psychology, criminal behaviours etc.
With the aim of establishing an institute in Asia that conducts and applies best behavioural and social science practices in innovation, education, research, scholarship and clinical care, JIBS pursues to promote research that is multidisciplinary, quantitative and scientific in nature.
About O.P. Jindal Global University –
JGU is a non-profit global university established by the Haryana Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act, 2009. JGU is established in memory of Mr. O.P. Jindal as a philanthropic initiative of Mr. Naveen Jindal, the Founding Chancellor. The University Grants Commission has accorded its recognition to O.P. Jindal Global University. The vision of JGU is to promote global courses, global programmes, global curriculum, global research, global collaborations, and global interaction through a global faculty. JGU is situated on a 80-acre state-of-the art residential campus in the National Capital Region of Delhi. JGU is one of the few universities in Asia that maintains a 1:15 faculty-student ratio and appoints faculty members from different parts of the world with outstanding academic qualifications and experience.
JGU has established six schools: Jindal Global Law School, Jindal Global Business School, Jindal School of International Affairs, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities and Jindal School of Journalism and Communication.
For more information please refer to – https://www.jgu.edu.in/