ABOUT THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF VICTIMOLOGY
![]() The Indian Society of Victimology (ISV) is a national level professional society that was founded in 1992 under the aegis of Professor K. Chockalingam, the then Head of the Department of Criminology, University of Madras along with senior police officers Dr. R. K. Raghavan and Mr. L. N. Venkatesan. The Society was formally inaugurated by the eminent jurist, late Hon'ble Mr. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Over the last 27 years, the Society has made significant contributions towards victims' rights as enshrined in the UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, 1985, advocating the cause of victims of crime and abuse of power in India and abroad through its conferences, workshops, seminars, and symposia on a wide range of victimological topics. The members of the Society come from a global fraternity of criminologists and victimologists, government officials, criminal justice stakeholders, scholars, students and practitioners. Today, there are over 500 members who contribute to the field of Victimology through research, victim services and advocacy. The Society is closely associated with other international organizations including the World Society of Victimology.(For further details about the ISV visit (www.isvindia.webs.com)
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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
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ABOUT THE CENTRE FOR CRIMINOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND VICTIMOLOGY (CCV)