Centre for Criminology and Victimology (CCV), NLU Delhi

The National Law University Delhi has set up a centre – Centre for Criminology and Victimology (“CCV”) for advanced research training, policy analysis and consultancy in the broader fields of criminology and victimology. CCV aims to contribute towards the fundamental and applied research and action in the field of Criminology. and Victimology. Towards this end, the Centre promotes research, training, policy analysis and consultancy in the aforesaid fields. The Centre brings along pertinent interdisciplinary research and learning strategies to identify the lacunae in our criminal justice and victim justice systems while systematically addressing the same. The Centre also provides ready consultancy to various law enforcement and governmental agencies by offering research-based solutions to legal conundrums. Additionally, the Centre conducts training, research workshops and conferences especially in the areas of Criminal Justice, Victim Justice, and Victimology. Objectives The centre has the following key objectives: 1. Of promoting research and action in the selected areas of criminology and victimology, including victim justice. 2. To undertake specific research projects in the said areas. 3. To propose training programmes for various functionaries of the criminal justice system, including the stakeholders in the field of juvenile justice. 4. To analyse and critically examine the laws, policies, and programmes from the standpoint of victim protection, participation, justice and rehabilitation. 5. To strive for providing a Victimological perspective in the legal education at graduate and undergraduate level. 6. To organize initiatives in the form of victim advocacy, legal clinic and outreach programme for extending victims support services. 7. To undertake publications and coordinate with various National and International agencies working in the broader areas of victimology and criminology.