2nd NATIONAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2022 on “CURRENT POLICE LAWS: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES & CHALLENGES”

CONCEPT NOTE:

We welcome you to the National Conference on “Current Police Laws: Contemporary Issues & Challenges” aims to bring together leading academicians, students, human rights activists, academic scientists, researchers, research scholars, other intellectuals, etc. to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of “Current Police Laws: Contemporary Issues & Challenges”. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators etc. to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of “Current Police Laws: Contemporary Issues & Challenges”.

The Indian Police was established in 1861 under the Police Act, 1861 (Act V of 1861) to reorganize the police force and to make it an efficient instrument for the prevention and detection of crime. However, the organization was seen as the strong arm of the colonial state for a long time. It has undergone a huge change in terms of constitutional and legislative mandate, organizational structure, role and responsibility in the post-independence period. The rule of law is the basic feature of Indian Constitution and the bedrock of democracy. We need a strong law enforcement agency for the prevention, detection, investigation of criminal cases and maintenance of public order. There have been efforts on the part of the Government of India and Government of Uttarakhand to modernize the police organization to meet the emerging challenges of law enforcement in the changing socio-economic and socio-political environment. There is a felt need for academic study of issues related to law enforcement and to bring about structural, procedural, technological and operational changes to improve law enforcement activities.

A decision was taken in the DGsP/ IGsP Conference, 2018 held in a Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh to set up Police-Academia Interaction Forum (PAIF) to facilitate interaction of final year students of National Law University (NLU) with Police Officers on legal matters including issues related to forensic science for improving the quality of investigation and prosecution of criminal cases. The interaction will also give opportunity to the students and the members of faculty to study issues related to law enforcement, police administration, prosecution and other issues of academic interest. Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi has issued an advisory to States/UTs for setting up of Police-Academia Interaction Forum (PAIF) as per the decision taken in the DGsP/ IGsP Conference, 2018. The DG & IG of Police, Gujarat has decided to set up Police-Academia Interaction Forum (PAIF) with the participation of Gujarat National Law University (GNLU),Gandhinagar; Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), Gandhinagar and Raksha Shakti University (RSU), Ahmedabad.

OBJECTIVE:

The following are the objectives of Police-Academia Interaction Forum (PAIF):(I) to bring various verticals of Police Department and member Universities on a common platform and to engage them on issues related to law, forensic sciences, police sciences, investigation, prosecution, community policing etc.(ii) to provide opportunity for students of the member Universities to work with various verticals of Police Department to assist & encourage the use of modern forensic sciences tools in investigation, collection of evidences admissible in law, presentation of evidences during prosecution, scrutiny of judgments for the identification of key issues for plugging the gaps in investigation & prosecution(iii) to provide opportunity for faculty of the member Universities to work with various verticals of Police Department to carry out research on issues related to law, forensic sciences, police sciences, investigation, prosecution, community policing etc.(iv) to identify best practices, methodologies, technological tools, management practices and to re-engineering of processes to improve the quality of law enforcement activities(v) to study new legislations, latest amendments to laws, case laws/landmark judgments of Constitutional Courts and to work out standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve the quality of investigation(vi) to serve as a forum for academicians and practicing police officers to pursue studies &activities of mutual interest for the benefit of their parent organizations.

The Conference on “Current Police Laws: Contemporary Issues & Challenges” is taking place on 26th June, 2022 organized by Event Committee of Vidhi Seva Evam Samajik Utthan Samiti.

The National Conference aims to examine and analyze the “Current Police Laws: Contemporary Issues & Challenges”. The National Conference will be attended by various national delegates and speakers as also representatives from the national Diaspora representing the stakeholders in the digital ecosystem and alive web.

The main objective is to provide a platform for stake holder like organizations working in international and national level, legislatures, civil societies, researchers, practitioners, academicians, activists and policy makers to deliberate and discuss on what is required to build strategies and to address the constraints in inclusive practices towards betterment of the society.

The Organizing Committee welcomes original papers, relating to, but not limited to the following topics.

Theme of the National Conference

Police and Human Rights in India
Police Reforms and its dimensions
The law and economics of crime on Indian reservation
Cyber terrorism and police
Law and order administration and Police
The 1894 Prison Act, being very old, is needed to be replaced with a new prison Act and the NHRC should prepare a draft bill

Note: These Themes are not exhaustive; Authors are open to work on any topic related to above-mentioned theme.

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS:

Abstract (of about 250 words) should be sent as an attachment in a word file. Abstracts will be peer reviewed before they are accepted.

The following information, in the given format, should be send along with the Abstract:

Name of the Participant, Official Designation/Institution Details, Address and Email id, Title of Abstract Submit your abstract to [email protected]

GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSION:

The title of the paper should be followed by Name, Designation, Name of the Organization / University / Institution and Email address. It is mandatory to mention Email address, as all future correspondence will be through it;

Name and details of Co-author, if any;

Chapter: Chapter should be in Times New Roman 12 point font and double spaced. Main Title should be in full capitals, bold

and centered 12 point font. Sub-titles should be in sentence case, bold and 12 point font. Author’s names should be in small capitals and centered 12 point font Footnotes should be in Times New Roman 12 point font;

Citation Format: Please use footnotes rather than endnotes. Footnotes should conform to The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi Style;

Submission of the abstract: A covering letter with the name(s) of the author(s) and address, designation, institution/affiliation, the title of the manuscript and contact information (email, phone, etc.) is compulsory to submit. All submissions must contain an abstract of not more than 300 words with 5 Minimum Keywords;

Originality of Manuscripts: All the contributions should be the original work of the contributors and should not have been submitted for consideration in any other Publication. Any plagiarized work will be out-rightly rejected;

Copyright: The contributions presented to and accepted for publication and the copyrights therein shall be the Vidhi Seva Evam Samajik Utthan Samiti;

The title of the Chapter should be followed by Name, Designation, Name of the Organization / University / Institution and Email address. It is mandatory to mention Email address, as all future correspondence will be through it;

Name and details of Co-author, if any;

The paper should be typed in MS WORD format (preferably 2007 or 2010);

The paper must be in single column lay out with margins justified on both sides;

The length of paper should not be below 4,000 words (including  footnotes) and Should not Exceed more than 10,000 (Including Footnotes).

Publication Opportunity: Doon Journal of Multidisciplinary Research.

REGISTRATION FEE:

Participation Registration -INR 100/-
Paper Presentation without Publication:

For Single Author –INR800/-
For Co-Author –INR1000/-

Faculty/Professional/Research Scholar/Others:

For Single Author –INR1200/-
For Co-Author –INR1500/-

Paper Presentation with Publication:

For Single Author –INR1200/-
For Co-Author –INR1500/-

Faculty/Professional/Research Scholar/Others:

For Single Author –INR1500/-
For Co-Author –INR1800/-

Poster Making -INR50/-

Both Author and Co-Author have to register separately.

Mode of Payment Details:

Account Details-

Bank Name- IDBI

Account Name- VIDHI SEVA EVAM SAMAJIK UTTHAN SAMITI

Account No. – 1768102000002950

IFSC- IBKL0001768

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission of Abstract 30th May, 2022
Confirmation of Abstract Selection 05th June, 2022
Submission of Draft Paper (Proposed Paper) 15th June, 2022
Registration 22nd June, 2022

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Students, Research Scholars, Faculties, Academicians, Business entities, Lawyers, General public.

RULES FOR THE PRESENTATION:

No abstract or full paper shall be accepted after the last date of submission respectively; Participants/Paper Presenters have to register after the acceptance of abstract with payment of required fees; for participation, registration is mandatory on confirmation of the participation. Only registered participants will be allowed to take part in Conference; all the registered participants will be provided a participation certificate.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Faculty Convener–