PROGRAMME

6th International Conference on Victim Assistance

27-28 October, 2017 | OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat
Delhi NCR, India

27th October, 2017, Friday

Inaugural Ceremony
9:00 – 9:10 am Welcome Address
WSV Secretary General
9:10 – 9:20 am
Introductory Remarks
9:20 – 9:45 am Address by Chief Guest
9:45 – 09:55 am Concluding Remarks
Prof. Dr. Sanjeev P. Sahni
Principal Director, Jindal Institute of
Behavioural Sciences
Mr. Michael O’Connell
Commissioner for Victims’ Rights, South
Australia, Australia
Mr. Shekhar Dutt, SM, IAS (Retd)
Former Governor of Chattisgarh State
and Former Deputy National Security
Advisor of India
Prof. Dr. Gerd Ferdinand Kirchhoff
Executive Director, Jindal Institute of
Behavioural Sciences

27th October, 2017, Friday

PLENARY SESSION 1 – 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Chair: Robert Peacock, Professor, University of the Free State, South Africa
Speaker: Elmar G.M. Weitekamp, Professor, University of Tübingen, Germany
Keynote Speech: Restorative Justice: Variations of a Theme
Tea Break : 10:45 am– 11:00 am
SESSION 1: Criminal Justice System- I
Hall 1: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Chair – G.S. Bajpai, Professor & Chairperson, Centre for Criminology & Victimology (CCV)
President, Indian Society of Victimology (ISV), India
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Wrongful Prosecution – A facet of abuse of power
Dobrinka Chankova, South-West University, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Crime Victims in Bulgaria – between the European Union Law and Day-to-day Challenges facing the
Institutions and Organizations Involved
Wolfgang Form, University of Marburg, Germany
Victim’s participation in international criminal proceedings
Jae-min Kim, Kyungil University, South Korea
Financial Support for Crime Victims and Its Problems in Korea
SESSION 2: Cyber Victimization
Hall 2: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Chair – Charles A. Khamala, Professor, Africa Nazarene University Law School; Advocate of the
High Court of Kenya
R. Sivakumar and P. Jeevanathan, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India
Cyber Crime Victimization and Exploitation of Children- An Analysis
Honest Raj and Silambarasan, JHA Agarsen College, India
Explore the Psychological Impact of Online Gamers in Chennai City
Laksheeta Choudhary and Rufus. D., Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal
Justice, India
Blue Whale Game in Cyber World: A Road to Victimization through Self –Destructive Behaviours in
Real World
Pudji Astuti, Law Faculty of Universitas Negeri, Surabaya, Indonesia
Police Response to Victims of Online Fraud
Santosh M. Aribenchi and Guruprasad R. Hosamani, Rani Channamma University, India
The Online Graveyards: “You Start the Game, They End Your Game”
Md. Allen Selva Kumar, N. Mohamed Hussain and E. Renugopal, University of Madras, India
The study among the Child victimization within the Cyber bullying
SESSION 3: Role of Media and Technology in Dealing with
Crime Victims
Hall 3: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Chair – Jacki Tapley, Principal Lecturer, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
‘Facilitating procedural justice through the development of new technology – does using technology
improve communication with victims of crime or increase a sense of isolation?
Babu Abbas and J. Sasikumar, JHA Agarsen College, India
Media and Cyber Crime Victimization: A Content Analysis of selected News Paper in Tamilnadu
Rabab Imam and Gurneet Kaur Kalra, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi, India
Child Sexual Abuse in Digital Space: Blaming and Shaming as tools of Victimisation
Soham Chiplunkar, Rani Chinnamma University, India
Recent Trends in Media and Cyber Victimisation: A Critical Study
Ashwin V, D.G. Vaishnav College, India
Role of Print Media in Dealing with Crime Victims
G. Gokul Prasad and J. Sasikumar, JHA Agarsen College, India
Victimogenesis of Voice Phishing: A Study with particular reference to Chennai City
Rajat Kharbanda, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, India
Cyber Crime and Victimization
NETWORKING LUNCH: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
SESSION 4: Gender Based Violence- I
Hall 1: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
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Chair – Dipa Dube, Associate Professor, IIT Kharagpur, India
Valéria Diez Scarance Fernandes, Public Prosecutor, Coordinator of Gender Prosecutor´s
Office, Brazil and Luiza Brunet, Actress and National Representative of the Avon Institute, Brazil
Victims of Violence and the Maria da Penha Law
Ani Purwanti, Faculty of Law, University of Diponegoro, Indonesia
Protection and Recovery of the Victims of Domestic Violence in Indonesian Legal System
Henny Nuraeny Kuswandi and Kuswandi Djenal Asikin, University of Suryakencana,
Indonesia
Legal Protection For Temporary Marriage Victims In Indonesia
Mety Rahmawati, University of Trisakti, Indonesia
Legal Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking a Criminal Offence and Criminal Law Indigenous
Batak (North Sumatra)
Yenny Aman Serah and Nurfitriawati, Universitas Panca Bhakti Pontianak, Indonesia
Legal Protection for Trafficking Victims, Especially Women and Children
Reni Widjastuti, Faculty of Law, University of St. Thomas Chatolic, Indonesia
Empowerment as an Institutional Construction which is Oriented to the Protection of Women
SESSION 5: Religion and Victimization
Hall 2: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Chair– Wolfgang Form, Research Director, University of Marburg, Germany
Sadeep Kharel, Advocate, Supreme Court of Nepal, Nepal
Victims of Culture and Religion
Heru Susetyo, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
Terrorism, Counter Terrorism and Deradicalization Program in Indonesia: Problems and Challenges
Charles A. Khamala, Africa Nazarene University Law School; Advocate of the High Court of
Kenya
Cultural Relativity in Blasphemy Law: The Kenya Case
Vinod Kumar, NLU- Dwaraka, Delhi, India
A Theoretical Proposition for ‘Structural Victimology’: Problematising Dalit Victimisation and
Access to Justice
Priyamvadha M., Department of Criminology, University of Madras
Sacred Prostitution: An Exploitative Religious Rituals and Victims of Devadasi Practice in India
SESSION 6: Restorative Justice
Hall 3: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Chair – Elmar G.M. Weitekamp, Professor, University of Tübingen, Germany
Swikar Lama, Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, India
A study of Alternative Dispute Resolution system dealing with victims of domestic violence in Delhi
and Darjeeling
Dewi Setyowati, Law Faculty of Hang Tuah University, Indonesia and Ufran, Law Faculty of
Mataram University, Indonesia
Justice Service: Position of Victims in the Mechanism of Compliance Settlement of Crimes in
Indonesia
Henny Saida Flora, St. Thomas Catholic University, Medan, Indonesia
Restorative Justice in the Penal System in Indonesia
Syama R., E. Navin Kumar Shyam Sundar and S. Thirumalai, University of Madras, India
Perception of Victims of Property Offences on Restorative Justice
Mia Kusuma Fitriana, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945, Samarinda, Indonesia
Restorative Justice, for the Sake of Victims or Perpetrators?
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 HEALTH BREAK : 03:00 pm – 3:15 pm
SESSION 7: Direct and Indirect Victimization within Families
Hall 1: 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Chair– Dobrinka Chankova, Professor, South-West University, Bulgaria
Peter Schäfer, University of Applied Sciences, Niederrhein, Germany
The Forgotten Victims of the Offending Cycle: Family Members
M. Venkatesh, N. Lingeswaran and V. Vaishnavi, JHA Agarsen College, India
A Study on the Victimization and Reporting Behavior of Elder Abuse in Chennai City
Nikhil Chopra Galimotu and Gauri Dugar, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, India
Elderly Sex Abuse in India
Trini Handayani, Suryakancana University, Indonesia
Victim Precipitating in Elimination of Life
Reena Sharma and K. Jaishankar, Raksha Shakti University, India
Childhood Victim Precipitation and Impact on Victim’s Personality: An Analysis of Select Case
Studies in Ahmedabad City
Arun Joshi and Anil Choudhary, Sardar Patel University, India
A Study on Fear of Crime in Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
SESSION 8: Victims of Environment and Land Conflict
Hall 2: 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Chair– M. Srinivasan, Professor & Head, Department of Criminology, University of Madras, India
Fachri Bey, Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
The Rights and Legislation Movement of Disaster Victims: Indonesian Case
Yeni Widowaty and Fadia Fitriyanti, Universitas Muhammadiyah, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Environment Conflict Resolution To The Karst Topography Exploitation with Strict Liability
Principles
Piatur Pangaribuan and Susiswo Ismail, Balikappan University, Indonesia
Victims of Land Conflict
Ismelina Farma Rahaju, Lecturer, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia
Environmental Casualties due to State Policy in Indonesia's National Development: A Portrait of
Jatigede Indigenous People Struggle
Rayhan Dudayev, Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, Indonesia
The Obstacle of Victim of Crime Protection in Indonesia
Eva Achjani Zulfa and Sri B Praptadina, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Discretion of Police in Handling Social Conflict: The position of the Police Internal Regulations on
Handling Conflict in Legislation
SESSION 9: Theoretical Victimology
Hall 3: 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Chair – Gerd Ferdinand Kirchhoff, Professor of Victimology, OP Jindal Global University, India
Robert Peacock, University of the Free State, South Africa
A Cross-Contextual Analysis of the Interrelationships between Victimization and the Identity
Processing Style of the Adolescent
Jehanne Hulsman, Lawyer, Director Hulsman Foundation, the Netherlands
Professionalism, Integrity and victimisation
Dick Daniel T. Andzenge, Professor, School of Public Affairs, St. Cloud State University, USA
Revisiting Victimology, Beyond Victim Services: A Case for Scientific Victimology
J. Sasikumar, Department of Criminology and Police Administration, JHA Agarsen College, India
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Drug Precipitation theory of Victimization: A Conceptual Framework from various Case Studies
Bhanu Prakash Nunna, OP Jindal Global University, India
Social Construction of Secondary Victimization: Impact on Victim Assistance
Balaji S. and Vasanth S., JHA Agarsen College, India
Journey to victimization of Robbery: Application of Routine Activities Theory
Tea Break– 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
SESSION 10: Gender Based Violence- II
Hall 1: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Chair - Jehanne Hulsman, Lawyer, Director Hulsman Foundation, Netherlands
Emmilia Rusdiana and Dewi Setyowati, Law Faculty of Hang Tuah University, Indonesia
Elimination Of Violence In Household (UU PKDRT) : Between The Effort To Unify The Perpetrator
And The Victim Or To Divorce The Family
Sumithra S., Angel Mary Justin and J. Sasikumar, JHA Agarsen College, India
Nexus of Alcohol and Domestic violence: A Study on victimization among Married Women in North
Chennai
G. Karunanithi and M. Manoharan, VIT University, Vellore, India
Religiosity as A Panacea to Mitigate Domestic Violence in India
Dipa Dube, IIT Kharagpur, India
Breaking the myth of false claims in Domestic Violence
Ishtiaq Ahmed Talukder, Rukhsana Siddiqua and Sharmin Sultana, Mawlana Bhasani Science
and Technology University, Bangladesh
The Causes and Consequences of Divorce in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study
Rameshkannan, R., S. Manikandan and K. Jaishankar, Raksha Shakti University, India
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Surveillance and its Effectiveness in Victimization Prevention: An
Assessment of Tamil Nadu Campuses
SESSION 11: Victims of Abuse of Power
Hall 2: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Chair– Dick Daniel T. Andzenge, Professor, School of Public Affairs, St. Cloud State University,
USA
Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication
OP Jindal Global University, India
Blood on My Hands: Confessions of Staged Encounters
Samrat Sinha, Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), OP Jindal Global University, India
“Demobilization” and “Disarmament” without “Reintegration”: Comparative Experiences of Non-
State Armed Group Demobilization from India’s Northeastern Frontier
Arindam Chakrabarty, Rajiv Gandhi University, Mudang Tagiya and Sumit Dutta, India
Victimization of North-Eastern Students Studying in Rest of India- A Case of Arunachal Pradesh
Shakir Fayaz and Pranamika Saikia, University of Madras, India
Victimisation of Migrant Students: A Study among the North-East Students in Chennai
Michael L. Valan, D.G. Vaishnav College, India
Victims of Power Hierarchy: The Gut-Wrenching Predicament of Lower-Ranking Police Officers in
Tamil Nadu
SESSION 12: Special Topics
Hall 3: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Chair – Priyamvadha M., General Secretary, Indian Society of Victimology and Senior Assistant
Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Madras, India
Elfrida Gultom, Faculty of Law, Trisakti University,Indonesia

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Legal Protection Against Parties as Victims Due to the Negligence of Traditional Pedicab Drivers in
Indonesia
Sutarno Hardjodirjo, Hang Tuan Univeristy, Indonesia
Victims of Medical Malpractice in Indonesia
Siska Elvandari, Law Faculty, Andalas University, Indonesia
Juridical Analysis of Criminal Acts of Narcotics Abusers in the Perspective of Health Law in
Indonesia
Gerd Ferdinand Kirchhoff and Ishani Sharma, OP Jindal Global University
Beef Ban in India: Some Victimological Aspects
Nanik Trihastuti, Faculty of Law, Diponegoro University, Indonesia
Legal Intervention in HIV/AIDS Victims’ Mental Healing: A Study in the Perspective of Progressive
Reasoning
Sri Putri Handayani, Batanghari Jambi University, Indonesia
Legal Protection for Patient as Victims of Medical Malpractice
Vibha Hetu, OP Jindal Global University, India
The Problems faced by the Researcher in conducting research on Rape

CULTURAL PROGRAMME: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm

GALA DINNER BY INVITATION: 8:30 pm onwards

28th October, 2017, Saturday

PLENARY SESSION 2 - 9:00 am – 09:45 am
Chair: Prof. Dr. Sanjeev P. Sahni, Principal Director, Jindal Institute of Behavioural
Sciences
Speaker: Mr. Michael O’Connell, Commissioner for Victims’ Rights, South Australia,
Australia
Keynote Speech: TBA
SESSION 13: Secondary Victimization
Hall 1: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Chair– Robert Peacock, Professor, University of the Free State, South Africa
Ritvi Dhakar, Institute of Law, Nirma University, India
Critical Analysis on the re-victimization of rape victims
Lyane Sautner, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Prevention of Secondary Victimization in Criminal Justice
Amulya Nigam, Nirma University, India
Attitude of Re-rape in India
Amrutha Karayil and Arsh G., D.G. Vaishnav College, India
Victim Blaming Attitudes and Reporting Sexual Victimization: A Perceptive Analysis of Rape Myths
Nazia Khan, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India
Religion and Politics of Violence: Relooking Religious Laws from the lens of Victimology
SESSION 14: Victim Assistance
Hall 2: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
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Chair – Peter Schäfer, Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Niederrhein, Germany
V. Vaishnavi and M. Srinivasan, University of Madras, India
Role of NGOs in Addressing the Victimization of Women
R. Prabhakaran, M. Maheshwaran and V. Vaishnavi, JHA Agarsen College, India
Role of the NGOs in Victim Assistance of Sex Trafficking Victims in Chennai: Current Scenario
Kim, Hyeok, Korean National Police University, South Korea
Sunflower Centre and Sexual Violence Victim Care in Korea
Janne Fengler, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Germany
The “ALOHA-Intervention-Model”
Kruthi. J. Kumar, B. Haemanth Kumar and R. Arulraj, University of Madras, India
Role of NGOs in Victim Assistance: A case study in Chennai
Tawohidul Haque, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Victim Assistance in Bangladesh: A Functional Study
Donna Watson-Elliot, Ottawa Police Service Victim Crisis Unit
Boots on the Ground Responding to Victims from a Clinical Perspective: Developing an Expertise as
a Professional Victim Service Provider
SESSION 15: Victimization of Minorities
Hall 3: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Chair – Heru Susetyo, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
A. Vikram, A. Aswinth and Shunmuga Sundaram, JHA Agarsen College, India
Explore the Psychological victimization of Transgenders in Chennai City
Suresh Kumar N, D.G. Vaishnav College, Chennai, India
Issues and challenges of differently abled college going students in Tamil Nadu
C. Venuprasad, K. Bishal Kumar and V. Vaishnavi, JHA Agarsen College, India
Problems and Difficulties Faced by the Tribal communities in Sub-Urban Areas of Chennai: Victims
Perspective
Anjali Mehta, Mahesh Tripathi and K. Jaishankar, Raksha Shakti University, India
Stigma, Discrimination and Victimization of People with different Sexual Orientation (PDSO): An
Exploratory Study
Sunil Sigdel Sharma, Kathmandu University, Nepal
The victimization of Migrant workers in Nepal
Tea Break: 11:30 am – 11:45 am
SESSION 16: Criminal Justice System- II
Hall 1: 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Chair– Vesselin Popovski, Professor and Vice-Dean, Jindal Global Law School, OP Jindal Global
University
Sunil Chauhan, Project Officer, National Legal Services Authority of India
The Role of Legal Services Authorities in Ensuring Access to Justice for Victims of Crime
Habeebul Rahiman, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
Probation in SAARC Countries: A Study with Special Reference to the Scope for Victim Participation
Bayu Wicaksono, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia
The Death Penalty as a Punishment makes a New Victims
Audrey Monette and Shannon Fournier, University of Ottawa, Canada
Victims' Rights: Enhancing Criminal Law Responses and Rebalancing Justice to Better Meet the
Needs of Victims of Crime in Canada
Itishree Mishra and S. Sriram, University of Madras, India
A Study on the Enforcement of the Victim Compensation Scheme (under section 357(A)) in Tamil
Nadu
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Angkasa Sudigo, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia
The Consideration of Victim Precipitation Aspect by Judge on Court Ruling
Abhinav Mehrotra, OP Jindal Global University, India
Bail System in India and Need for Reforms
SESSION 17: Gender Based Violence- III
Hall 2: 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Chair: Donna Watson-Elliot, Manager, Ottawa Police Service Victim Crisis Unit
Nirmala Rani Umanath, Lawyer, Research Scholar and Writer
Plea of Self Defence in Gender Violence in India- A Victimological Perspective
Sarthak Rathod and K. Jaishankar, Raksha Shakti University, India
Consent, Elopement and Rape: Are Some Rape Offenders, the Victims of the Criminal Justice
Processes?
Divyani Auti, Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur, India
Female Genital Mutilation: Our Collective Blind Spot
Gowthaman Natarajan, Government Law College, Trichi, India
Victim Status of Honour Killing Cases in India
N. Jaya Kumar, Government Law College, Trichi, India
Victimology - Sensitive and Revenge in Honour Killing Cases
Shayani Sarkar, Apne aap womens worldwide, New Delhi, India
Why does Underreporting of Sexual Harassment Continue to Prevail in the Workplace in the 21st
Century?
Md. Omar Faruk , Mahmuda Akter and Noushin Anjum Azad, Mawlana Bhasani Science and
Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh
Hidden Sexual Victimization of Women in Bangladesh: A Study on Victims of Female Student
SESSION 18: Victimization and Rights of Children
Hall 3: 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Chair – Michael O’Connell, Commissioner for Victims’ Rights, South Australia, Australia
Mr. Jayesh Kumar, Sardar Patel University, India
Medical Assistance to the Sexually Abused Child Victims
P. Vinoth Raj and Shunmuga Sundaram, JHA Agarsen College, India
The Empirical Analysis on Victimization of Child Sexual Abuse in Chennai City
Ferdricka Nggeboe, Magister Hukum Universitas Batanghari Jambi, Indonesia
Legal Protection of Children as Victims of Narcotic Abuse
Nur Rochaeti, Pujiyono and Lita Tyesta ALW, Diponegoro University, Indonesia
Implementation of the Rights of the Children as Victims in the Juvenile Criminal Justice System in
Indonesia
VienceRatna Multi Wijaya, Trisakti University, Indonesia
Legal Protection for Child Workers
Vineeth V and Ashok Kumar J, University of Madras, India
Victim Vulnerability of Institutionalized Children in Chennai city
Laras Astuti and Trisno Raharjo, University of Muhamamdiyah, Indonesia
Cyber Victimization (Children and Teenagers) in Indonesian Positive Law, Challenges and
Protection for the Victim
Dhruv Shekhar, OP Jindal Global University, India
A Legalistic Redefinition of the Term Paedophilia in India: A Comparative Study with the
United States on the Treatment of Paedophiles

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 Networking Lunch: 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

28th October, 2017, Saturday

Valedictory Ceremony
2:30 – 2:40 pm Closing Address Prof. Dr. Sanjeev P. Sahni
Principal Director, Jindal Institute of
Behavioural Sciences
2:40 – 3:00 pm Concluding Remarks and Prof. Dr. Manjushree Palit
Vote of Thanks Deputy Director, Jindal Institute of
Behavioural Sciences