Roots of dowry date back to the time when man started living a civilized life. Originally it inteded just to give a support and security to new couple who start their married life. It also signified an alternative to inheritance for woman. Bribery, a form of corruption, is an act implying money or gift given that alters the behavior of the recipient, Briebery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty. Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority (via mechanisms such as legal systems) can ultimately prescribe a conviction. This book will be useful for Dowry, Crime and understanding the perspectives provided may be of considerable help to the students of types of violence against women, child, crime and punishment and others, interested in studying.



Table of Contents:

Dowry Dowry System in India Nature of Mehr Dowry Harassment Bribery Domestic Violence in the Marital Relationship Crimes Aboriginal Women, Crime and Abuse Definition and Measurement of Criminal Behaviour Crime and Social Environment Punishment: A Psych-Social View Concepts of Crime and Punishment Representing Crime and Punishment



Author Bio: Dr. Ajay Chauhan, b. 1971, obtained his B.A. (Hons.) and M.A in Sociology from Patna University and M.Phil and Ph.D from Lucknow University qualified appeared two times for I.A.S. Interview is at present Asst. Professor at J.N. Singh, Degree College, Semaraon. He has made intensive research on women's problems of diverse nature consisting of dowry sytem, women's sexual exploitation, etc. He has travelled several villages and submitted several research papers pertaining to the same.