Journal Title : National Journal for Legal Research and Innovative Ideas
ISSN(O):2582-8665
Frequency : Quarterly
Volume : 5
Issue : 4
Period : July- Sep 2025
1.Feminist Criminology Today: Examining Women’s Victimization, Delinquency, and Gender Inequality in the Criminal Justice System
By- Divya Raunak, Chanakya National Law University, Patna
•Abstract
Feminist criminology developed as a reaction to dominance by men in customary criminological studies, which for a long time did overlook or did sideline women’s perspectives and realities—whether women offended or women were victims. This article explores how feminist criminology evolved also considers its contemporary concerns it focuses on issues like women become victims, girls commit delinquency, disparities occur in sentencing, women do prostitution, and gender is unequal in law plus criminal justice. It examines theoretical foundations including liberal, radical, Marxist, socialist, and postmodern feminist approaches, with contemporary perspectives like intersectional feminism. The continuing relevance of feminist criminology is highlighted in the paper, which addresses any structural biases that perpetuate women’s invisibility inside criminological discourse. This paper also examines the irony of increased female imprisonment even though total crime numbers decrease. Feminist criminology's role in reshaping criminological knowledge and policy is underscored in this study by grounding it in its theoretical frameworks and historical roots as an inclusive effort to incorporate women’s perspectives into the discipline without rejecting men’s issues. Ultimately, feminist criminology critiques androcentrism in criminology. It also acts as just a constructive framework that is for advancing a justice system sensitive to gender.
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2. RESERVATION FREE INDIA: CIRCUMSTANCES AND POSSIBILITY
By- Mohd. Shagil Ansari & Nayela Raies, LLM Candidates, Department of Laws, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
•Abstract
This paper explores the evolution and impact of India's reservation policies. It begins by establishing the historical necessity of reservation as a remedy for centuries of caste-based discrimination, using poignant examples of social injustice. The paper then analyzes the constitutional framework supporting these policies. While acknowledging their original purpose, the research highlights the current challenges, arguing that the system has strayed from its goal. Citing a recent commission's findings, it reveals that the benefits of reservation have been disproportionately monopolized by a small elite within backward communities, failing to reach the most marginalized. The paper concludes by proposing a shift toward a meritocratic, needs-based system that would limit reservation to genuinely impoverished individuals for a set period. It suggests that a reservation-free India is a long-term goal achievable by addressing the root causes of social and economic inequality, rather than perpetuating a system that often benefits the privileged.
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