discernible impact upon property and economic crime. In probing mechanisms we argue that men are more prone to crime than women …This paper investigates the consequences of sex imbalance in India's population for violence against women. We match … district level administrative crime data by category to age- specific sex ratios in census data across four decades and, to …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on gender-based violence in India. Using … administrative crime data and exploiting staggered implementation across Indian cities, we find that the opening of WPS is associated … violence. We also find some evidence of an increase in women’s labor supply following WPS opening, consistent with women …

. During last three decades, women's movement in India has provided institutional support to young lovers and newly married … couples faced with life-threatening consequences. The murders of young women and men, who have married by choice or across …) meting Kangaroo justice, has forced women's rights organizations to demand laws deciding parameters within which caste …

Violence against women in India has gathered considerable attention in recent years with increasing public policy … debates on urgent legal reforms. A factor which has perhaps not received enough attention is women's participation in law … enforcement. In the year 2014, women comprised only 6.1% of the police force in India. This paper combines this narrative with the …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender-based violence. Using … administrative crime data and exploiting staggered implementation across Indian cities, we find that the opening of WPS is associated … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This …