Evaluation of criminal justice administration in Punjab (1990-2000)

Abstract

The method of dealing with crime is commonly known as the criminal justice system. Once a certain action occurs, it is the function of the criminal justice system to determine whether that action has violated the rights and liberties of individuals or not and, if it has, then to take the steps necessary to rectify imbalance created by the criminal act. The criminal justice system, thus, is designed to address only one dimension of the crime problem: justice: In performing this function, the criminal justice system necessarily adopts an exclusively post-oriented approach focusing on past criminal action. The need for criminal justice administration was felt because state has considered it appropriate to enforce the standard of human conduct so as to protect individuals and community. It seeks to fulfill its goal of protection through enforcement by reducing the risk of crime and apprehending, prosecuting, convicting and sentencing those individuals who violate rules and laws promulgated by society. To build up conceptual framework for the study and to trace the historical evolution of Criminal Justice Administration in Punjab. To evaluate the working and role of the enforcement agencies dealing with Criminal Justice Administration of Punjab and to examine the relationship among the enforcement agencies of Criminal Justice Administration in Punjab. For the completion of this research work, primary as well as secondary sources of information were tapped. The secondary sources were used to factual data which includes books, journals, articles and newspapers and the primary sources of study consists of directly obtained information collected through direct discussion and personal meetings with police officials, judicial officers and jail officials. The information gathered their view points regarding the problems and performance of Criminal Justice Administration in Punjab. The present study was confined to the analyze of Criminal Justice Administration in Punjab from 1990-2000.