Contents: Preface. 1. Meaning of crime against women. 2. History of violence against women. 3. Domestic violence. 4. Human trafficking. 5. Women and prostitution. 6. Child prostitution. 7. Women and rape. 8. Women in war and militarism. 9. Sati in ancient India. 10. Dowry system in India. 11. Female foeticide in the society. 12. The protection of women from domestic violence act.

32000 murders, 19000 rapes, 7500 dowry deaths and 36500 molestation cases are the violent crimes reported in India in 2006 against women. There are many instances of crime especially against women go unreported in India. These are figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau recently.

The present book crime against women will provide an indepth study and analyzes of different types of crimes committing against women. It will help the teaching and researching communities of criminology, forensic sciences and social sciences in their academic pursuits. This will also help the policing system to control crime against women.

The book is divided into following 12 chapters for convenience of readers.