Public Opinion on Crime against Women and Children in India

Abstract

The purpose of conducting the research on Crimes against women and children which refers to the gender based violence which can be physical or sexual committed against women and children which can have an everlasting effect on their health is to spread awareness to the public about these crimes happening to women and children and to educate the part of the society which is unaware about the above concept.The main aim of the researcher is to make the public aware about the various crimes happening to women and children in our environment. For the purpose of this study, descriptive research is used to portray accurately the public opinion on crime against women and children. Convenient sampling method was used to collect the Samples. 1540 samples - sample size. Independent variables are gender, educational qualification and age. Dependent variables are crimes against women and children, types of crimes against women and children, Restricted imprisonments, capital punishment, heavy fine and life imprisonments. Independent sample T test, chi square and anova are the research tools used in this research.  The expected outcome of the research is to create awareness and educate the public on the topic of crime against women and children.