Are existing mechanisms effective in preventing custodial violence?
Are the existing institutional mechanisms effective in preventing custodial violence? Here we discuss the question.
Guests: Anup Surendranath, Professor and Executive Director of The Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad; M. Srinivasan, Professor of Criminology at the University of Madras
Host: Aaratrika Bhaumik
Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian
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