INDIA | ASIA
Crime against Women Cells
Type of Measure
Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence;
Violence against women and girls
Year
2010
Brief Description
The Crime Against Women (CAW) Cells are found in police stations at the district level and the victims can approach them directly. The CAW Cells are in every district and are headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police who deals with complaints of violence against women.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of India to the questionnaire on violence against women 2010
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