Prof. (Dr.) Paromita Chattoraj

Qualifications

Ph.D. (KIIT-DU) 2013, LL.M. (Gold Medal, 2004), LL.B. (2002).

BOOK

Sexual Offences Against Children in India- Understanding the Criminal Justice Responses,  Co-authored by Sonali Swetapadma, Published February 1, 2024 by Routledge, London,https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345244  https://www.routledge.com/Sexual-Offences-Against-Children-in-India-Understanding-the-Criminal-Justice-Responses/Swetapadma-Chattoraj/p/book/9781032384733

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Dilemmas of Responses to Victims of Rape- Psycho-Social and Legal Implications in the Indian Scenario published in the edited book titled Socio-Legal Androcentrism and Gender Inequalities, co-authored by Sanjukta Sen, Edited by Owasis Khan and Priyanka Anand, Ed. Pp- 268-288, 2021 published by Centre for Women and Law, National law University Odisha and EBC Pub. ISBN: 9789389656343.
2. Street Children in Kolkata- A Study in Socio-Rehabilitative Perspective; Published as chapter-20 in the book titled ‘Law and Child, 2011 published by R. Cambray and Co. Private LTD. ISBN: 81-900628-8

JOURNAL ARTICLES (INTERNATIONAL)

1. “Are Reporting and Investigation of Rape Cases Victim Friendly? – Responses of the Police from A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in Three States of Eastern India”, Co-authored by Sonali Swetapadma, International Review of Victimology, Sage Pub.https://doi.org/10.1177/02697580231151247(Scopus Indexed)
2. Child Pornography through Cyberspace – A Comparative Analysis of Laws and Criminal Justice Responses in India with USA, UK and Japan. in International. (Co-authored by Dr. Rupashree Sahoo) of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics Vol 14 Issue 5 2022 DOI 10.1504/ijesdf.2022.10043944 (Scopus indexed)
3. Award of Compensation as a Mode of Victim Restoration: A Comparative Analysis of Laws in India, New Zealand and Germany,  (Co-authored by Dr. Elisha Kanungo) International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences; 15, Issue. 2,  (Jul-Dec2020):325-342.  DOI:10.5281/zenodo.4743317 (Scopus indexed)
4. Legal Responses and Sentencing in Murder Cases – A comparison of law and judicial reactions in India and Germany, (Co-authored with Prof Bernd Miers) Criminal Law Forum, Springer, Vol 29, pages121–155 (2018) July 2017DOI: 10.1007/s10609-017-9326-7 (Scopus indexed)
5. Lukash, A., Chattoraj, P., Killias, M. (2017) Results of The Third International Self-Report Study of Delinquency, Substance Use and Victimization (ISRD-3) among juveniles in Switzerland and India. Report to the Swiss National Science Foundation (Project 10001C_162816). University of St. Gallen.) available athttps://www.krc.ch/krcwp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ISRD_3_India_Report.pdf

JOURNAL ARTICLES (INDIAN)

1. Application of DNA Database System for Effective Governance by the Law Enforcement Agency-A Comparative Analysis between United States and India, pp.70-80 Journal of Development Management and Communication January-March, ISSN 2348-7739(2015)
2. Treatment of Rape Victim by the Criminal Justice Administration- Critical Analysis of Laws and Mechanisms for her Empowerment, 195-200 Human Rights International Research Journal Vol III Issue 1 ISSN  2320-6942 ISBN 978-93-84124-33-5 (2015)
3. Community Collaboration in Rehabilitation of Prisoners as a Sentencing Policy- National and International Perspectives Vol 2 Number-1, KIIT Journal of Law and Society, 96-106 (2012).
4. Sentencing Pattern in the Offence of Rape of Minor Girls- A Critical Analysis Volume 39 (1) and (2) January and July, Indian Journal of Criminology,62-82 ISSN 0974-7249 (2011)

Content-writing for MOOCs Platform

1. Sentencing and Criminal Justice, under subject Criminology, paper titled Fundamentals of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice for EPG pathshala, MHRD sponsored project available athttps://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=1608
2. Penology and Criminology, under subject Criminology, paper titled Fundamentals of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice for EPG pathshala, MHRD sponsored project available at https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=1608
3. History of Prison System, under subject Criminology, paper titled Fundamentals of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice for EPG pathshala, MHRD sponsored project available at https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=1608
4. Structure of Criminal Justice system and its rule, under subject Criminology, paper titled Fundamentals of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice for EPG pathshala, MHRD sponsored project available at https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=1608
5. Interrelationship between the Agencies of Criminal Justice System, under subject Criminology, paper titled Fundamentals of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice for EPG pathshala, MHRD sponsored project available at https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=1608

INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS/CONFERENCES

1. Invited as a Resource Person for Research Seminar(in online mode) on “Investigation and Trial of Rape Cases – Results from the Cross-sectional study conducted in Three States of Eastern India” at the School of Health and Society, Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, UK on 29.10.2023
2. Presented a paper entitled, “Compliance of Victim-Friendly procedures by Police during Rape Investigations – Results from Cross-Sectional Study in Three States of Eastern India” at EUROCRIM 2023 at Florence, Italy organised by the European Society of Criminology Conference on 07-09-2023
3. Presented a paper in the virtual mode entitled, The Rule of Family Structure and Feeling of Shame in Perpetration of Offences by Juveniles. Results from the Third International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD-3) in Switzerland and India. At 2 pm (IST) at EUROCRIM 2021 organised by the European Society of Crimin0logy Conference on 09-09-2021.
4. Presented a paper in the virtual mode entitled, First Results from the Empirical Study on Investigation and Trial of Rape Cases in Three States of Eastern India at 6 pm (IST) at EUROCRIM 2021 organised by the European Society of Criminology Conference on 09-09-2021
5. Presented the research results from Insights from the ISRD 3- India Chapter at International Self-Reported Delinquency -3 Conference organized by the Steering Committee ISRD at Amersfoort, Netherlands on 8 June 2017
6. Participated in the panel Discussion on ISRD3 India- Participants’ Stories and Plans at the International Self-Reported Delinquency -3 Conference organized by the Steering Committee ISRD at Amersfoort, Netherlands on 9 June 2017
7. Key note address at the Annual Journalism law school Fellowship on the topic, Delhi Gang rape- The media’s rule as the game changer and the curious case of the BBC Documentary India’s Daughter, at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California on 11th June 2016.
8. Participated on 8th June 2016 as a Panellist at the panel discussion entitled Silencing India’s Daughter-A look at the domestic viulence and Sexual assault Crimes in US and India, organised by O’ Melveny and Miers, LLP in association with South East Asian Bar Association and Asia Pacific Bar Association, Los Angeles, California
9. Presented a paper with Lukash, Anastasiia, and Killias, Martin (2013). First Results of the International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD3) survey – India, at the Annual Conference of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. from 20Nov -23 Nov 2013.

NATIONAL SEMINARS

1. Invited as a Resource Person for Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Use of AI and Technology in The Administration of Justice- A Paradigm Shift in the 21st Century” at Amity Law School, Kolkata, on 25th July 2023
2. Invited as Resource Person for Orientation of all the district Sub-Collectors of Odisha on Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and Orissa Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2000, organised by the Department of Women and Child Development Odisha on 4th January 2022.
3. Invited as a Resource person to deliver the talk on Shifting Paradigms of Sexual Victimization in India for the Refresher Course on Law and Social Transformation in India, for Cullege and University teachers organized by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, NEHU, Shillong 7th June,2022.
4. Invitation to deliver Lectures on the themes Relevance of Psychological theories to criminology and Psycho-social impact of sexual violence on the victims-Analysis from a victimological perspective at the Certificate Course on Applied Criminology and Criminal Psychology, organised by the Department of Law of Dr. Ambedkar College, Deeksha Bhoomi, Nagpur on 9th December 2021.
5. Invited to deliver a webinar as a resource person on the topic of Limits to the Freedom of Artistic Expression: Can arts become obscene and cross the Line?  and is scheduled online (via Zoom), from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm, IST organized by Kri Foundation, New Delhi, Artsforward, Kolkata and Bangalore, and Sruti Performing Troupe, Kolkata on 24th July, 2021.
6. Invited to deliver a webinar as a resource person on the topic of Rule of Criminal Justice System in addressing the matters related to Wildlife crimes and Environmental conservation. organized by The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India in collaboration with the Schoul of Law, KIIT deemed to be University on 5th June, 2021.
7. Invited to deliver a webinar as a resource person by Birla Global law School, Birla Global University on the topic of The Rise in Cases of Domestic Violence in Lockdown During Covid-19 Pandemic held on 19th June, 2020.
8. Invited to give lecture on the Topic of Prosecution for Victim of Sexual Assault in the State of California – A Comparative Analysis with India, at the International Conference on Reforming Prosecution for Victim Justice on June 21st-22nd, 2019 at National Law University Delhi.
9. Presented the paper entitled Structural Dynamics of the Indian Criminal Justice System- A critical analysis at the 39th All India Criminology Conference organized by the Indian Society of Criminology on organized by National Law University Odisha in association with Indian Society of Criminology during 22nd-24th September 2016
10. Presented a paper entitles, Response Mechanism towards Child Sexual Victimization- A Critical Analysis, at The Fifth International and Ninth Biennial Conference of the Indian Society organised by Indian Society of Victimology and WBNUJS, Kolkata, WB, from 22-24th Jan 2016.
11. Key Note Address on the topic Protection of Women and Children from Sexual Violence and Recent Enactments organized by P.G. Department of Law (LL.M.), F.M. University 14th March 2014.
12. Presented the paper Community Collaboration in Rehabilitation of Prisoners, with Special Reference to the Prison Visit at Jharpara Special Jai, Bhubaneswar at the 35th All India Criminology Conference of The Indian Society of Criminology Organized by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai on 23 March -25 March 2012.
13. Presented the paper Restorative Justice- A study of the Functional Aspects of Restorative Justice Initiatives at the 3rd International and 7th Biennial Conference of The India Society of Victimology, organized by KIIT Law School, KIIT university Bhubaneshwar, India on 6th-8th January 2011.

1. Response to the Offence of Rape by the Criminal Justice System — An Empirical Study in the States of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. major Project grant under Research Program of ICSSR for 2018-2020, Grant no. Gen-35/2017-18/ICSSR/RP
2. International Self-Report Delinquency Study –Phase 3 (ISRD-3), data collection was in India was supported by Martin Killias, Institute of Criminology, University of Lausanne from Zurich University (grants N 100015_138401/1 and 10001A_162816).Weblink- http://www.northeastern.edu/isrd/india/

Others

1. Recipient of ICSSR grant in 2013-14 for data Collection in Los Angeles, California, USA for the collaborative research on the topic of “Sentencing in Rape Cases: A Comparative Analysis of Jurisprudential Developments in the Sentencing Policies Underlying Punishments for the Offence of Rape in India and the United States”.