Crime, justice and legal remedies during COVID-19 pandemic
Keywords:
COVID-19, crime, law, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 corona virus, lockdown, cybercrime, prisons, criminal justice system, laws, actsAbstract
The article addresses the significant impact on the reduction of criminal activities such as robbery, murder, rape, molestation, kidnapping, thefts, thefts of motor vehicles, burglaries, snatching phones and jewelry, and so on, as opposed to an increase in cybercrime, domestic violence, fraud and racketeers, hoarders, hate crimes, and so on. Unemployment and, as a result, poverty were the driving forces behind criminal activity. The article also reveals how few religious congregations have led to the spread of covid-19 virus. It also discusses various measures implemented to efficiently regulate the prison system. New police force guidelines were issued, including instructions on social distancing, sanitizing, micro-grouping; beat patrolling, crowd control, crime hospital spot visits, and arresting protocol. CONCLUSION: Coronavirus has called for a mixed response in India. The answer includes a host of regulations, guidelines, services, and administrative structures, as well as public and government warnings. As the demands of government action grow, the Passivence Sicknesses Act has become a topic of discussion. Instead of establishing a comprehensive health care system, the Pestilence Infections Act allows states to take special measures in response to serious infectious diseases.
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