Crime has the most direct and damaging impact on an individual, and the annual study, undertaken by the governmental agency, showcases failures at both institutional and personal levels. The NCRB numbers for 2016 point to a marked increase in criminal tendencies while reinforcing some old trends. What they tend to forget is that when India’s economic progress is measured on a quarterly basis, why should a year, rather year after year, be deemed inadequate as a marker of social progress? A section of sociologists postulates that rapid economic development is also giving rise to crime since sudden prosperity or technological development catalyses overweening ambition. The data should make all right-thinking citizens, especially those elected for the purpose, sit up and work to reverse the trend.

Source: dna December 02, 2017 01:38 UTC