The Speaker for this session is Dr. Archana Gadkari. She is a learning enthusiast holding three higher education degrees of two distinct fields namely Medical and Law, which are MBBS, MD in Psychiatry and LL.B. Currently she is the HOD of the Psychiatry Department in the Central Hospital of Ulhasnagar. And in-charge of the Covid vaccination centre there.
She will be addressing the participants on the topic of 'Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry'.
Date: 13th June 2021
Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (IST)
Participation certificates will be provided for this session.

ABOUT CONFERENCE
Until recently, mainstream law-based policing and criminal justice, as well as traditional criminology, have paid relatively little attention to crimes and destructive acts affecting the environment, and to the human and non-human victims of such events. Acts of corporate pollution and trafficking in endangered species have attracted some attention but in general these have not been priorities. Over the past few decades, awareness of the financial as well as human costs of environmental damage has increased and this has registered with some who are not otherwise environmentally ‘green’. A new field of ‘green’ or ‘conservation’ or ‘eco-’ criminology, alongside allied work on environmental justice and victimization, is not represented by a substantial literature. Simply put, this kind of perspective argues that a wide range of actions imperil the planet as well as the future of humanity and other species, and these crimes and harms need to be recognized and responded to. In the world of regulation and law enforcement the problems posed by environmental crimes and harms call for us to do familiar things better and more innovatively, and for new ways of doing things urgently and collaboratively - but at the same time, new challenges also reinforce the wisdom of some old messages – in this case that ‘prevention is better than cure’.
Much of traditional criminology is anthropocentric (human - centered), as theories and research focus on humans both as perpetrators of criminal actions as well as victims of crime. In contrast, green criminology broadens the view to include the environment (water, land, air, and plants) as well as non-human animals, including wild, farmed, and domestic animals. Green criminology moves away from a strictly anthropocentric perspective to a more encompassing view of who could be a victim of crime or harm.
CONFERENCE OUTCOMES
The participants will acquire how and why green criminology is important and how fast-expand the field in critical criminology, and the topics and perspectives which are relevant in the field; for example, it expands the understanding of what criminology is and what it should be by applying perspectives of justice, rather than limiting the focus to acts which are criminalized.
In the end, the participants are expected to know:
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How environmental crimes and harms affect human and nonhuman species, and examples of such harms.
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What green criminology is and encompasses in relation to conventional criminology, and how it diverges from conventional criminology.
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Central discussions and positions in contemporary research on green criminology to address the critical impediments to justice for green criminology.
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It will establish Different theoretical narratives and perspectives in green criminology.
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Be able to account for and apply central theoretical themes and empirical research for ensuring sustainable green justice for the future generation.
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Be able to identify why some environmental harms are criminalized while others are condoned.
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Be able to discuss and provide independent analysis of various environmental crimes and their causes and effects, as well as criminalization processes of the same harm.
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Enhanced their respect and understanding for social scientific critical thinking and inquiry, and learned what it entails to interpret, analyse and discuss scholarly texts from various green criminology perspectives.
It develops their capacity to critically reflect on the meaning of crime and harm in relation to how societies, policies, and the judicial system address environmental harms and animal abuse.
IMPORTANT
DATES
Submission of Abstract
March 17, 2023
Submission of Full Paper
April 30, 2023
Decision on Abstract
March 19, 2023
Review of the Papers
May 15, 2023
Conference Dates
March 25 & 26, 2023
Publication of the Book
June 05, 2023
VENUE

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, 2nd Floor, MTNL - CETTM Building, Knowledge Street, Near Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 076.
ORGANIZERS
Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey
Vice Chancellor,
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
Prof. Dr. N.K. Chakrabarti
Vice Chancellor, West Bengal National University of Juridical Science, Kolkata & President, Indian Society of Criminology
Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey
Vice Chancellor,
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
COORDINATORS
Dr. Abhijit Rohi
Assistant Professor of Law and Deputy Director,
Centre for Research in Criminal Justice, Maharashtra National Law University
Mumbai
Adithya A. Variath
Assistant Professor of Law,
Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
Manisha Katyal
Research Assistant and Coordinator,
Centre for Research in Criminal Justice, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
Amana Khare
Assistant Professor of Law, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai
Abhishek Negi
Assistant Professor of Law, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai