Episode 78: Sandip Sukhtankar on Women’s Help Desks in police stations in India

Sandip Sukhtankar talks about the effects of Women's Help Desks in police stations in India.

“Policing in Patriarchy: An Experimental Evaluation of Reforms to Improve Police Responsiveness to Women in India” by Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner, Akshay Mangla, and Sandip Sukhtankar.

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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “Women's Police Stations and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Brazil” by Elizaveta Perova and Sarah Reynolds.

• “Gender, Crime and Punishment: Evidence from Women Police Stations in India” by Sofia Amaral, Sonia Bhalotra and Nishith Prakash. [Working paper available from the authors].

• “Community Policing Does Not Build Citizen Trust in Police or Reduce Crime in the Global South” by Graeme Blair et al.