Curriculum Vitae Dr. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram
Curriculum Vitae Dr.P.Madhava Soma Sundaram Associate Professor & Head of the Department, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, M. S. University, Tiruenlveli 627012, Tamil Nadu, INDIA. AARNA, 88, New Nehru Nagar, (T Nagar), Maharajanagar post, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli 627011, INDIA Mobile: 00 9442272280 Email: drmadhava@gmail.com Website: http://www.drmadhavan.co.nr Date of Birth: 22 nd February 1963 Personal Statement I am interested in understanding social urban dynamics and apply my education, competencies and abilities, in developing preventive programmes on crime and violence, in order to develop safer cities. I have worked with the Government of India to develop its policies on Juvenile Delinquency and substance abuse prevention by Implementing its laws through National, Regional and State level consultations working with city level NGOs and creating a network among themselves for urban crime prevention and Designed, implemented and evaluated capacity building programmes for Criminal Justice Professionals and civil society. Skills Concept Development Developing Policies, Guidelines Creating concept papers Networking skills Consultation, coordination Skills Organizational Skills Computer based data analysis (SPSS) Problem Solving Skills Promotion of Networks Researching Skills Documentation Skills Windows Operating System skills Interpersonal Communication Skills Website Designing skills Education Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) University of Madras, Chennai 1989 Doctoral Research was in the area of Urban Crime Phenomenon of Fear of Crime, in the field of Criminology within the Specialised area of Victimology Master of Arts University of Madras, Chennai I Class 1985 Post Graduate Degree in Criminology. The subjects covered included Laws, Constitution, Statistics & Research methodology, Forensic Science, Forensic Medicine, Sociology, Theories of crime, Psychology and Psychiatry Bachelor of Science University of Madras, Chennai I Class 1983 Physics major with Mathematics and Chemistry as Ancillary 2
Title of Thesis for Research Degree Fear of Crime: A Study of Influencing Factors and Societal Reaction (Criminology Specialization Victimology) Current Employment Associate Professor and Head Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, M. S. University, Tirunelveli July 2003 Current Teaching PG students of Criminology & Criminal Justice Guiding Research scholars for their doctoral programme Conducting extension works Conducting Consultancy work for the Governments Work History Head of Division Training National Institute of Social Defence, Government of India Sep 2001 July 2003 Develop policy for delinquency prevention& Substance Abuse Prevention Designing capacity Building programmes for senior and middle level social Defence Personnel like Police, Judicial Officers and NGO functionaries Conducting Training programmes for Social Defence personnel Evaluating Training programmes Lecturer in Criminology Regional Institute of Correctional Administration (Southern States) Sep 1992 Sep 2001 Teaching officer trainees like Police, Probation and Prison officers for 9 Years Subjects Taught Criminology & Victimology, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminal Justice System, Penology & Correctional Administration Teaching Special Course participants like Police, & Prison Officers on human rights, Victimology etc Developed Syllabi for six months course and one year course of RICA for subjects like Criminology, Victimology, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminal Justice System, Penology, Correctional Administration Counsellor Counselling Centres run by Government of India for Drug Addicts and Alcoholics July 1989 Sep 1992 Counselling drug dependants and their families Organizing educational prevention programmes & Awareness programmes Conducting seminars/training workshops in Substance abuse prevention Coordinating the activities of the centres Conferences/ Seminars/Consultancies Organised International First International & Fifth Biennial Conference of the Indian Society of Victimology, Tirunelveli, 18 20, November 2004. 3
National National seminar on Grassroots Protection of Human Rights Approaches to the reform of Governance in India, Tirunelveli, 23 Dec 2003 Organized National level seminars on Intellectual Property Rights, Tirunelveli, 11 12 October 2003 Organized National level seminars Copyright, Tirunelveli, 6 7 November 2003 Training of Trainers Programme (TOT) for Juvenile Justice Trainers in India, 4 Programmes at New Delhi The National Meet of the NGOs working with Children in Need of Care and Protection, New Delhi, 19 20, Feb, 2003 21st criminological conference of the Indian Society of Criminology Chennai, July 1992 Regional Organized Pattern awareness workshop, Tirunelveli, 18 February, 2005 Victimization Prevention Through Youth Empowerment and Local Government", Tirunelveli, 11th February 2005 Regional Consultations on Juvenile Justice, 4 Consultations at Guwahati, Kolkata, New Delhi & Chennai Personal Website www.drmadhavan.co.nr Publications Books P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K.Jaishankar and S. Ramdoss (2008). Crime Victims and Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Principles. New Delhi: Serials Publications. ISBN 978 81 8387 163 1 P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (2006), the Manual on Environmental Statistics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Rajaram.G., (2006), Copyright, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Rajaram.G., (2004) Perspectives on Intellectual Property Rights, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K.Senthilathiban, K.V.Kaliappan and S.M.Diaz, (1991) Consumer Assert Your Rights, Indian Society of Criminology Monographs P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Suruchi Pant (2003) Facilitator s Manual, Prevention care & Support of Drug Abuse Related HIV/AIDS UNODC, New Delhi P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Suruchi Pant (2003) Participant s Manual, Prevention care & Support of Drug Abuse Related HIV/AIDS, UNODC, New Delhi P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (2002) Orientation Training on Juvenile Justice for IAS Probationers, NISD, New Delhi P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (2002) Orientation Training on Juvenile Justice for Assam Police Officers, NISD, New Delhi 4
Book Chapters International P.Madhava Soma Sundaram., and Jaishankar K., (2008). Cyber Terrorism: Problems, Perspectives and Prescription. In Schmallager, F., & Pittaro, M. (Eds.), Crimes of the Internet. (pp.593 611). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall K. Jaishankar and P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (in press) Malimath Committee and Crime Victims: Resurrecting the forgotten voices of the Indian Criminal Justice System. In: Natti Ronel., K. Jaishankar and Bensimon, M. (in press) Trends and Issues in Victimology. Cambridge Scholars publishing, UK P. Madhava Soma Sundaram K. Jaishankar and Desai M. Victims of Sexual Harassment at Work Place: Prevalence, Characteristics and Response (in press) In: Natti Ronel., K. Jaishankar and Bensimon, M. (in press) Trends and Issues in Victimology. Cambridge Scholars publishing, UK. K. Jaishankar., Desai M. and P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (in press) Stalking Victims in India: A survey of college students In: Natti Ronel., K. Jaishankar and Bensimon, M. (in press) Trends and Issues in Victimology. Cambridge Scholars publishing, UK. National P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K. Jaishankar and S. Ramdoss (2008). Introduction: Metamorphosis of Criminal Justice System to Victim Justice System. In P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K. Jaishankar and S. Ramdoss (Eds.,) Crime Victims and Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Principles. (pp.1 12). New Delhi: Serials Publications. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, (1998) Drug Abuse: A Social Problem in Seetharam.R. (Ed), Becoming a better teacher, Academic Staff College, University of Madras, Chennai. P.Madhava Soma Sundaram, Correcting Indian Corrections: Problems, Perspectives and Prescriptions in Bajpai, G.S. (Ed.), Development without Disabilities, Sagar University, Sagar. Articles P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K. Jaishankar and S. Ramdoss (2008). Introduction: Metamorphosis of Criminal Justice System to Victim Justice System. In P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K. Jaishankar and S. Ramdoss (Eds.,) Crime Victims and Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Principles. (pp.1 12).New Delhi: Serials Publications. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (2005), Women, Violence and Related Rights inindia: A Situational Analysis, Indian Police Journal, Vol LII No 3 Jul Sep P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, L. Kailasam and Sumithra Sundar (2004), Measure of Crime: Developments of Alternative Paradigm and Parameters?, Indian Journal of Criminology, Vol 32 (1&2) Jan & Jul P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, L. Kailasam and Sumithra Sundar (2004), Factors leading to Criminality in India, CBI Bulletin, Vol. XII, April. Vijaya Somasundaram, P. Rajasekaran, S. Francisca, and P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (2004), Factor Analysis of Teacher Efficacy Scales, Jr. of All India Association for Educational Research, Vol. 16 (3&4) Sep Dec. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, Sumithra Sundar, Sheema Sen Gupta andl. Kailasam, (2001), Kids in Conflict with law: The Truly disadvantaged? Social Defence, Vol.50 (148) April. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Sumithra Sundar (2001), Cyberia: The emerged beat with an emerging Patrol, SVP National Police Academy Journal, Vol.52 (1) Jan Jun. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Sumithra Sundar (2007), Community corrections in India at cross roads: The need for policy re calibration, Social Defence, Vol.49 (143), Jan 2000. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, Sumithra Sundar, and K. Senthilathiban (1998), What Ails Indian Corrections?, Indian Journal of Criminology, Vol.26 (1 & 2), Jan July. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Sumithra Sundar (1998), Community power: Don t fight crimes without it, Police Professional, Vol.2 (3), July Sep. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, Sumithra Sundar, S. Kannayiram. & Jeeva Kalyana Sundaram (1997), Friendship among neglected and normal children, Journal of Psychological Researches, Vol.41 (3) Sep. 5
P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Sumithra Sundar (1997), Aiding AIDS prisoners : Issues and options, Indian Journal of Criminology, Vol.25 (2), July. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram (1996), Experience of fear of crime and victimization, Indian Journal of Criminology, Vol.24 (1 & 2) Jan. & July. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K. Senthilathiban and S. Karunanidhi. (1991), A study on students willingness to participate in crime prevention programmes in relation to their concern for crime and perceived efficacy to crime prevention strategies, Indian Journal of Criminology, Vol. 19 (2) July. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram, K. Senthilathiban and S. Karunanidhi. (1991), Reactions to wife beating: An opinion survey among students, Indian Journal of Criminology, Vol.19 (1)January. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and K. S. Athiban (1991) Re orienting Criminal Justice, Social Change, Vol. 21(4) Dec. P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and Sumithra Sundar (1991) Study of marital adjustment among wives with alcoholic husbands, Indian Journal of Criminology, Vol.19 (1). P. Madhava Soma Sundaram and K.V. Kalliappan, Gayathri Devi & P. Radha Krishnan(1991) Effect of behaviour therapy on the recovery of substance abusers, Indian Journal of Criminology, Vol. 19, Jan. Book Reviews Reviewed the Book Essays on crime and development, by Ugliesa Zveric, United Nations Inter Regional Crime and Justice Research Institute, (UNICRI) in the Indian Journal of Criminology Vol.19, (No.2, 1991) Reviewed the book Criminology, Victimology and Corrections, by V.V. Devasia and Leelamma Devasia in the Indian Journal of Criminology Vol.21, No.1, 1993. Reviewed the book Pathways to the management of mentally ill offenders in the Criminal Justice System, by Adelmo Manna, Ryosuke Kurosawa and Koichi Hamai (Eds) United Nations Inter Regional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in the Indian Journal of Criminology Vol.22 No.2, 1994. Honours and Awards ISC Prof. S. S. Srivastava Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research in Criminology (2009) Fellow of the Indian Society of Criminology (FISC) Invited to be a Member, Sub Committee on Child Protection for eleventh Plan by the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, Chennai Invited to be a Member, Sub Committee on Child Protection for eleventh Plan by the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, Chennai Invited as an Expert for the National Conference on Tsunami Risk management by NDMA Best Research Paper Award, Given by Annamalai University During a National Seminar Journal Secretary, Indian Journal of Criminology Invited Member, Student Editorial Board, Graduate Journal of Social Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Consultancy Activity Training Programme on Developing Management Skills among Service Providers of Tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu, DST Government of India. Status of Implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, In Tamil Nadu, Funded by UNICEF, Chennai and conducted for the Ministry of WCD, Government of India. An Evaluation of Children without Parental Care in Tsunami Affected Districts of Tamil Nadu, Funded by UNICEF and conducted for the Department of Social Defence, Government of Tamil Nadu. Appointed as Consultant to prepare the Periodical Report (2007) on United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, Government of Tamil Nadu. August 2007. Appointed as Consultant to prepare the Consolidated Report of the Expert Committee to examine the conditions of children Homes in Tamil Nadu Department of Social Defence, Government of Tamil Nadu. Honorary Consultant to Prepare the Perspective Plan for the Prevention of Child Trafficking in Tamil Nadu, Department of Social Defence, Government of Tamil Nadu. March 2007. Orientation Programme (TOT) NGOs to train Village Level Watch Dog Committees in Tamil Nadu, UNDP and Department of Social Defence, Government of Tamil Nadu. May 2008. 6