UNDERSTANDING CRIME AND CHANGING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR

A lecture on “Understanding Crime and Changing criminal behaviour–the new pathways” by Shri Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, President, Criminology Society of J&K was organised by IIPA, J&K Regional Branch, Jammu on February 26, 2013. Dr S.P. Vaid, Additional Director General of Police (Adm.) was the Chief Guest on the occasion while Dr Ashok Bhan, Chairman, IIPA J&K Regional Branch presided over the programme.

In his lecture Mr. Jamwal gave a new crime theory called yogic crime theory. He while explaining his theory said the behaviour of an individual depends upon the behaviour of his neurons and genes which is controllable. This can be manipulated and taken towards positivity by disturbing the sequence of nucleotides, Mr Jamwal said, adding this is possibly to the convert behaviour of the individual, his ideas, his consciousness, his greed, lust etc. He said this all is possible by combing yoga behaviour therapy and Neuro biology. The enzymes and chemicals like serotonin, Dopamine Glumate and Gaba lead to precursors of criminality like ADSD, ODD & CD which can lead to Anti Social Personality Disorder (ASPD) that is the first stage of criminality and this behaviour can be changed, he added.

Speaking on the occasion Dr S.P. Vaid Additional DGP Administration while lauding Mr Jamwal said no one can deny the role of yoga in changing the behaviour of a human being. Candidly admitting that there are many defects in the system prevailing in India, he however said there are also countries where the foundations of the system are very well said but they too are not crime free. If this was the reason then there should have been no crime in US and UK. Dr Vaid said there are harsh punishments in Saudi Arabia and asked whether the laws prevailing there have finished criminality at all? If tough laws were the answer to contain crime then in J&K there were tough laws during Maharaja’s time but criminality still exists in the state.

Dr Ashok Bhan, Chairman IIPA J&K Regional Branch said religion neutral moral education can play a great role in changing criminal behaviour. He said “if we have to survive as policemen we have to learn the criminal behaviour. He said there should be programmes in jails Dr Bhan said that during a brief period he had interacted with the inmates in jails of Jammu and found that those people were undergoing life imprisonment were those who had no influence or support while those who had money were freed. Dr Bhan said when a person is released from the prison he should be accepted by the society. Stressing on Jail reforms he also suggested that the family of criminal be allowed to live in jail by constructing separate rooms for them.

Shri Nisar Ahmad, IPS Executive Committee Member conducted the proceedings while Shri J.B.S. Johar, Hony Secretary IIPA J&K Regional Branch proposed the vote of thanks.