Prasanna Gettu

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Prasanna Gettu (2020)

Prasanna Gettu is an Indian victimologist , women and human rights activist . She is the founder of the International Foundation for Crime Prevention & Victim Care (PCVC) and is committed to a non-violent and self-determined life for Indian women. She is considered one of the few victomologists in the world who has dedicated herself to practical work with victims of domestic violence. In 2020 she was honored with the Anne Klein Women's Prize for her commitment and the defense of human rights .

Live and act

Prasanna Gettu grew up "extremely sheltered" in affluent circumstances. Her great-grandfather was a doctor and her father a lawyer during the British colonial era. She became interested in criminal history at an early age and wanted to solve crimes herself. But for the sake of her parents, she first completed a master’s degree in geology before adding a master’s degree in criminology and doing her doctorate on corruption within the police apparatus and the criminal justice system with the thesis “Corruption - A Public View”. A study visit to Tokiwa University in Mito ( Ibaraki , Japan ) in victimology brought her closer to the topics of domestic violence and victim support. She is one of the few victomologists in the world who has dedicated herself to practical work with victims of domestic and family violence.

Together with two victomologists, she founded the International Foundation for Crime Prevention & Victim Care (PCVC) in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in 2001 , an organization that supports victims of domestic violence, primarily women and children. In addition to victims of domestic violence, women who have been subjected to fire attacks also find support. With the departure of her two co-founders in 2002 and 2005, she leads the organization alone, supported by an advisory board.

In more than 50 companies, Prasanna Gettu is a member of the statutory committees for sexual harassment issues as a representative of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). She also sits on internal complaints boards at numerous companies and authorities that investigate cases of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Prasanna Gettu had entered into a marriage arranged by her parents when she was 21. She is divorced and has two children.

Awards

In 2020 she received the Anne Klein Women's Prize for the “personal courage and tenacity of the Indian fighter for the right of all women to a non-violent, self-determined life and the convincing approach of her organization PCVC”.

Publications (selection)

  • Opinion of Criminal Justice and Non-Criminal Justice Professionals Towards Corruption: A Comparative Study. Indian Journal of Criminology (1998)
  • White Collar Crimes: A Victimological Perspective. Human Rights and Victimology. Devasia (1998)
  • India: the state of criminology in a developing nation. Routledge handbook of International Criminology (2011)

Web links

Commons : Prasanna Gettu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Anne Klein Women's Prize 2020. In: Heinrich Böll Foundation. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Elke Büdenbender: Laudation on Prasanna Gettu. March 5, 2020, accessed March 19, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Pragati K. B: "My task: to make it clear to the victims of violence that their life is valuable". Heinrich Böll Foundation, December 9, 2019, accessed on February 26, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Dr. Prasanna Gettu. Heinrich Böll Foundation | India Office, December 10, 2019, accessed February 26, 2020 .
  5. ↑ The jury's reasoning: Anne Klein Women's Prize 2020 | Gunda Werner Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Gettu, Prasanna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian victomologist, women and human rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century