Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice

Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice
MottoKnowledge is Power
TypePublic
Established2012 (13 years ago) (2012)
ChancellorGovernor of Rajasthan
Vice-ChancellorAlok Tripathi
Location
Jodhpur
,
Rajasthan
,
India
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.policeuniversity.ac.in

Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice (or sometimes simply called Police University) is an Indian state university[1] located at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

History

The Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice was established in 2012 by the Government of Rajasthan through Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur Act, 2012,[2] named after Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

In 2015, the Sardar Patel University of Police introduced the LL.M./M.A. in criminal law,[3] and co-organized the first counter-terrorism conference in the country.[4] In 2016, it opened a new class to study national, international and transnational criminal law.[5]

Governance

M. L. Kumawat was the first Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university[6] and served until 2015.[7] Bhupendra Singh served as officer on special duty (OSD) for the universality since 2012, before being appointed Pro Vice Chancellor in 2013. He then served as VC of the university in additional charge following Kumawat.[8] In 2018 N.R.K. Reddy was appointed Pro Vice Chancellor[9] and also served as VC in additional charge.[7] Alok Tripathi was appointed as second VC of the university in October 2020.[10]

Academics

The Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice focuses on teaching and research in the fields of police science, social sciences, criminal law, criminology, public safety, national security and related areas.[11]

Faculties

  • Faculty of Criminal Justice and Police Studies
  • Faculty of Social Science And Humanities
  • Faculty Of Public Safety and National Security
  • Faculty of Science, Technology & Forensics
  • Faculty of Management & Behavioural Science
  • Visiting Faculty

References

  1. ^ "List of State Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur Act, 2012" (PDF). Rajasthan Gazette. Government of Rajasthan. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ^ LL.M. and M.A. in Criminal Law by Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur, Lawctopus.com, 19 avril 2015 (accessed 13 May 2019)
  4. ^ 1st Counter-Terrorism Conference 2015 held in Jaipur, Jagranjosh.com, 21 March 2015 (accessed 13 May 2019)
  5. ^ Sukriti Singh, Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice introduces LL.M /M.A in Criminal Laws, Livelaw.in, 7 May 2016 (accessed on 13 May 2019)
  6. ^ "The Hindu's Sunny Sebastian appointed as first VC of newly formed university". The Hindu. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  7. ^ a b "National-level police varsity in Jodhpur without V-C since 2015". The Times of India. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Rajasthan DGP shunted out by new government". The Hindu. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Order" (PDF). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  11. ^ "About University". Jodhpur: Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice. Retrieved 31 December 2018.


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