Table 3 Eve teasing: recommended situational prevention measures for police, college and transport authorities and the city municipality
Increase efforts | Increase risks | Reduce rewards | Reduce provocations | Remove excuses |
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Police authorities No private vehicle parking near campus bus stops College authorities Create or support gender cells in college Train students in routine precautions and bystander interventions | Transport authorities Provide training for bus conductors City municipality Provide public phones near bus stops or train stations Introduce CCTV at bus stops Improve lighting at bus stops Widen sidewalks near college campuses, temples, and train stations Make bus stands more spacious Locate bus stops closer to college campuses Clean up around bus stops Clean up routes from bus stops to campus Create auto-rickshaw stands near colleges Police authorities Provide more patrolling in the evening Increase random checking of buses and trains by police Allocate more uniformed and undercover patrolling near college campuses Routine supervision of small shops near college campuses Encourage college student internships with police to deal with violence against women Encourage volunteer student patrols at high-risk times and during college hours | Transport authorities Introduce ladies special-share autos Allocate more women-only buses during rush hours College authorities Introduce self-defense classes for students Provide more college buses for evening students | Transport authorities Restrict the numbers of passengers in buses Have more buses serving college areas for evening students College authorities Provide more college buses | Transport authorities Post signs and instructions in the buses and Autos, Bus Stops and train stations and Auto stands (EVE TEASING IS A CRIME UNDER IPC) City municipality Restrict wine shops near college campuses Police authorities Develop strategies for good police–student relations Awareness campaigns for reporting the incidents More stringent procedures in apprehending perpetrators Sensitize police about violence against women Honor oral complaints at the police stations Listen to the victim College authorities Awareness campaigns concerning rights and laws against sexual harassment Create student 24- hour helpline on campus Improve counseling for students Provide college seminars on sexual harassment for men and women students Invite police officers to teach students about station procedures in reporting and filing a case Improve campus canteen facilities and extend service hours for snacks Mount media campaigns about eve teasing |