Theories and Concepts of Law Enforcement (Maldives)

Question: Discuss the Theories and Concepts of Law Enforcement (Maldives). Answer: Introduction In order to keep peace and discipline in society enforcement of the appropriate law is most important as it plays vital role in reducing the criminal activities, violence and other malpractices from the society. Like other important nations Maldives also has also significant legislations for keeping peace and discipline within the country (Amiel and Heath, 2003). Like other countries Maldives also face severe problem of domestic violence and to cope up with the specific issue Maldives has Domestic Violence Prevention Act (3/2012) or DVP Act, which was enacted in 2012 April and play significant role in diminishing the case of domestic violence in this country. Main body Current Situation of Domestic Violence in Maldives The domestic violence is considered as one of the most significant issue in Maldives. In Maldives, it is serious issue where people live silently in indignity and humiliation (Brickell, 2014). The first step to combat with the situation is to raise voice and implementation of DVP act will help to make the issue clear and loud. In 2007, Womens Health and Life Experiences also described the issue with the help of empirical evidence. In Maldives, around one in three women (35.6%) aged 14-50 experiencing as per the report at least of form of sexual or physical violence or both in their life (Cassedy, 2002). The current report also shows: One in five women aged 14-50 (20.5%) who had been in a relationship experiences sexual or/and physical violence by their partners (Gerdes, 2012). One in eight aged 14-50 (14.2%) experiences sexual or/and physical violence by someone other than the intimate partner. Combining sexual or/and physical violence by non partners and partners, it was determined that more one in four women (29.4%) have experienced non partner or partner violence or even both (Giles, 2002). The government of Maldives has implemented rules and regulations to combat with the situation. Around one in eight women 14-50 (13.2%) reported they have been abused sexually before the age of fifteen and they had experienced sexual abuse in childhood (Kenney, 2012). Therefore, the report shows that it is important for the government to take proactive action in order to combat with the issue of the domestic violence. Domestic Violence Prevention Act in Maldives The domestic violence prevention act is defined as the certain acts which are conducted between the two individuals in a domestic relationship (Mullender, 2002). The section 3(a) of the law of the prevention Act of the Maldives constitutes the domestic relationship in which the individual acts are conducted with the consideration of the acts of the domestic violence (Sapkota, 2012). It is also represented as the gender neutral act and for this reason the Act helps in the recognition of the domestic violence and the penetrator and the victim with the consideration of the sex, age and the other factors. The domestic violence act is created for the safety of the stakeholders. The stakeholders according to the law of the Maldives consists of the Family Protection Acts (section 52(a), Responsibility enlistment of Sections 52, 53 and 66), Ministers protection Act (section 50(a), responsibility for the prevention of domestic violence Act section 67(1)), health professionals and the service providers with the consideration of the courts and the police consists of part 6 and part 7 Acts and section 66(a) helps in the regulation of the police works as assigned (Schwabe, Davis and Jackson, 2001). The city, Atoll and the councils of the Island consists of the protection acts of section 51, section 51(a) and the section 51(e). The consideration of the other provisions of the services of the domestic violence prevention acts consists of the wide range of the efforts and the partnerships along a wide range in the governmental and the non-governmental agencies and the bodies (Wilson, 2009). Thereby the consideration of the acts helps in the prevention of the domestic violence in the island of the Maldives and thereby it also helps in the appropriate collaboration of the referral services. Conclusion Right enforcement of laws helps in reducing the criminal offence and keep peace and discipline in the society. In Maldives has Domestic Violence Prevention Act (3/2012), which was enacted from April 2012 plays vital role in reducing the incident of domestic violence in Maldives. It helps the enforcement practitioners to detect the offender of domestic violence and to ensure appropriate punishment to the offender of domestic violence and in this way the incident of domestic violence has been reduced. References Amiel, S. and Heath, I. (2003).Family violence in primary care. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press. Brickell, K. (2014). Domestic Violence in Asia: Globalization, Gender and Islam in the Maldives.Gender Development, 22(1), pp.195-197. Cassedy, P. 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