Subhadra’s research delves into the Indian Criminal Justice System, encompassing both adult & juvenile justice. Her primary inquiries include examining procedural frameworks for prisoner interview (mulaquat) across Indian prisons, specific needs of children of prisoners in India, Social Investigation Reports (SIRs) and Preliminary Assessment (PA) under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,2015.
Before joining the Juvenile Justice Clinic at NLS, she worked as a researcher at the Centre for Child and the Law (NLSIU) and Prayas, Centre for Criminology and Justice (TISS Mumbai). She also assisted the mitigation team at Project 39A, NLU-D. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and a postgraduate diploma in Human Rights Law.
Publications
- “The WHYs and HOWs in Preparing A Social Investigation Report For Children In Conflict With The Law : A Practitioners’ Manual”, Centre for Child and the Law, National Law School Of India University, 2024.
- “Prisoners’ Contact with their Families: Procedures, Practices and Experiences”, Prayas, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 2020.
- Analysis and Report writing of ‘Rapid Needs Assessment of Criminal Justice Affected Persons and their Families’, Prayas, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 2021.