Dr. Kaveri Tandon

Director (I/c) and Assistant Professor
Police Administration, RRU Shivamogga Campus, Karnataka
Ph. D (Police Administration), M. Phil (Gold Medallist- Police Administration), M.A. (Police Administration), B.A. (Honours in Public Administration)

Phone No. – 9036899363

Email – ap4.ka@rru.ac.in

Research Area –Police Administration, Road Safety, Traffic Police and Management, Police- Public Interface, and Crimes against Women

About Dr. Kaveri Tandon

Dr. Tandon is a Director (I/c) and Assistant Professor Police Administration at Shivamogga Campus, Karnataka. She holds a Ph.D. in Police Administration from Panjab University, specializing in Road Safety and Traffic Police. Her academic credentials include an M.Phil and M.A. in Police Administration, and a B.A. (Hons) in Public Administration from Panjab University, Chandigarh.

She previously served as Assistant Professor in the department of Politics and Leadership at Jain (deemed-to-be) University, Bengaluru, and taught Criminology, Law and Order, IPC, and the Constitution to postgraduate students at Government College for Girls, Chandigarh.

Dr. Tandon’s leadership is exemplified in her role as Director, where she drives strategic planning, academic coordination, and institutional growth.

Academic qualifications
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) in ‘Traffic Police and Road Safety in Himachal Pradesh: A Study’ from Panjab University (2013-2018)
  • Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) in ‘Police- Public Interface: A Case Study of Chandigarh’ from Panjab University (2011-2013) – Secured 1st Position (Gold Medalist)
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Police Administration from Panjab University (2009-2011) – Secured 2nd Position
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Public Administration Honours from Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Panjab University (2009-2011)
Experience
  • Employed at School of Creative Liberal Education, Jain (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru as Assistant Professor in the department of Politics and Leadership from July 2019 to Jun 2020.
  • 2 Years of teaching Criminology, Law and Order, Indian Penal Code and Indian Constitution among others through Police Administration discipline at Government College for Girls, Sector- 11, Chandigarh to Post Graduate aspirants for the academic sessions of 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Research Projects
  • Participated as Research Investigator for the Project “An Evaluation of the Community Policing Initiative of Chandigarh Police on Gully Cricket” (April’12-May’12), surveying, preparing reports and presenting to key stakeholders over the social impact of the project.
  • Executed ‘Crime against Women: A Case Study of Chandigarh’, Jul- Dec 2010. Report submitted to Chandigarh Police through Panjab University for requisite actions.
Publications
  • ‘Ethics in Policing with Special Reference to Chandigarh Traffic Police’ in ‘Research Journal Humanities and Social Sciences’, Vol.3, Issue-7 (July- September 2016).
  • ‘Social Media and Policing: An Indian Perspective’ in ’Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.2, Issue-6 (November- December 2014)’ (Co- Authored).
  • ‘Armed Forces In Disaster Management: Challenges In Indian Perspective’ in Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol.3, Issue-XVII (March-April 2015).
  • ‘An Analysis of Mandi Traffic Police’ in Transactions on Engineering and Sciences (TES), July Issue, ISSN (Online): 2347-1964.
  • ‘Crime against Women in Chandigarh’ in Indian Police Journal of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Vol. LX No. 4, ISSN 0537-2429, Oct.- Dec., 2013.
  • ‘An Analysis of Crime in Chandigarh’ has been accepted for publication in Scientific Investigator, a Journal of Central Detective Training School, BPR&D.
Presentations at Conferences
  • ‘Road Safety & Traffic Management: Issues & Challenges in North-Western India’ in National Seminar on ‘Challenges to Law and Order Administration in North-Western Region of India’ at National College for Women, Machhiwara, Ludhiana on February 26, 2015.
  • ‘Role of Armed Forces in Disaster Management: An Indian Perspective’ in Indian Public Administration Association Conference 2014, Nilokheri on December 20, 2014.
  • ‘Ethics in Policing with Special Reference to Chandigarh Traffic Police’ in National Seminar on ‘Ethics in Governance’ at Punjabi University, Patiala on November 13, 2014.
  • ‘Role of Women in Traffic Policing: Gender Equality and Empowerment’ in 4th Chandigarh Social Science Congress on ‘Millennium Development Goals: Retrospect and Prospects’ at Panjab University, Chandigarh on March 26-27, 2014.
  • ‘An Overview of Economic Crime in Chandigarh’ in 37th All India Criminology Conference of Indian Society of Criminology, Chennai organized by Rajiv Gandhi national University of Law, Punjab on 28th Feb- 2nd March 2014.
  • ‘Dimensions and Extent of Violence against Women’ in Regional Seminar on ‘Women and Violence: Lessons Learnt and Future Strategies’ at Department Cum Centre for Women’s Studies & Development, Panjab University, Chandigarh on January 22-24, 2014.
  • ‘Armed Forces Special Powers Act and Its Incompatibility in Today’s India with special reference to Manipur’ in National Seminar on ‘Law in Globalized Era: Issues and Challenges’ at Department of Law, Punjabi University, Patiala on 08-09 November 2013.
  • ‘Issues and Challenges in Law and Order Administration’ in National Seminar at Machhiwara on 9th February 2013.
  • ‘Crime against Women in Chandigarh’ in 2nd Indian Psychological Science Congress, Chandigarh on 5th October 2012.
Trainings
  • 2 weeks of ‘Capacity Building Training Workshop for Young Faculty/ Research Scholars in Social Sciences’ organized by ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre P.U. Chandigarh from March 02-15, 2015.
  • One-week Internship with Chandigarh Police in July 2010.