Dr Arpita Mitra and Dr Maneesha Mishra participated in the 20th International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology at Melbourne, Australia from 25 th June 2023 to 2 nd July 2023. Dr. Mitra presented papers on Smart Policing in India: Quandaries to Urban Transformation and ICTs in Risk Management: An Appraisal in Urban Policing in India. She also chaired two sessions: Criminal Organizations, Drugs &  Youth and Insecurities, Violence and Democracy in the Global South. Dr Mitra organized a session on Gender Violence: Atrocities on Women and other Vulnerable Groups in Covid Era. Dr. Mitra has been elected as President of RC 29, Deviance and Social Control.

Dr Mishra presented a paper on Combating Green Crimes in India: Analyzing the Role of Wildlife Forensics through the Perspective of Green Criminology. She was also the discussant for the session Gender Violence: Atrocities on Women and other Vulnerable Groups in Covid Era.