Noted criminologist K Chockalingam has been conferred with the Paul H Appleby Award for his distinguished services to public administration.
The prestigious award was conferred by Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) to honour Chockalingam, who has served as professor and researcher in criminology in University of Madras and is Vice President of World Society of Victimology.
He also worked as Chair Professor of criminal law at the National Law University (NLU) in Delhi from 2012-14.
According to IIPA, of which he was a member, Chockalingam was honoured for his services to the institute and to the field of public administration.
He has also authored four books and more than 75 research papers and won many awards including Senior Social Scientist Award of Indian Society of Criminology 1994 and Distinguished International Scholar Award of American Society of Criminology, 1996.
He is also the founder and president of Indian Society of Victimology since 1992 and International Advisor of Tokiwa International Victimology Institute, Japan since 2003.
The award by IIPA is a tribute to Paul Appleby, a noted author of works in the field of public administration who helped in developing the vision of the institute in the early years of its founding.
