SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY OF POLICE, SECURITY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, sometimes called Police University, is an Indian state university located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. It was established in 2012 by the Government of Rajasthan through the Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur Act, 2012, and is named after Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. In 2015, the university introduced an LL.M./M.A. program in criminal law and co-organized the country's first counter-terrorism conference. In 2016, it opened a new class for the study of national, international, and transnational criminal law. M. L. Kumawat served as the university's first Vice Chancellor until 2015, followed by Bhupendra Singh, who had earlier served as officer on special duty and Pro Vice Chancellor. N.R.K. Reddy was appointed Pro Vice Chancellor in 2018 and also served as VC in additional charge. Alok Tripathi became the university's second Vice Chancellor in October 2020. The university comprises several faculties, including Criminal Justice and Police Studies, Social Science and Humanities, Public Safety and National Security, Science, Technology and Forensics, and Management and Behavioural Science, along with a Visiting Faculty.