Russian Journal of Sociology

4-11

Authors: PyaliChatterjee

The relation between missing person and trafficked person was first reported by SankarSen and P.M. Nair in their report “A Report on Trafficking in Women and Children in India 2002-2003”. During my interview with Jagdalpur Legal Aid Group for this research, I found that some where the police officers failed to handle the cases of missing person which was actually a case of trafficking especially in those places where trafficking rate is high. In a recent human trafficking case dealt by JagLag (Jagdalpur Legal Aid Group) where they had rescued three women name SuvitaTati d/o BalsuTati, PodeTati d/o PhagnuTati and RamdehiKashyap d/o LachuKashyap, age 20, 21 and 23 respectively missing from 28th July, 2014 from village Karli, PS Geedam, District Dantewada, Chattisgrah and when the family members of the missing ladies went to the local police station in Geedam to lodge a complaint on 18.8.2014, the police station in-charge registered only a missing persons complaint and refused to file a FIR. But the police officer finally registered the F.I.R after the interference of JagLag along with the local leader of AamAadmi party, SoniSori. Finally, the ladies were rescued from Indore with the help of a local NGO working there. From this case also we find a strong relationship between both the missing person and trafficking cases. It should be the duty of the police officer to register immediately a cognizable offence by filling a FIR in cases of missing cases. Especially in those areas, where trafficking cases is higher in consideration to other states, in such areas FIR should be registered immediately for a missing person without making any delay.

19-26

Authors: Anastasia Levitskaya

The author of the article agrees that sociological researches of the levels of media literacy/competence of different groups of citizens are very timely today. However such researches require a significant shift of emphasis: the most important indicator should be the audience's ability to analyze and evaluate media messages and media's role in society (including a media text's analysis); only afterwards such skills as creation and communication of own media production and skills to use media technology should follow. The article attempts to illustrate that otherwise the findings of sociological surveys on media competence will display a common flaw - the over-estimation of user's skills. The author emphasizes that media literacy does not benefit from its reduction as a technical matter.

34-40

Authors: Viktor Ya.Tsvetkov

This article describes the analysis of corruption indicator. The article presents analysis of the basic concepts related to corruption. It shows factors that identify corruption. Article shows the importance of information asymmetry on the appearance of corruption. Article gives typing corruption. The article reveals the qualitative analysis Indication outward signs of corruption. The article reveals the qualitative analysis of the Internal Indication signs of corruption. It described "Corruption Perceptions Index" as a tool for comparing different countries in terms of corruption.