ISC - Prof.S.S.Srivastava Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research in Criminology (2009)

Fellow of the Indian Society of Criminology (FISC)

Invited to be a Member, Sub Committee on Child Protection for eleventh Plan by the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, Chennai

Invited to be a Member of the expert committee to review the implementation of Juvenile Justice Boards in India, by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), New Delhi.

Appointed as Consultant by the Government of Tamil Nadu to prepare the Periodical Report (2007) on United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child

Open Doctoral Fellowship, Indian Council of Social Science Research(ICSSR), New Delhi     

Journal Secretary, Indian Journal of Criminology 

Consultant to UNICEF- Project on the Status of implementation of JJ Act, 2000 in Tamil Nadu

Invited Member, Academic advisory Board, Graduate Journal Of Social Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

  Professional affiliations

Indian Society of Criminology       Fellow and Life Member

Indian Society of Victimology       Past General Secretary

Criminal Justice Forum               President

Madras Psychology Society           Life Member

Indian Association of Applied Psychology   Life Member