I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). My work explores police and judicial accountability; I work closely with law enforcement agencies to explore mechanisms that can make the criminal justice system more transparent, equitable, and efficient.
BOOK
Jassal, Nirvikar. 2026. Crime & Punishment in India: Police, Judiciary, and Access to Justice. Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics).
PUBLICATIONS
Jassal, Nirvikar. 2024. "Does Victim Gender Matter for Justice Delivery? Police & Judicial Responses to Women's Cases in India." American Political Science Review 118 (3): 1278–1304.
Best Paper Award on Social and Economic Inequality at APSA (Class and Inequality Section), 2021.
Politics of Marginalization and Inclusion Award at APSA (QMMR Section), 2025.
Jassal, Nirvikar, and Sharon Barnhardt. 2024. "Do Women Prefer In-Group Officers? Survey and Experimental Evidence from India." Comparative Political Studies 57 (10): 1591-1633.
Blair, Graeme, and Nirvikar Jassal. 2022. "Accessing Justice for Survivors of Violence Against Women.” Science 377 (6602): 150–51. [Perspectives]
Jassal, Nirvikar. 2020. “Gender, Law Enforcement, and Access to Justice: Evidence from All-Women Police Stations in India.” American Political Science Review 114 (4): 1035–54.
Sage Best Paper Award for the best paper in Comparative Politics presented at APSA, 2019.
Jassal, Nirvikar. 2021. “Segregation as Efficiency? Group-Specific Institutions in North India.” The Journal of Asian Studies 80 (3): 631–61.
WORKING PAPERS/ON-GOING PROJECTS
Hate-Crime and Co-ethnicity: Evidence from Caste-Segregated Police Enclaves in India [under review]
Herbert Kaufman Award for the best paper in Public Administration presented at APSA, 2025.
Leon Weaver Award, APSA Representation and Electoral Systems, 2025.
Heated Justice: How Temperature Affects Court Productivity and Justice Delivery in India [submitted]
Does "Speed" Improve Justice? Fast-Track Courts for Violence Against Women in India (with Elliott Ash)
Do Political Gender Quotas Affect Crime Registration? Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment (with Pascaline Dupas)
Overcoming Biases Against Coworkers: A Field Experiment in North India (with Aprajit Mahajan, Manisha Shah, and Hanif Qureshi)