The Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice was established in 2012 by the Government of Rajasthan through Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur Act, 2012. named after Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. In 2015, the Sardar Patel University of Police introduced the LL.M./M.A. in criminal law and co-organized the first counter-terrorism conference in the country. In 2016 it opened a new class to study national, international and transnational criminal law.