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UNIT
I
CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY:-
Legal and social definitions of crime - basis of criminalization
- nature and scope of criminology.
UNIT
II
Explanation of Crime (Individualistic approach) - theories
of Lambroso, ferri and garofalo - Lambroso theories
and subsequent researches - mental deficiency psychoanalytical
approach - physiological approach - heredity and crime.
UNIT
III
Explanation of Crime (Environmental approaches) - theory
of Gabriel de tarde - social disorganisation theories
- differential association and criminality - theories
of Juvenile Gang and delinquency - famil and crime causation
- formal education and delinquency - economic factors
and crime - mass communication, media and crime.
UNIT
IV
White collar crime - Nature and definition of white
collar crime - Explanation of white collar criminality
- white collar crime in India - Anti-white collar crime
legislation - judicial attitude - recent change.
UNIT
V
Elements of Crime - General exceptions in Indian Penal
code - Abetment, attempt and conspiracy to commit an
offence - Evidence and criminal proceedings - corroboration
of evidence - Hearsay evidence - confessions - expert
evidence - criminal procedure - rights of the accused
- trial of the accused person - sentencing process.
UNIT
VI
Nature of Research methodology - research procedure
- methods of data collection - statistical methods -
basic statistical measures - correlation and regression.
PAPER II
UNIT
I
Variation in punitive policies - theories of punishment.
UNIT
II
Kinds of punitive approaches - capital punishment -
Imprisonment - fine - forefeiture of property - order
for payment of compensation - community service - public
censure - Externment - from a locality - corrective
labour.
UNIT
III
Therapeutic approach - prison system - British prison
reform - Pennsylvania system - auburn system - Amercian
prison reform - prisonreform in India - prison education
and religious instructions - prison labour and Industry
- after care programme.
UNIT
IV
Therapeutic approach - probation and parole - probation
and attitude judical attitude.
UNIT
V
Therapeutic approach - juvenile institutions - definition
of juvenile delinquency - the concept of juvenile delinquency
in India - the growth of juvenile institutions in India
- the distinctive characteristics of juvenile courts
- Juvenile courts and constitutional safeguards - prevention
of juvenile delinquency.
UNIT
VI
The police - functions of police - development of police
organization in India - Investigation - prosecution
- Independence of investigating police and prosecuting
attorney - performance of police - forensic science
- forensic medicine.
UNIT
VII
Recidivism.
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