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    This syllabus outlines the units to be covered in a course on critical criminology, penology, and victimology. The units cover definitions of criminology and criminal law, schools of criminology and their theories on the nature of crime. Other units address social factors influencing crime, types of crimes, penal methods and reforms, juvenile delinquency, crime prevention, and an introduction to victimology. The final unit focuses on the legal treatment of victims in different countries.

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    SYLLABUS

    CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGY, PENALOGY AND VICTIMIMOLOGY


    UNIT 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Definition, nature and scope of criminology and criminal law. Theories related to the nature. Differentiae of crime. Classification of crime. Methods of studying crime. Approaches to criminology.

    UNIT 2 SCHOOLS OF CRIMINOLOGY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Classification and Neo classical Cartographic Socialist Positive school Psychopathy and crime Psychiatric school Recidivism, causes and measures The sociological school and integrated theories Multiple factor theory

    UNIT 3 CRIME AND SOCIAL PROCESS 1. Physical and physiological factors 2. Social deviation a. Alcoholism b. Drug addiction c. Crime 3. Juvenile delinquency 4. Social institutions and types of crime a. Organised crime b. Professional crime c. White collar crimes 5. Terrorism terrorist organizations in India 6. Crimes through Internet a. Cyber crimes a great threat to the society b. Media and crime

    c. Crime statistics UNIT 4 PENALOGY : MEANING OBJECTIVES AND METHODS 1. Punitive policies and social structure 2. Primitive methods of implementing punishment a. Corporal punishment b. Social degradation c. Banishment or transportation 3. Imprisonment Different theories of punishment 4. Prison reform movement in England and other countries 5. Juvenile delinquency : Causes 6. An appraisal of the Juvenile justice system in India and relevant legislation 7. Capital punishment and the modern approach 8. Alternatives to imprisonment Remand homes and correctional services UNIT 5 CRIME PREVENTION AND PRISONS : THE PRESENT SCENARIO 1. United Nations standard minimum rules 2. Legal framework on prisons in India 3. Concept of Human Rights in prison Administration a. Open prisons : General principle b. Protection c. Parole 4. Crime prevention : Recent efforts to combat crime and seek justice a. The tenth congress, 2000 (Vienna) b. The eleventh congress, 2005 (Bangkok) UNIT 6 VICTIMOLOGY 1. Victimology - its nature, scope and objectives a. Women and children victims of crime b. Victims of domestic violence c. Victims of rape and access to justice d. Victims of Industrial disasters e. Victims of terrorism f. Protecting the whistle blower victims g. Important case studies related to Victimology h. Legal system in U.S.A. i. Legal system in U.K.

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