Optional (any one of LB-9061 to LB-9064): Criminology and Penology
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University · LL.B. Semester 9 · LB-9061
Unit I
i. Definition of Criminology · ii. Concept of Crimes : Social, Psychological and legal Approaches. · iii. Nature and Scope of Criminology. · iv. Relevance of Criminology to Contemporary Society.
Unit II
i. School of Criminology · a) Pre-classical School · b) Classical School · c) Neo-Classical School · d) Positive School · ii. Socio-Economic Crimes · a) White collar Crimes · b) Drug Abuse · c) Crimes against Women and Children · iii. Sociological Theory of Crime
- The Schools of Criminology Pre-classical School of Criminology The Classical School Neo-classical school Positive School Cartographic School Clinical School of Criminology Sociological School of Criminology Socialist School of Criminology
- Causes of Criminal Behaviors Heredity and Crime Bio-physical factors and criminality
Unit III
i. Punishment : Concept and Theories · ii. Deterrent Theory · iii. Retributive Theory · iv. Preventive Theory · v. Reformative Theory · vi. Forms of Punishment and Judicial Sentences. · vii. Capital punishment
Unit IV
i. Prison Administration · ii. Concept of Open Prison · iii. Parole and Probation of offenders · iv. Custodial Violence and Prison Reforms.