Criminology

Unit 1 — Basic Concepts and Historical Development of Criminology (Part A)

• Nature and scope — Crime and Criminology
• 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

Unit 2 — Criminological Theories: Explaining Crime Causation

• Causes of Criminal Behaviors Heredity and Crime Bio-physical factors and criminality
• Classification of Criminals

Unit 3 — The Indian Crime Reality

Unit 4 — Juvenile Delinquency (Part B)

• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

Unit 5 — Punishment and its Justifications

• Meaning of penology
• Theories of punishment
• Kinds of punishment 3.5Capital punishment
• Theories and Kinds of Punishment

Unit 6 — Victimology

• Victimology

Unit 7 — Indian Police System

• Police and Criminal Justice The police system

Unit 8 — Indian Prison System

• Treatment or Correction of Offenders