Criminology and Penology (Optional)

Hidayatullah National Law University · LL.B. Semester 7 · --

Unit I — Introduction of Criminology

Definition, Nature, Scope and Importance of Criminology Concept of crime (Sin, tort and Crime) Characteristics of Criminal Law · Whether Criminology is a science? · Indian Crime Reality · Organized Crimes · Cyber Crime · Money Laundering · Privileged Class Deviance · Narcotic Trade · Criminology and Public Policy

Nature and scope — Crime and Criminology

Unit II — SCHOOLS OF CRIMINOLOGY

Pre - classical School (Demonology) · Classical School (Ideas of Bentham and Beccaria) · Neo-classical School · Positivist School · Morphological Theories – Cesare Lombroso, Enrico Ferri, Raffaele Garofalo. · Other Schools – Clinical, Geographical, Sociological, Psychological, etc.

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 III — Identification of the Causes of Crime – Theories

Mental disorder and Criminality · Sociological Theories (Sellin, Differential Association Theory – E.H. Sutherland) · Psychopathic Approach · Biological Approach · Female Criminality as an aspect of Marginal Criminality · Juvenile Delinquency and Legal Position in India

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

Unit IV — Factors Responsible for Causation of Crime

Environment, home and community influences · Urban and Rural crimes · The economic deprivations, broken homes, Drug, and alcohol · Communal Riots and Hate Crimes- Causes, Effects, and impact

Unit V — Introduction to Penal system

Theories of Punishments · Retributive Theory · Deterrent Theory · Punitive Theory · Preventive Theory · Reformative Theory · Types of Punishment · Fine · Simple Imprisonment. · Imprisonment of Life · Capital Punishment

Unit VI — Police, Prison System and Re-socialization Process

Police – History, Role and function of Police, National Police Commission · Prison system · History of Prisons · Aims, objectives · conditions of prison · Types of prisons · Prison work, Education · Prison reform · Rights of prisoners · Probation and Parole-Definitions, Nature of probation and parole · Duties of Probation Officers, Authority for granting Parole · Supervisor of Parole · Problems of the released offender, Attitude of the community towards released offender

Unit VII — VICTIMOLOGY

Definition and meaning of Victimology · Types of victims · Theories of Victimology · Rights of Victims · Female Victims and Victimology

Victimology