Criminology and Penology (optional)
SNDT Women's University · LL.B. Semester 2 · 2044
Unit I — Module I (2 credits): Criminology, Schools, Prevalence of Crime, Role of Police
Criminology: definition, nature and scope, crime in India, concept of crime, who is a criminal, objectives of criminal justice system, cyber crimes · Schools of criminology: classical and neo-classical, cartographic, socialist, typological, Lombrosian, sociological and socio-psychological · Prevalence of crime: causes, alcoholism and drug addiction, sex crimes, women and crime, victimology · Role and function of police: goals, National Police Commission, organised crimes, rights of victims, protection of the accused
- 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
- Causes of Criminal Behaviors Heredity and Crime Bio-physical factors and criminality
- Classification of Criminals
- Introduction to Cyber Crimes
- Police and Criminal Justice The police system
- Victimology
Unit II — Module II (2 credits): Imprisonment, Prison Reform, Prevention of Delinquency, White Collar Crime
Imprisonment and re-socialization: history and types of prisons, discipline, open-air institutions, probation and parole · Prison reform: prison work, education, rights of prisoners · Prevention of crime and delinquency: juvenile delinquency, Juvenile Justice Act, punitive/defence/interventionist approaches · White collar crime: nature, types, legislation, judicial trends, recidivism