Penology and Victimology (Elective II, option A)
Solapur University · LL.B. Semester 3 · DSE-II(A)
Unit 1 — Introductory
Definition of Penology · Scope of Penology
Unit 2 — General Approaches to Crime Control
Unit 3 — Punishment of Offenders
Definition of Punishment · Theories of Punishment · Some discarded mode of Punishment · Types of Sentences · Search for the substitute of punishment
Unit 4 — Capital Punishment
Constitutional validity of Capital Punishment · Arguments in favour of Capital Punishment · Arguments in favour of abolishing Capital Punishment · Modes of Execution · Delay in Execution of Capital Punishment
Unit 5 — The Sentencing Process
Mitigating factors; Aggravating factors · Hearing the accused on question of sentence · Minimum Sentence · Externment – Whether a sentence? · Innovations in sentencing the offender’s e.g. indeterminate sentence etc.
Unit 6 — Prison System
History of Prison System · Indian Prison System · Classification of Prisoners · Constitutional imperatives and prison reforms · Open Prisons · Prison Labour · Rights of the Prisoner · Appraisal of Imprisonment as a mode of Punishment
Unit 7 — Probation
Origin, Development and Scope of Probation · Principles of Probation · The place of Probation in the Penal Policy · The Judicial attitude
Unit 8 — Parole
Nature of Parole · Historical background of Parole · Principles of Parole · Parole and Probation compared
Unit 9 — Juvenile Justice
Meaning of Juvenile Delinquency · Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency · Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency · Distinctive characteristics of Juvenile Court
Unit 10 — Police and the Criminal Justice
The Police system in India · Methods of Police Investigation · Third Degree method · Corruption in Police · Liability of Police for custodial violence · Modernization and reforms in police system
Unit 11 — Victimology
Concept of Victimology · Role and responsibility of victim in crime causation · Compensation to victim · Restitution, Reparation and Rehabilitation of victim · „Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power‟ · United Nations Charter of 1985 · Criminals as victims · Women and Children as victims