Criminology

Paper Code: 
SOC 423
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

With the fast tempo of change in contemporary society, the crime scene is also changing fast. The eruption of violent crimes, organized crimes, white-collar crimes, crimes against women and children and above all, cyber crimes is compelling enough to warrant the study of crime, its control and prevention. This course is designed to acquaint the students with recent advances in Criminology, changing profile of crime and criminals, particularly in India, prison reforms in India and correctional measures and programmes and measures in prisons.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
  • Criminology: meaning, nature and scope
  • Schools of Criminology
  •  Need for studying Criminology

 

12.00
Unit II: 
  • Crime: concept and types: organized,  occupational, professional and political crimes
  • Perspectives on crime causation: Classical, Psychogenic, Sociological and Marxian

 

12.00
Unit III: 
  • Changing profile of crime and criminals: crime against women and children, cyber crimes and corruption
  • Changing socio-economic profile of criminals in contemporary India
12.00
Unit IV: 
  • Punishment:
  • Theories of Punishment: Retributive, Deterrent, Preventive and Reformative
  • Efficacy of punishment
  • Forms of punishment and Judicial Sentencing
  • Capital Punishment
12.00
Unit V: 
  • Correctional programmes in prisons:
  • History of prison reforms in India; prison reforms in contemporary India
  • Classification of prisoners
  • Alternatives to Imprisonment: Probation, Parole, Open prisons and Rehabilitation
References: 
  • Barnes,H.E. & Teeters, N.K., 1959:: New Horizons in Criminology, New York: Prentice Hall

 

  • Clinard, M.B., 1961: Sociology of Deviant Behaviour, New York: Rinehart and Winston

 

  • Ahuja, Ram : Criminology, Jaipur: Rawat

 

  • Paranjape, N.V., 1988: Criminology and Penology, Allahabad: Central Law Agency

 

  • Bedi, Kiran, 1998: It Is Always Possible, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

 

  • Gill, S.S., 1998: The Pathology of Corruption, New Delhi: Harper Collins

 

  • Goel, Rakesh & Manohar s. Powar, 1994: Computer Crime: Concept, Control and Prevention, Bombay: Sysman Computers Pvt, Ltd.

 

  • Sutherland, Edwin H. & Donald R. Cressey, 1968: Principles of Criminology, Bombay: The Times of India Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Session: 
2017-18
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