CO1: Recall major criminological theories and key concepts related to the nature and causes of crime.

CO2: Explain the theoretical frameworks and their relevance to different types of crime and criminal behavior.

CO3: Apply criminological theories to analyze real-world criminal cases and identify underlying causes.

CO4: Critically evaluate the practical implications and effectiveness of various criminological theories in crime prevention and control.

          COURSE CONTENTS

UNIT-I

Criminology- Definition Meaning, Nature and Scope Crime and Criminology, Schools of Criminology.

Individualistic Approaches, The Italian Positive School, Lombroso and other Positivists, Mental Deficiency, Mental Disorder, Irresistible Impulse, Heredity and Crime.

Environmental Approaches, Sociological Study of Crime, Social Disorganization Theory, Economic Factors and Crime Causation, Multiple Factors Theory of Crime Causation, Social Control.

UNIT-II

Juvenile Delinquency, Meaning, Nature and Scope, Cause of Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Probation of Offender Act, 1958, While Color Crime Types and Causes.

UNIT-III

Penology-Meaning, Nature and Scope, Concept of Punishment, Theories of Punishment, Deterrent Theory, Retributive Theory, Preventive Theory, Reformative Theory, Forms of Punishment and Judicial Sentencing, Capital Punishment.

UNIT-IV

The Police System, Development of Police Organization, Function of Police, Present Police Structure and Organizations in India, Malimath Committee Report on Jail Reform, Open Prison, Parole, Rights of Prisoners.

SUGGESTED BOOKS:-

1.      Paranjape N.V             :           Criminology and Penology

2.      Sirohi, J.P.S.                :           Criminology and Penology

3.      Siddique, Ahmed        :           Criminology and Penology

4.      Brown E., Stephen      :           Criminology Explaining Crime and its Context

5.      Williams, S. Katherine:           Textbook on Criminology