Criminology Syllabus For CSS

 

Section-I (25 Marks)

I. Introduction Basic concepts used in understanding crime, criminality, and criminal behavior.

 II. Understanding Criminology Definition, meaning, and scope of criminology; Criminology and criminal law; Crime as a social problem; Deviance, Sin Vice, Evil, Norms, Values; Security (Physical, Social, Economic).

III. Crime and Criminals Occasional criminals, Habitual criminals, Professional criminals, White-collar crime, Organized crime, and corporate crimes.

 IV. Crime and Criminality: Theoretical Perspectives Early explanation of criminal behavior  Biological Theories; Psychological Theories; Sociological Theories.  Social Disorganization theory  Strain theory  Social Control theory  Learning theory  Labeling Theory  Islamic perspective on deviance and crime.

 Section II (25 Marks)

V. Juvenile Delinquency

Meaning, definitions (Behavioral Vs Legal), Juvenile delinquent Vs status offender, Official statistics of juvenile delinquency

VI. Juvenile Justice System

 Role of police  Juvenile court process:  pretrial, trial and sentencing  Role of the prosecutor, defense counsel, juvenile judge, juvenile probation officer  Juvenile correctional institutions; probation and non-punitive alternatives

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VII. The Criminal Justice System:

 Police and its role  Trial and Conviction of Offenders  Agencies: formal and informal  Criminal courts: procedures and problems  Role of prosecutors  Prisons, Probation, and Parole.

 VIII. Punitive and Reformative Treatment of Criminals Corporal punishment, Imprisonment, and Rehabilitation of criminals. 

Section III (25 Marks)

 IX. Criminal Investigation Principles of criminal investigation, Manual of preliminary investigation, Intelligence operations, Database investigation, Electronic investigation, Forensic Investigation 

X. Techniques of Investigations Gathering information from persons, Interviewing and interrogation techniques, and Criminal investigation analysis.

XI. Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Investigators Stop and frisk operations, Arrest procedures, Search and seizure. 

XII. International Policing and Criminal Justice Monitoring Organizations UNAFEI, INTERPOL, EUROPOL, UNODC, UNICEF, IPA, etc. 

Section-IV (25 Marks) 

XIII. Modern Concepts in Contemporary Criminology, Terrorism, Radicalism and War on Terror. Media’s representation of Crime and the Criminal Justice System. Modern Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention, Intelligence-led Policing, Community Policing, Private Public Partnership, Gender and Crime in Urban and Rural Pakistan. Crime and Urbanization, Organized Crime and White-Collar Crime. Human Rights Abuses and Protection, especially of Children; Women and Minorities; The role of civil society and NGOs. Money-laundering, Cyber Crime, and Role of NAB, FIA, ANF.

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