syllabus crmiinology DSP TGPA 2025

  

PAPER-II 

Criminology and Human Rights 


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Module-I

Foundations of Criminology


The of concept of crime  

(Definition, Nature, Scope and Need)

  • Early concept of Crime (18,19 and 20th Century)

  • Role of Legislature and law making, Crime and Morality. 

  • Role of Criminologist.

2

L

P-1

NPA - 1


Nature and Scope of Criminology

  • Definition of Criminology, its nature and scope

  • Inter relation between criminolgy, penology and vitimology 

  • Crimal law-its nature and elements 

  • Perception of criminal law in Ancient India 

  • Fundamental of modern criminal law 

  • Criminolgy-its importants 

  • Neo-Criminology 

  • Penology-its future and victimology 

3

L

P-1

NPA - 2


Concepts in Criminology – Criminogenic factors 

  1. Psychological

  2. Sociological

  3. Economic

  4. Political 

2

L

P-2

NPA - 3


Schools of Thought (Criminology)

  1. Classical School

  2. Neo-Classical School

  3. Positive School

  4. Sociological Theories

2

L

P-2






NPA - 4

  1. Psychological Theories

  2. Economic Theories of Crime

  3. Radical Criminology

  4. Labelling Theory

  5. Biological Theory

2

L

P-2

Module-II

Types of Crime and Criminal Behaviour


Types of Crime

  1. Traditional Crime

  2. Social Crimes

  3. Family Centered Crimes

  4. Modern Crime

2

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 


Types of Criminals

  1. First Time Offenders

  2. Occasional

  3. Professional

  4. Insane

  5. Habitual Criminals& Serial Killers

  6. White Collar Crimes

  7. Political Crimes

  8. Gender based Criminality.

2


L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 

Module-III

Criminal Psychology and Deviance


Criminal Psychology 

Psychological concepnt of crime 

  • Heredity and Crime 

  • Mental Disorder and Criminality 

  • Psychological assessment (IQ) 

  • Mental Health Act.

2

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 



Deviance 

  1. Individual deviance

  1. Juvenile Delinquency (Causes, forms and JJ Acts)

  2. Rehabilitation of Juvenile Delinquents and street children

  3. Professional Criminals

  4. Normalization of Deviance

2

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 



Collective Deviance – 

Theory of organized crime

  1. Organised predatory crime 

  2. Crime Syndicate

  3. Criminal Racket

  4. Political Graft

  5. The Main Characteristics of orgnized Crime and Criminals.

2

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 



Theory White collar Crime 

  1. Definition of White Collar Crime 

  2. Classification of white collar Crimes 

  3. Sutherlans’s views on white collar Crime 

  4. White collar crime in India. 

3

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 



Sexual Offences 

  • Homosexuals (L G B T Q)

  • Social legal perspective of PWDV Act.

  • Living in relationship 

  • POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harreshment at work place)

(Vishaka guidelines).

  • Acid Attackes.

2

L

P-1

New 



Juvenile Delinquency 

  1. Causes for Juvenile Delinquency

  2. Forms of Juvenile Delinquency

  3. Preventive Programs for Juvenile Delinquency

  4. Role of various stake holders and Agencies in reformation of Juvenile Delinquency

  5. Juvenile Justice Acts

2

L

P-1

NPA - 3



Factors of vulnerability, deviant and deligent behaviour.

  • Ecological – Cultural factors:

  • Family violent, community violence and nature and effects child abuse, academic failure, bullying, Alchol and drug abuse, information technolgy facilitated deviance (Social Media addiction), Inter-religion and Inter Caste Tensions and Conflicts.

  • Psycho–Social factors:- Social Structure- school Environment, Peer Group, neighbour hood Socio-Economic context, media. 

2

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 


Module-IV

Penology and Correctional Administration



Penology

  1. Theories of Punishment: - retribution, deterrance, reforamtion and prevention. 

  2. Kinds of punishment: flogging, Mutilation, branding, fortelture of propery, penalities Impresonment for life, death sentence, capital punishment.  

  3. Probation and Parole.

3

L

P-1

NPA - 5




Correctional administration and reformation

 Correctional Institutions. Sections 360 & 361 CrPC 

  1. Recidivism

  2. Social Defense mechanisms 

  3. Role of Prisons in Social Transformation

  4. Prison Reforms – Open prisons 

  5. Under trail review commitee 2013

  6. Critical appreciation of intermidate sentence 

Merits/demerits.

2

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 


Special reformation for juvenile jusitce 

  • Special juvenial police units

  • Obeservation homes

  • Correction homes

  • Certified schools 

  • Borstal system in India.

  • Separate school and hostels for children of prostitutes 

  • Clinical services

2

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 

Module-V

Victimology and Rights of Victims


Victimology

  1. Concept, Origin and development

  2. Theories of Victimolgy.

  3. Victim’s Rights – Fair access to justice, restitution, Rehabilitation, Compensation and Assistance

  4. Role of NGO- NFHRC, NCRC, Sakhi and Bharosa centre

3

L

P-1

NPA - 7


Victim Compensation schemes in India

  1. Psychological Rehabilitation of victims

  2. Victim Support System

  3. Victim Orientation – Role of Police

  4. Compensation probation of offencers.

  5. Compensation to victim under motor vehicles Act

  6. Compensation for SC/ST victims 

  7. Compensatory relif to Rape, POCSO and Senior Citizens 

  8. Co-ordination with Government & Non-Government Institutions and Groups engaged in social reforms.

2

L

P-1

NPA - 7


Role of Media – pro/cons

  1. Influence of media in urban and rural areas.

  2. Influence of media on Crime and Criminals

  3. Use of media in crime regulation.  



2

L

P-1

TGPA SI Syllabus 

Module-VI

Crime Prevention and Policing


Crime Prevention

  1. Crime Prevention Techniques

  2. Crime records

  3. Criminal Intelligence

  4. Crime Mapping

  5. Surveillance

  6. Psychological autopsy

  7. E-beat System

  8. Social Policing/community policing

Awareness Programs (by the community, NGOs and Police).

  1. Modern tactics. 

2

L

P-1

NPA - 8


Community Policing 

  • Community participation in Police Work 

  • Police – Public cooperation.

  • Smart Police vision

  • International perspective of the Police. 

  • Judiciary attitude towards soceity.

2

L

P-1

NPA - 6




Crime Control

Theories of Crime Control: 

  1. Social Control

  2. Peer Pressure

  3. Family pressure

  4. Legal framework and Police Action

  5. Politicalisation of democratic institutions. 

2

L

P-1

NPA - 8


Rehabilitation of Criminals

  1. Addressing Grass Roots issues and problems

  2. Education and Vocational Training

  3. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment

  4. Life Skills Training

  5. Reintegration Programs

  6. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  7. Generating Employment Opportunities

All G.Os regarding Victims compensation like G.O.Ms.No.28 of 2011 of WCD, G.O.Ms.No.1 & 3 of Social Welfare Department.  Section 357 A CrPCetc

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L

P-1

New


Module-VII

Human Rights and Criminal Justice


Human Rights

a) Definition and Concepts, Evolution of human rights

b) Classification of human rights

c) Characteristics of human rights

d) Significance of human rights

e) Theories of human rights

f) Human rights’ duties

2

L

P-2

TGPA SI Syllabus 


Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights

  1. Role of Governmental & Non-Governmental Organisations in advocacy and redressal of grievances

  2. United Nations Organisation, Amnesty International, International Red Cross Society,

  3. Human Rights Watch, Peoples’ Watch, People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)

2

L

P-2

TGPA SI Syllabus 

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Constitution & Legal frame work for Enforcement Human Rights: 

  1. Constitution of India

  2. BNSS

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L

P-1

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Types of Human Rights violation by Police:

  1. Mal-Administratrion.

a) Failure of taking action by Police, b) Unlawful detention. c) False implication.d) Custodial Violence.e)Illgal arrest e) Custodial deaths f) Encounter deaths. & g) Other Police excesses.

  1. General Human Rights violations.

a). Atrcities on SC’s /ST’s b) Bonded labour c) Child labour 

d) Child marrages e) Communial Violence f) Dowry demand/death g). Abductin, Rape and Murder. H) Sexual harresment and Indignity to Women i) Expaotation of Women.













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TGPA SI Syllabus 

  1. Violations of Human Rights in Detention.

a) illegal Detention b) Torture and 3rd Degree c). Custodial violence and rape d) Custodial deaths.

  1. NHRC Guidelines. 

  2. Suprem court guidelines in DK Basu Vs State of West Bengal. 

  3. Joginder Kumar Vs State of UP Guidelines.




2

28

Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights in India:

  1. UDHR, NHRC, SHRC.

  2. NHRC Guidelines on Police-Public relation.

  3. National commission for Women and Minorities/SC/ST/BC/EWS Rights

1

L

P-1

NPA - 4

Module-VIII

Research, Case Studies and Field Exposure

29

Statistical application in Crime Research 

  1. Crime Statistics and their role in criminology

  2. Methodologies for crime data collection

Evidence-Based Policing

  • NCRB data (Big data analytics) & predictive policing

  • BPR&D.

  • INTERPOL/FBI

2

L

P-1

NPA - 4

30

Case Laws/ Movies/ Documentaries

  1. White Collar: Harshad Mehta, Lucky Bhaskar

  2. Criminal justice system (series)

  3. Black Warrant: Charles Sobhraj (Netflix)

  4. Indian Predator: Beast of Bangalore

  5. Murder in a Courtroom.s

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P-1

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Field Visits:

  1. FORENSIC AND CRIMINOLOGY LAB 

  2. CDFD

  3. CDTS

  4. CFSL/TGFSL

  5. FINGER PRINT BUREAU (FPB)

  6. JAIL VISITS (Charlapalli and Chanchalguda)

  7. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 

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P-1

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Monthly Tests / Assignments

4




G/Total Periods

78

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REFERENCES


  • Criminogogy and Crime prevention – Umesh Sharraf, IPS.

  • Criminology and Penlogy with Victimology – Prof. N.V. Paranjape

  • Criminal and Criminal Justice System – N. Maheshwara Swamy

  • Text Book on Criminology – Katherine S Williams

  • Victimology (Theories and Applications) – Ann Wolbert Burgess and others

  • Environmental criminology and crime analysis- Richard wortley & Michael townsley.

  • TGPA Study material

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