CUTM 2452: Crime and Society

CUTM 2452: Crime and Society

Course Credit : 3-0-0

Course Objectives:
After studying this paper the students will know:
1.The importance of criminology.
2.The causes of criminal behavior.
3.The significance of criminal profiling to mitigate crime.
4.The consequences of crime in society.
5.The elements of criminal justice system..

Course Outcomes:

Module 1 Crime

Introduction to Crime, Essentials of Crime (Actus reus and mens rea), Causes and consequences of crime, Crimes against Property and Person. Types of crime- traditional crimes, modern crimes, white collar crimes, Economic crimes, Political crime, Cyber-crime, Terrorism and Insurgency, Crime and Politics. Hate crimes, Transnational crimes; Offences in CrPC and IPC; Media,
technology and crime; Juvenile Delinquency; Social change and crime; Psychological disorders and criminality; Situational crime prevention. Types of criminals- Adult offenders, children in conflict with law, recidivists, Violent offenders, occupational offenders; Criminal Profiling.

Module 2 Fundamentals of Criminology & Victimology

Criminology Definition, aim and scope. Schools of Criminology. Criminology and other social sciences; Criminological Theories: Pre-classical, Classical, Neo-classical, Positivist; Causation of crime - Psychological theories of crime, sociological theories of crime, Biological theories of crime; Feminist Criminology. Crime Prevention, Modus Operandi, Criminal profiling. Basic concepts of Victimology

Module 3  Criminal Justice System

Broad components of criminal justice system. Structure of Criminal Justice System in India; Role of Legislature and Law making; Coordination among Criminal Justice System, Policing styles and principles. Police’s power of investigation. Compoundable and Non-compoundable offences; Investigation of Crimes; Complaint, F. I. R. Arrest, Search, Seizure, Police Custody, Role of prosecution, judiciary- Judicial Remand and Bail; Types of Evidence, Admissibility of Confession, Dying declaration, Filing of criminal charges. Community policing. Policing a heterogeneous society. Correctional measures and rehabilitation of offenders. Human rights and criminal justice system in India.

References and suggested Readings:
1. Ahuja ,Ram. (2000). Criminology. Rawat Publication
2. Barnes, H. E. & Teeters, N. K. (1959). New horizons in criminology. (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Prentice-Hall.
3. Beccaria, Cesare. (1764). On Crimes and Punishments. Richard Davies, Cambridge University Press.
4. Bonnie, S. Fisher & Steven, P. La.,(2010). Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention. SAGE Publications, Inc.
5. David, Kauzlarich and Hugh D. Barlow. (2009) Introduction to criminology (9th ed.) Rowman&Littlefield Publishers.
6. John, Martyn Chamberlain.(2015). Criminological Theory in Context: An Introduction. SAGE Publications Ltd . Southampton University
7. Paranjape, N.V. (2009). Criminology and Penology. Central Law Publications.
8. Reid, Sue Titus. (2006). Crime and Criminology. Mc. Graw Hill.
9. Sutherland ,E. H. and Cressey, Donald. (1992 ), Principles of Criminology. (11thed).Lanham, Md.: Alta Mira Press
10. Tappan, Paul. (1960). Crime, Justice ,and Correction. McGraw-Hill Book Company ,Inc. New york ,Toronto, London.
11. Viano, Emilio.(1987). Crime and its Victims. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, New York
12. Kocsis, RN (2006) Criminal Profiling- Principles and Practices. Humana Press, New Jersey
13. Roger G. Dunham (Author), Geoffrey P. Alpert (Author), Kyle D. McLean (2015). Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings. Waveland Press
14. N. Prabha Unnithan (2013). Crime and Justice in India. Sage Publications
15. H.R. Bhardwaj (2019). The Criminal Justice system in India. Konark Publishers Pvt Ltd
16. Adam Sutton, Adrian Cherney, Rob White, Garner Clancey. (2021) Crime Prevention 3edPrinciples, Perspectives and Practices. Cambridge University Press
17. Manish Dwivedi (2011) Juvenile Justice System in India. Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors.
18. S.H. James and J.J. Nordby, Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton (2005).
19. D.E. Zulawski and D.E. Wicklander, Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation, CRC
Press, Boca Raton (2002).
20. R. Saferstein, Criminalistics, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (2004).
21. J.L. Jackson and E. Barkley, Offender Profiling: Theory, Research and Practice, Wiley,
Chichester (1997).
22. R. Gupta, Sexual Harassment at Workplace, LexisNexis, Gurgaon (2014).

Session Plan

Session 1 

Introduction to Crime, Essentials of Crime (Actus reus and mens rea)

Elements-of-Crime

Session 2

Crimes against Property and Person

Offences against property

Session 3

Types of crime- traditional crimes, modern crimes, white collar crimes, Economic crimes, Political crime, Cyber crime

White collar crime

Economic crime

Session 4

Terrorism and Insurgency

Session 5

Crime and Politics

Hate crimes

Hate crimes

Session 6

Transnational crimes; Offences in CrPC and IPC

Transnational crime

Session 7

Media, technology and crime

Media, technology and crime

Session 8

Juvenile Delinquency; Social change and crime

juveniledeliquency

Effect of Social Change on Crime and Law Enforcement

Social_Change_and_Crime_Rate_Trends_A_Routine_Acti

Session 9

Psychological disorders and criminality

Mental_Illness_and_Criminal_Behavior

Mental-Illness-and-the-Criminal-Justice-System-Final-VS

Session 10

Situational crime prevention

ShariatiGuerette_2017 (1)

Session 11

Types of criminals- Adult offenders, children in conflict with law, recidivists

Types of criminals

Session 12

Violent offenders, occupational offenders; Criminal Profiling

Criminal Profiling

criminal-profiling-from-crime-scene-analysis

Violent crime

Session 13

Criminology Definition, aim and scope

Nature and scope of criminology

Session 14

Schools of Criminology. Criminology and other social
sciences

Schools of Criminology

Criminology and other social sciences

Session 15

; Criminological Theories: Pre-classical, Classical, Neo-classical, Positivist

Schools of criminology

Session 16

Causation of crime - Psychological theories of crime

https://blog.ipleaders.in/theories-causation-crime/

Session 17

Sociological theories of crime

Biological theories of crime

Session 18

Feminist Criminology

Feminist Criminology

Session 19

Crime Prevention

Crime Prevention

Session 20

Modus Operandi

Understanding MO

Modus Operandi System in the Detection of Criminals

Session 21

Criminal profiling

Basic concepts of Victimology

Criminal Profiling

Victimology

Intro to victimology

Session 22

Broad components of criminal justice system

Criminal Justice System

Session 23

Structure of Criminal Justice System in India

Session 24

Role of Legislature and Law making

Role of legislature

Session 25

Coordination among Criminal Justice System

Session 26

Policing styles and principles

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Session 27

Compoundable and Non-compoundable offences
Investigation of Crime

Compoundable and non compoundable offences

Session 28

Complaint, F. I. R. Arrest, Search, Seizure

Complaint, F. I. R. Arrest, Search, Seizure

Session 29

Police Custody

Police Custody

Session 30

Role of prosecution, judiciary- Judicial Remand and Bail

role of prosecution, judiciary- judicial remand and bail

Session 31

Types of Evidence, Admissibility of Confession

Types of Evidence, Admissibility of Confession

Session 32

Dying declaration, Filing of criminal charges

Dying Declaration

Filing of criminal charges

Session 33

Community policing

Policing a heterogeneous society

SPIR2018

Session 34

Correctional measures and rehabilitation of offenders

Correctional measures and rehabilitation of offenders

Session 35

Human rights and criminal justice system in India

HR and CJS