CSS Criminology Complete Guide With Free Preparation Material

Section I (25 Marks)

Introduction

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

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)

Crime and Criminals

• Occasional criminals
• Habitual criminals
• Professional criminals
• White-collar crime
• Organized crime
• Corporate crimes

Crime and Criminality: Theoretical Perspectives

• An 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)

Juvenile Delinquency

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

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

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

Punitive and Reformative Treatment of Criminals

• Corporal punishment, Imprisonment, Rehabilitation of criminals.

Section III (25 Marks)

Criminal Investigation

• Principles of criminal investigation
• Manual of preliminary investigation
• Intelligence operations
• Database investigation
• The electronic investigation
• Forensic Investigation

Techniques of Investigations

• Gathering information from persons
• Interviewing and interrogation techniques
• Criminal investigation analysis

Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Investigators

• Stop and frisk operations
• Arrest procedures
• Search and seizure

International Policing and Criminal Justice Monitoring Organization

• UNAFEI
• INTERPOL
• EUROPOL
• UNODC
• UNICEF
• IPA
• etc.

Section IV (25 Marks)

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
• Role of NAB, FIA, ANF