CRIMINOLOGY
CSS EXAMS SYLLABUS
PAPER: CRIMINOLOGY CSS EXAMS SYLLABUS CRIMINOLOGY (100 MARKS)
Section-I (25 Marks)
1. Introduction
Basic concepts used in understanding crime, criminality and criminal behaviour.
1. Understanding Criminology
Definition, meaning and scope of criminology; Criminology and criminal law; Crime as
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.
1. 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)
1. Juvenile Delinquency
Meaning, definitions (Behavioral Vs Legal), Juvenile delinquent Vs status offender,
Official statistics of juvenile delinquency
1. Juvenile Justice System
Role of police
Juvenile court process:
pretrial, trial and sentencing
Role of 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.
CRIMINOLOGY CSS EXAMS SYLLABUS Section-III (25 Marks)
1. Criminal Investigation
Principles of criminal investigation, Manual of preliminary investigation, Intelligence
operations, Data base investigation, Electronic investigation, Forensic Investigation
1. Techniques of Investigations
Gathering information from persons, Interviewing and interrogation techniques, Criminal
investigation analysis,
1. Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Investigators
Stop and frisk operations, Arrest procedures, Search and seizure.
International Policing and Criminal Justice Monitoring Organizations
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
SUGGESTED READINGS FOR CRIMINOLOGY CSS EXAMS SYLLABUS
S.No. Title Author
1. New Perspectives in Criminology Conklin, J.E
Fred, E.I., John, E.R.,
2. Criminal Interrogation and Confessions. Joseph, P.B. and Brian,
C.J.
George B. Vold,
3. Theoretical Criminology Thomas J. Bernard,
Jeffrey B. Snipes
Modern Criminology: Crime, Criminal Behavior and its
4. Hagan, J.
Control.
5. Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach James, B.
6. Security Studies: An Introduction Paul, D.W.
Ronald, J.B., Marvin,
7. Crime, Justice and Society: An Introduction to Criminology
D.F. and Patricia, S.
8. Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law Seigel, L.J.
9. Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice Stephen, S.
Suggested Websites
10. International Society of Criminology (ICS): http://www.isc-sic.org
11. American Society of Criminology (ASC): http://www.asc41.com/
12. British Society of Criminology (BSC): http://www.britsoccrim.org/
13. European Society of Criminology (ESC):http://www.esc-eurocrim.org/
14. International Police Executive Symposium (IPES); http://www.ipes.info/
Asian Criminological Society (ACS):
15.
http://www.ntpu.edu.tw/college/e4/acs/home.php
16. Asian Association of Police Studies (AAPS):http://www.aaps.or.kr/
17. Campbell Library: http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/library.php
18. UNAFEI (Japan): http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/
19. Pakistan Society of Criminology (PSC): www.pakistansocietyofcriminology.com
South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV):
20.
http://www.sascv.org/