CRIMINOLOGY CSS SYLLABUS (100 MARKS)
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.
- Concepts of Deviance, Sin, Vice, Evil, Norms, and Values.
- Security (Physical, Social, Economic).
III. Crime and Criminals
- Occasional criminals.
- Habitual criminals.
- Professional criminals.
- White-collar crime.
- Organized crime.
- Corporate crimes.
IV. Crime and Criminality: Theoretical Perspectives
- Early explanations 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 and 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 prosecutor, defense counsel, juvenile judge, and juvenile probation officer.
- Juvenile correctional institutions:
- Probation and non-punitive alternatives.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- Role of civil society and NGOs.
- Money-laundering.
- Cyber crime.
- Role of NAB, FIA, and ANF.
FPSC RECOMMENDED BOOKS List for CRIMINOLOGY CSS SYLLABUS
| S.No. | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Perspectives in Criminology | Conklin, J.E. |
| 2. | Criminal Interrogation and Confessions | Fred, E.I., John, E.R., Joseph, P.B. and Brian, C.J. |
| 3. | Theoretical Criminology | George B. Vold, Thomas J. Bernard, Jeffrey B. Snipes |
| 4. | Modern Criminology: Crime, Criminal Behavior and its Control | Hagan, J. |
| 5. | Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach | James, B. |
| 6. | Security Studies: An Introduction | Paul, D.W. |
| 7. | Crime, Justice and Society: An Introduction to Criminology | Ronald, J.B., Marvin, 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-sci.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/ | |
| 15. | Asian Criminological Society (ACS): 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 | |
| 20. | South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV): http://www.sascv.org/ | |
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