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| Re: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
The syllabus of Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology and Criminal Justice offered by Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli is as follows: Paper 01: Core 01- PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION UNIT -I: Early Criminological Thought (10 hrs) Schools of Criminology- Demonology, Classical, Neo-Classical Schools, Positive School, Cartographic School, Biological and Constitutional School. Multiple Factors, Heredity, Ecological and Economic factors. UNIT-II Basics of Criminology (10 hrs) Criminology: Definitions, historical perspectives, nature and scope. Criminology as a Social Science, Relations with Sciences. Criminology and Criminal Justice. Formal and Informal Social control Mechanism, Concepts: Socialization, Norms, Values, Culture, Subculture, Social Conformity, Social Disorganization, Social Pathology, Anti-social behavior. UNIT-III Criminal Justice Processes (10 hrs) Structure of Criminal Justice System in India. Roles of legislature, police, prosecution, judiciary and prison system in Criminal Justice. Process of Law making. Rule of Law Commissions. Cooperation and coordination among the various sub systems of criminal justice system. Role of Victims in the Criminal Justice Process. UNIT-IV Sociological and Legal Perspectives of Crime (15 hrs) Deviance: Normative and Re-activist Definitions of Deviance. Crime – Legal and Sociological definitions. Deviance and Crime – Differences. Process of Criminalization – sociological and legal. The origin and development of Criminal Law: Vice, Sin, Crime and Torts. Elements of Crime, Concept of Criminal Responsibility. Basic principles – Actus Reus and Mens Rea, Strict, Joint and Vicarious Liabilities. Indian Penal Code – History - Structure, Right of Private defense, General Exceptions under Indian Penal code. UNIT-V Contemporary forms of Crime (10 hrs) Organized crimes: Forms and Nature. Terrorism: Nature, meaning and Types of Terrorism. Communal Violence: Historical Perspective – Communal violence in Post-Independence India White, Khaki, Blue, Pink-Collar Crimes, Killing (s) in the name of honour. Syllabus Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology and Criminal Justice Manonmaniam Sundaranar University     Contact Detail: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Manonmaniam SUndaranar University Abishekapatti,Tirunelveli-627012 Tamil Nadu, India. Email: beulahshekhar@msuniv.ac.in Cell no:98430 – 58035 Phone: 0462- 256-3242 |