Social Work and Criminal Justice

Explore the intricacies of criminal behavior, legal procedures, and the administration of justice through comprehensive insights into deviance, crime theories, and the criminal justice system.

Social Work and Criminal Justice

1 Concept of Deviance and Crime

  1. Deviance and Crime
  2. Essential Elements of Crime
  3. Crime, Offence and Its Variants
  4. Functions of Deviationism and Criminalization

2 Principles of Criminal Jurisprudence

  1. Constitutional Mandate and Criminal Justice System
  2. Meaning and Classification of Evidence
  3. Confessions
  4. Dying Declaration
  5. Competency of Witnesses
  6. Basis Elements of Criminal Procedure Code
  7. Arrest of Persons

3 Theories and Perspectives in Criminal Justice

  1. Positive School of Criminology
  2. Ecological School of Criminology
  3. Body Type Theories: Sheldon to Cortes
  4. Biological Factors and Criminal Behaviour
  5. Psychoanalytical Theory of Crime
  6. Sociological Theories of Criminal Behaviour
  7. Merton’s Strain Theory
  8. The Theory of Differential Association or Learning Theory
  9. Control Theories
  10. Labeling Theory
  11. Conflict Theories

4 Salient Features of Indian Penal Code

  1. Historical Background
  2. Some Salient Features of IPC
  3. Group Liability
  4. Amendments to the IPC
  5. Need for Revisiting Criminal Laws

5 Concept of Criminal Justice Administration

  1. Purpose of the Criminal Justice System
  2. Evolution of the Criminal Justice System
  3. Components of the Criminal Justice System

6 The Police System

  1. Police and Criminal Justice System
  2. The Police as an Agency of Criminal Justice
  3. Police Organization
  4. Powers and Functions of Police

7 Prosecution and Defense Process

  1. Prosecution and the Prosecutor
  2. Duties of the Prosecutor
  3. Defense and Defense Counsel
  4. Obligations of the Defense Counsel
  5. Presumption of Innocence

8 Judicial Process

  1. Adjudication Process
  2. Historical Perspective
  3. Hierarchy and Role of the Courts
  4. Concept of Justice
  5. Speedy and Fair Trial
  6. Rights of the Accused

9 Investigation and Prosecution Processes

  1. The Police and Investigation of Cognizable Offences
  2. The Police and Investigation of Non-Cognizable Offences
  3. Territorial Limits of the Police to Investigate Cognizable Offences
  4. Framing of Charge
  5. Current Practices and Procedures for Withdrawal of Prosecution
  6. Victim Compensation Scheme
  7. Power of Police to Arrest Restricted

10 Trial Processes

  1. Stages of a Criminal Trial
  2. Constitutional Rights of the Accused
  3. Procedural Safeguards to the Accused
  4. Rights to Legal Consultation and Legal Aid

11 Correctional Processes

  1. Development of Prison Reform in India after Independence
  2. Probation
  3. The National Law on Probation
  4. Alternatives to Imprisonment
  5. Present Law and Practices in India

12 Juvenile Justice System

  1. The Genesis of Child Protection Laws: From Child Welfare to Child Rights
  2. Significant International Developments
  3. Development of Juvenile Justice in India
  4. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
  5. The Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2006
  6. Strengths of the Model Rules, 2007

13 Prisons Act

  1. Prisons: An Overview of Legislations
  2. Theories of Punishment
  3. The Prison Act of 1894
  4. The Prisoners Act, 1900
  5. The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955

14 Prison Manual

  1. Model Prison Manual 1960
  2. Draft Model Prison Manual 2003
  3. Rights and Duties of Prisoners
  4. Education in Prisons
  5. Women Prisoners

15 Prisoners Rights

  1. The Prisoners Rights in General
  2. Legislative Mandates on Prisoners Rights
  3. Physical or Bodily Needs
  4. Right to Non-Physical or Aspirational Needs
  5. The Rights of Women Prisoners

16 Visitorial System

  1. Visitorial System in India
  2. Legislative Mandate on Visitorial System
  3. Prison Visiting System in Various States
  4. National Human Rights Commission on Prison Visiting System
  5. Prison Visiting System: Challenges and Opportunities