APPSC Paper I · Study notes
Criminology notes for APPSC Paper I
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2.1 Criminology, deviance and crime 5
- 2.1.1Criminology: meaning, scope, history and schoolsRead here
- 2.1.2Crime: definitions, elements, classification and principles of criminal liabilityRead here
- 2.1.3Biological and psychological theories of crimeRead here
- 2.1.4Sociological theories of crime: anomie, differential association, subculture, labelling and controlRead here
- 2.1.5Deviance, social control, drug abuse and crime preventionRead here
3.1 Crime in India 3
3.2 Punishment and prisons 4
- 3.2.1Punishment: definition, nature and theories
- 3.2.2Corporal and capital punishment, sentencing and pardon
- 3.2.3Prisons in India: Prisons Act 1894, Model Prison Manual 2016, Model Prisons Act 2023 and the prison as a community
- 3.2.4Prison programmes and reforms: committees, prisoners' rights and international standards
4.1 Juvenile and correctional institutions 4
- 4.1.1Juvenile Justice Act 2015 at section level: definitions, Boards, Committees and procedureRead here
- 4.1.2Child care institutions under the JJ Act: observation, special and children's homes, place of safety, open shelter, fit facilityRead here
- 4.1.3Open prisons, Borstal schools, certified and reformatory schools, remand homesRead here
- 4.1.4Child protection system: POCSO, NCPCR, ICPS and Mission VatsalyaRead here
5.1 Criminal justice system 2
5.2 Probation and parole 4
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