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CSS Criminology Past Paper 2019

CSS Criminology 2019 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 8 questions.

Marks
100
Time
3 hours
Questions
8

How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting ONE question from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Questions

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

SECTION-I

  1. Q. 2
    Travis Hirschi argued that crime results when an individual’s bond to society is weak or broken. Discuss in detail what this theory of social bonding explains about crime.
    (20)
  2. Q. 3
    Discuss the fundamental postulates of Edwin Sutherland’s ‘Differential Association theory’ with examples.
    (20)

SECTION-II

  1. Q. 4
    Discuss some of the functions and responsibilities of Juvenile Justice System. Do you believe that Juvenile Justice has played its role in prevention of juvenile crimes in Pakistan?
    (20)
  2. Q. 5
    How far recidivism has been limited by the institution of prison? Explain some of the modern strategies used in prison for the restoration and reintegration of criminals.
    (20)

SECTION-III

  1. Q. 6
    Define and differentiate interviewing and interrogation techniques. How far human rights of criminals are being violated during the interrogation process?
    (20)
  2. Q. 7
    How the forensic science is a helpful tool in the modern day for determining and detection of violent crimes?
    (20)

SECTION-IV

  1. Q. 8
    Cybercrime is increasing at national and international levels. Suggest some measures to control this kind of crime.
    (20)
  2. Q. 9
    How do violent crimes affect social fabric of Pakistani society? Discuss some of the modern policing strategies for prevention and control of the violent crimes in Pakistan.
    (20)
  1. Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
  2. Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II by selecting ONE question from EACH SECTION. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
  3. All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
  4. Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
  5. No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
  6. Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.

FPSC's wording, numbering and marks, as printed. Obvious misprints (a garbled word, a broken number) are corrected; everything else is kept as FPSC printed it.

The written exam starts with the MPT

Only candidates who pass the MCQ screening test (MPT) sit the written papers. Practice the 200-question MPT under exam conditions first.