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CSS Criminology Syllabus
Criminology is a 100-mark Group VI optional subject in the CSS written exam, examined in one three-hour paper. Below is FPSC's official syllabus, word for word: every section, topics and suggested readings.
- Marks
- 100
- Papers
- 1
- Time
- 3 hours a paper
- Group
- Group VI
- Subject code
- 43
The paper
100 marks- I.Introduction Basic concepts used in understanding crime, criminality and criminal behaviour.
- II.Understanding Criminology Definition, meaning and scope of criminology; Criminology and criminal law; Crime as social problem; Deviance, Sin Vice, Evil, Norms, 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 explanation 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.
- V.Juvenile Delinquency Meaning, 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, 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.
- IX.Criminal Investigation Principles of criminal investigation, Manual of preliminary investigation, Intelligence operations, Data base 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, etc.
- 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; The role of civil society and NGOs
- •Money-laundering
- •Cyber Crime
- •Role of NAB, FIA, ANF
Suggested readings
- 1.New Perspectives in CriminologyConklin, J.E
- 2.Criminal Interrogation and Confessions.Fred, E.I., John, E.R., Joseph, P.B. and Brian, C.J.
- 3.Theoretical CriminologyGeorge B. Vold, Thomas J. Bernard, Jeffrey B. Snipes
- 4.Modern Criminology: Crime, Criminal Behavior and its Control.Hagan, J.
- 5.Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated ApproachJames, B.
- 6.Security Studies: An IntroductionPaul, D.W.
- 7.Crime, Justice and Society: An Introduction to CriminologyRonald, J.B., Marvin, D.F. and Patricia, S.
- 8.Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and LawSeigel, L.J.
- 9.Crime Prevention: Theory and PracticeStephen, S.
- Suggested Websites
- 10.International Society of Criminology (ICS): http://www.isc-sic.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/
Past papers
FPSC's Criminology papers from 2016 to 2026, as text. Open a year, or see them all.