LL.B. (Three Years) Sem 4 Criminology and Penology Oct 2024 75/25 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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• N.B: 1. All Questions Are Compulsory. 2. Figures to the right indicate maximum marks. 3. Cite relevant case laws wherever necessary.

Q.1 Q.1: Answer the following questions in one or two sentences, any six (12 Marks - 2 marks each)

1. (a) What is meant by Criminology?
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2. (b) What is meant by Pyromania?
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3. (c) What is the purpose of Observation Homes?
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4. (d) What is meant by penology?
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5. (e) Mention any two examples of Cyber Offences.
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6. (f) What is the difference between judicial custody and police custody?
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7. (g) What is indeterminate sentence?
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8. (h) Mention the basic principle of Cartographic School of Criminology.
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Q.2 Q.2: Write short notes, any two (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. (a) Women Offenders
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2. (b) Biophysical factors and criminality
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3. (c) Sigmund Freud's Theory of criminal behaviour
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4. (d) Prisoners Organization for self-government
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Q.3 Q.3: Situation based questions, any 2 (12 Marks - 6 marks each)

1. (a) Three men in their thirties conjointly committed 17 brutal murders over family disputes in a span of 3 hours after midnight in the peak of spine-chilling winter in Punjab. They were sentenced to death. (i) Which doctrine applies in deciding that such criminals should be awarded capital punishment? What does that doctrine lay down? (ii) Which theory/theories of punishment support capital punishment?
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2. (b) A renowned Italian criminologist who was originally a psychiatrist, conducted extensive study of criminals through scientific experimentations. He studied the physical features of several criminals and at times exhumed their corpses and researched extensively into their physical appearances. (i) Identify the criminologist as well as the theory put forth by him. (ii) Briefly highlight the value of his contribution to the field of criminology.
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3. (c) A resident female doctor who was on night duty at a government hospital in Calcutta, was brutally raped and tortured mercilessly to a tragic death. The incident triggered widespread agitations across the nation, demanding justice for the victim. (i) According to you, what are the causative factors for such diabolic and inhuman offences? (ii) What measures do you suggest to curb sexual offences?
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4. (d) A unique variant of prisons, in which physical precautions such as locks and bars are absent, have been in existence in India since few decades. The inmates have an innate sense of self-discipline and responsibility. (i) What kind of prisons are referred to here? State any two advantages of such prisons. (ii) What is the object and purpose behind establishment of such institutions?
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Q.4 Q.4: Essay Type Questions, any 3 (39 Marks - 13 marks each)

1. (a) Explain Pre-Classical and Classical Schools of Criminology.
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2. (b) Discuss in detail: Theories of Punishments.
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3. (c) Discuss the multiple-factor approach to crime causation in detail
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4. (d) Examine the powers, duties and functions of the police in India. Suggest measures for reforms in police system. Write briefly about corruption in police.
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5. (e) Explain the concept of Parole and its features, advantages and disadvantages, with the aid of one landmark judgment. Differentiate between Parole and Probation.
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