BSc Forensic Science Law I Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Academic Council of 17 May 2022, brought in one year at a time from 2022-23. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for it. The University examines only the third year of this degree centrally, under exam forms 1S00815 and 1S00816; the colleges examine the first four semesters.
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Syllabus for Law I
Module I: Introduction to crime, causes and kinds :
- Nature and Concept of crime, Essential elements of crime, Types of crime, Causes of crime: Social Causes of Crime, Economic Causes of Crime, Physical and Psychological causes of crime, Geographical
- Causes of Crime.
- Organized Crimes ,Environmental Crimes, Crime and Politics
- Economic Crimes ,White Collar Crimes
- Juvenile Delinquency and Female Delinquency Terrorism
- Cyber Crimes
Module II: Criminology : Concept and Schools/Theories
- Definition, Scope and Nature of Criminology
- Interrelationship between Criminology, Penology and Criminal Law Schools of Criminology
- Pre-Classical, Classical and Neo Classical Schools Lombroso
- Theory/Positive School Typological School Sociological School
- Psychological school
Module III: Penology : Punishments, Prison Reforms and Correctional
- Administration
- Introduction and history Theories of Punishments Kinds of
- punishments Correctional administration
- Prison system: Traditional Prison, Open Air Prison etc
- Prison Reforms in India
- Probation and Parole
Module IV: Introduction to Victimology
- Nature, Scope and Objective of Victimology Definitions and
- meaning of Victimology Role of Victim in crime
- Typology of victim Recidivism
- Victim offender relationship Post crime effects on victims Rights of victims of crime Victimology in India
- Victims Compensatory Justice Emerging Trends in Victimology
Text books and Additional References
- 1 Criminology and Penology, Second Edition, Paranjape N.V., Central Law Publication, Allahabad, U.P, 2001
- 2 Crime and Criminology, Rohinton Mehta
- 3 Crime and Science: The New Frontier in Criminology, Jurgen Thorwald
- 4 The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, Maguire Mike, Morgan Rod and Reiner Robert, Oxford University Press, 2007
- 5 Principle of Criminology, E.H. Sutherland, Times of India Press, (6th Edition), Bombay, 1968
- 6 Criminology, Siegal Larry J, Wordsworth Thomson Learning, New Delhi, 2007
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
The complete syllabus
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