The present seventh edition of this immensely popular and authoritative work has been thoroughly revised and updated in the light of various latest developments in the subject.

The author has discussed crime in the Indian context with explanation of crime from individualistic to environmental approach.

This popular work has been updated with supplement containing the following statutory Amendments: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 by Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019; Amendment in Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 by Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017.

Salient Features:

• The subject of Victimology has been updated in the light of global changes in this area.
• Discusses the Penology issues like prison reforms, probation and juvenile justice.
• Provisions of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 included.
• Examines the Police and the Legal set-up.
• Recent decisions of the Supreme Court and High Court included.
• A new chapter on Female Criminality has been added.
• The new Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has been thoroughly discussed.
• New topics like honour killing, euthanasia, cyber crimes have been included.

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"... Stupendous effort has been made by the author in bringing together every aspect of criminology. Undoubtedly, the book is an asset to every law library..." - Academy Law Review

"... The present work substantially fills a big void in the criminological literature of the country..." - Journal of the Indian Law Institute

"This book comprising most of our syllabus, formed in good quality with examples, online links and approaches help students and researchers also." - Urmila Kumari

Part I
CRIMINOLOGY
1. Crime and Criminology
2. Explanation of Crime: Individualistic Approaches
3. Explanation of Crime: Environmental Approaches
4. White-Collar Crime
5. Organised Crime
6. Sex Offences, Prostitution, Abortion and Euthanasia
7. Female Criminality
8. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
9. Violence

Part I I
PENOLOGY
10. Reaction to Crime: Punitive Approaches
11. Prevention of Crime
12. Therapeutic Approach: Prison Reform
13. Therapeutic Approach: Probation and Flexible Techniques
14. Therapeutic Approach: Juvenile Institutions
15. Criminal Law and Its Administration
16. The Police
17. Sentencing: Process and Policies

Part I I I
VICTIMOLOGY
18. Victims of Crime

APPENDICES
I. The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
II The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015