Madhya-Pradesh P.S.C. Examination MPPSC Mains Syllabus Criminology & Forensic Science Syllabus

Madhya-Pradesh P.S.C. Examination

MPPSC Mains Syllabus
Criminology & Forensic Science Syllabus

Criminology & Forensic Science (Code No. 20) Paper – I

• Criminology - Definition and scope
• Crime trends in India (with reference to National Crime Records Bureau)
• Crimes against children (Nature, extent and legal provisions)
• Crimes against women (Nature, extent and legal provisions)
• Crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Nature, extent and legal provisions)
• Preclassical theories of crime
• Classical theories of crime - Theories of hedonism and deterrence.
• Positive theories of crime - Constitutional and morphological theories, psychological and psychoanalytical theories.
• Sociological theories of crime - Differential Association and Anomie.
• Radical theories of crime - Labelling theory, etc .
• Punishment - Definition, theories and types
• Non-institutional treatment of offenders - Probation, temporary release and parole.
• Institutional treatment of offenders
• Prisons in India - organization, Type and functions
• Correctional services for jail inmates
• Juvenile institutional and non- institutional services
• Victims of crime and victim-compensation
• Crime prevention planning

Criminology & Forensic Science ( Code No 20) Paper-II

• Fingerprints - Patterns and types, development, lifting, preservation and comparison.
• Foot & foot-wear prints -Importance,gait-pattern,preservation,lifting,casting & comparison
• Tyre and track marks - Importance, preservation and comparison.
• Questioned documents - Types and examination, procurement of control samples, alterations, charred documents, class and individual characteristics of hand-writing, typed, printed and photo-stat matters and their comparison, indented writing and its development, disguised writing, seal and rubber stamp.
• Firearms in criminal activities, classification, components of firearms, smooth-bore and rifled firearms, types and structure of cartridge, preservation and forensic examination of firearm, bullet and shell case. Gunshot residues, estimation of range of firing. Tool marks – Type, Identification and Comparative Study
• Poisons and toxicology - Definition, classification, types of poisoning, visceral samples for toxicological examinations, isolation and clean-up procedures, analysis of opiates, cannabis, dhatura, nuxvomica, ethyl alcohol, barbiturates insecticides, arsenic, mercury, lead and zinc.
• Composition and analysis of blood , semen , saliva, urine and hair.
• Composition and analysis of fibre , glass , paint , soil and cement
• Forensic evidence on clothes , bed linen , curtain & towel
• Death investigation - Types of death , medico-legal causes, determination of sex & age, post mortem procedure, post mortem changes.
• Wounds - Types and chacteristics , ante mortem and post mortem wounds.
• Scientific investigation of un natural deaths ( accidental , suicidal and homicidal ), sexual offences, arson and explosive cases.
• D.N.A. Profiling - Structure of D.N.A , D.N.A. as marker , methods of D.N.A. profiling , forensic applications.
• Polygraphy, narco-analysis and brain mapping as an investigating aids .