Section outline


  • Objectives of this Lecture:

    To teach the student about the basic concept of the followings:

    1. Origin and development of the term "Crime".
    2. Comparison between legal and sociological definition of crime scrutinizing following cases: 
    (i) The Green River killer case and 
    (ii) United States of America v. Christopher S. Handley 
    3. Different Views (Theory) of Crime.
    i. Consensus view
    ii. Interventionist view
    iii. Conflict view
    4. Elements of Crime (Including Emperor vs. Raghunath Rai case analysis).
    5. Taxonomy of criminal activities on the basis of:
    i. Target
    ii. Motive
    iii. Inherent character and general agreement of people
    iv. Gravity and miscellaneous


    Lecture Outcomes: 

    At the end of the session students will be able to learn and understand the following topics:

    1. Origin and development of the term "Crime".
    2. Comparison between legal and sociological definition of crime scrutinizing following cases: 
    (i) The Green River killer case and 
    (ii) United States of America v. Christopher S. Handley 
    3. Different Views (Theory) of Crime.
    i. Consensus view
    ii. Interventionist view
    iii. Conflict view
    4. Elements of Crime (Including Emperor vs. Raghunath Rai case analysis).
    5. Taxonomy of criminal activities on the basis of:
    i. Target
    ii. Motive
    iii. Inherent character and general agreement of people
    iv. Gravity and miscellaneous

    Lecture Contents:

    1. Origin and development of the term "Crime".
    2. Comparison between legal and sociological definition of crime scrutinizing following cases: 
    (i) The Green River killer case and 
    (ii) United States of America v. Christopher S. Handley 
    3. Different Views (Theory) of Crime.
    i. Consensus view
    ii. Interventionist view
    iii. Conflict view
    4. Elements of Crime (Including Emperor vs. Raghunath Rai case analysis).
    5. Taxonomy of criminal activities on the basis of:
    i. Target
    ii. Motive
    iii. Inherent character and general agreement of people
    iv. Gravity and miscellaneous