Syllabus

Course Code: MSW(E) -414    Course Name: Institutional Services & Rehabilitation of Criminals-II

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 - Meaning and purpose of Social Legislation
- Historical account of social legislation in India.
- The concept of social justice and constitutional framework
- An assessment of social legislation in India.
- Impact of social legislation on the criminal law in India.
2 - Protection of Civil Rights Act,1976
- Dowry Prohibition Act,1961
- Child Marriage and Restraint Act,1929
- Child Labour Prohibition Act, 1986.
3 - Bonded Labour Prohibition Act, 1976
- Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act, 1995
- Juvenile Justice (care and protection) Act, 2000
- The Protection of women against domestic violence Act 2005
4 - Definition; nature and forms of juvenile delinquency;
- Psychological and social explanations
- Delinquent Subculture
- Children in need of Care and Protection
- Patterns of delinquent behaviour in India.
- Changing concepts of juvenile delinquency from past to present
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