This Research paper is written by Aastha Jha of Alliance University, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT This research paper examines positive theories of crime, which focus on understanding why people commit crimes rather than dictating how they should be punished. The paper presents an outline of the essential concepts Read more…
This article is written by Surbhi Singh, an intern under Legal Vidhiya. Introduction World population review has released the “crime rate by country 2023” ranking and India is placed at rank 71 with 44.43 crime index which is lower than USA and UK, which are at rank 55 and 65 Read more…
This article is written by Dharshini P. , an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT In this Article we will discuss about the Constitutionalism and Morphological theories of Criminology. The views of prominent criminologists such as Cesare Lombroso, Enrico Ferri, Raffaele Garofalo and William H. Sheldon are been dealt briefly. The Read more…
This article is written by Lukundo Nanyangwe of the University of Zambia, Intern under Legal Vidhiya Crime is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that has been studied from various perspectives, including sociological theories. Sociological theories of crime seek to understand why crime occurs, how it is related to social structures Read more…
This article is written by Ankush Sharma, an intern under Legal Vidhiya Legal Maxim There is a legal maxim that states, “Justice should not only be done but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.” This principle emphasizes the importance of not only achieving a just outcome in Read more…
Hate Crimes: Their Nature and The Laws Connected with Them This Article is written by Shambhavi shrivastava intern under Legal Vidhiya Introduction In present society, India is seeing an upsurge in the number of hate crimes. Hate crimes attack the social order of the society at large. Hate crimes are referred Read more…
EXPERIMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY: VICTORIES AND FAILURES This article is written by Shreya Rai, intern under Legal Vidhiya. ABSTRACT Experimental criminology is a field of study within criminology that focuses on the scientific investigation of criminal behaviour through empirical research methods. This approach involves conducting controlled experiments to test theories and hypotheses Read more…
Introduction There are certain professions that offer lucrative opportunities for criminal acts and unethical practices which often go unnoticed by public. There have been crooks and unethical persons in all kinds of businesses and they tend to become unscrupulous because of their neglect at school, home or at other social Read more…
Introduction Organized crimes have been in existence for centuries in almost every society. Criminals organize themselves into formal or informal groups to carry on their illegal activities violating the law ruthlessly. Like any other business organization, the professional criminals organize themselves into criminal gangs to carry on their anti-social activities Read more…
INTRODUCTION While explaining the meaning of ‘Schools of Criminology’, Sutherland pointed out that it connotes the system of thought which consists of an integrated theory of causation of crime and the policies of control implied in the theory of causation. Each school of criminology tries to explain the causation of Read more…