Criminology & Penology (Including Victimology) by Prof. N.V. Paranjape is an English medium textbook on criminology, penology and victimology, updated in accordance with India's new criminal laws. The book is written in English; it is not the Hindi medium edition. It is published by Central Law Publications (CLP), and this is the 2026 Edition. The criminology part explains the nature and causes of crime, the schools of criminology, theories of crime causation, white-collar crime, juvenile delinquency, organised crime and cyber crime. The penology part explains the theories and kinds of punishment, capital punishment, sentencing, the prison system and prison reforms, probation and parole. The victimology part explains the rights of victims, compensation to victims of crime, and restorative justice. The book is in accordance with the new criminal laws, namely the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), which replaced the IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act in July 2024. It is useful for LLB students (3-year and 5-year courses) and for candidates preparing for law exams.
Key Features:
English medium: written in English (not Hindi medium)
Covers criminology, penology and victimology in one book
Explains causes of crime, schools of criminology, white-collar crime, juvenile delinquency and cyber crime
Explains punishment, sentencing, prisons, probation, parole and victims' rights
In accordance with the new criminal laws (BNS, BNSS, BSA)
2026 Edition
By Prof. N.V. Paranjape, Central Law Publications (CLP)
For LLB students and law exams
यह पुस्तक "Criminology & Penology (Including Victimology)" प्रो. एन.वी. परांजपे द्वारा लिखी गई है और सेंट्रल लॉ पब्लिकेशन्स (Central Law Publications – CLP) द्वारा प्रकाशित है। यह अंग्रेजी माध्यम (English Medium) में है; यह हिंदी माध्यम का संस्करण नहीं है। यह इसका 2026 संस्करण है। इसमें अपराधशास्त्र (Criminology) के अंतर्गत अपराध के कारण, अपराधशास्त्र के संप्रदाय, सफेदपोश अपराध, किशोर अपचार एवं साइबर अपराध; दंडशास्त्र (Penology) के अंतर्गत दंड के सिद्धांत, मृत्युदंड, कारागार सुधार, परिवीक्षा एवं पैरोल; तथा पीड़ितशास्त्र (Victimology) के अंतर्गत पीड़ितों के अधिकार एवं प्रतिकर को समझाया गया है। यह पुस्तक नए आपराधिक कानूनों, अर्थात् भारतीय न्याय संहिता (BNS), भारतीय नागरिक सुरक्षा संहिता (BNSS) एवं भारतीय साक्ष्य अधिनियम (BSA), के अनुसार है। यह पुस्तक LLB छात्रों एवं विधि (Law) परीक्षाओं की तैयारी हेतु उपयोगी है।