Penology and Victimology by Prof. N.V. Paranjape is an English medium textbook on penology and victimology, with references to 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). The penology part explains the theories and kinds of punishment, capital punishment, sentencing, the prison system and prison reforms, open prisons, probation and parole, and the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders. The victimology part explains the concept of victimology, types of victims, the rights of victims, compensation to victims of crime, and restorative justice. The book includes references to 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), especially those taking penology and victimology as a subject, and for candidates preparing for law exams.
Key Features:
English medium: written in English (not Hindi medium)
Covers both penology and victimology
Explains theories of punishment, capital punishment, sentencing, prisons, probation and parole
Explains victims' rights, compensation to victims and restorative justice
With references to the new criminal laws (BNS, BNSS, BSA)
By Prof. N.V. Paranjape, Central Law Publications (CLP)
For LLB students and law exams
यह पुस्तक "Penology and 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। इसमें दंडशास्त्र (Penology) के अंतर्गत दंड के सिद्धांत एवं प्रकार, मृत्युदंड, दंडादेश, कारागार व्यवस्था एवं सुधार, परिवीक्षा (Probation) एवं पैरोल, तथा पीड़ितशास्त्र (Victimology) के अंतर्गत पीड़ितों के अधिकार, पीड़ित प्रतिकर (Compensation) एवं पुनर्स्थापनात्मक न्याय को समझाया गया है। इसमें नए आपराधिक कानूनों, अर्थात् भारतीय न्याय संहिता (BNS), भारतीय नागरिक सुरक्षा संहिता (BNSS) एवं भारतीय साक्ष्य अधिनियम (BSA), के संदर्भ भी दिए गए हैं। यह पुस्तक LLB छात्रों एवं विधि (Law) परीक्षाओं की तैयारी हेतु उपयोगी है।