The legal definition of crime (conduct prohibited by the state under threat of punishment — the mens rea/actus reus architecture of Criminal Law, Semesters 3–4) is the raw material; criminology asks what stands behind the legal category. Two sociological stances: the consensus view (criminal law embodies shared values — crime violates them all equally) and the conflict view (criminal law is the powerful's instrument — conduct of the powerless is criminalised, of the powerful excused). Durkheim's paradox — crime is normal, bound to every healthy society, even functional (it clarifies values and provokes needed change — by name only) — is the founding sociological insight. For Nepal: the sociological lens explains why the criminalised map tracks social fault-lines — caste discrimination's criminalisation (the Caste Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act 2068), witchcraft-accusation violence, trafficking, dowry — while white-collar and corporate harms have historically travelled lighter paths.
1.2 Sociology of Crime and Criminology
यो उत्तर युनिट १ मा छ — पूरै निःशुल्क।
यही युनिटका अरू उत्तर
- 1.1 Concept, Nature and Scope of Criminology निःशुल्क
- Define criminology and explain its nature and scope. निःशुल्क
- Explain the methods of criminological study and the problem of the dark figure. निःशुल्क
- Describe the criminal justice system's components and goals with Nepal's framework. निःशुल्क
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