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    SYLLABI OF Master of Philosophy in Police Administration Panjab University, Chandigarh

    Semester- I
    (All Papers are Compulsory)
    Paper I – Philosophical Foundations of Police Administration.
    Credits: 4 Marks: 100
    (A) Course Objectives:
    The course aims to acquaint the students with the philosophical foundations of Police
    Administration. The students would be taught about the various thinkers, who have
    contributed in the evolution of Police Administration. Further, the students would be
    familiarized with the contribution of thinkers from Criminology, Sociology, Correctional
    Administration, Psychology and Management to the discipline of Police Administration.
    (B) Pedagogy of the Course Work:
    80 per cent of the Course Content would be delivered through Lecture Method and rest 20
    per cent would comprise of Term Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews, Thesis
    Reviews and classroom participation.
    (C) Instructions for Paper Setters and Candidates:
    • The maximum marks for the paper will be 100. The question paper will be of 80
    marks and internal assessment of 20 marks.
    • Time allowed will be 3 hours.
    • There shall be 8 questions in all.
    • The paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions and the
    candidate shall attempt one question i.e. the candidate has to attempt four questions
    in all. Each question will carry 20 marks (4x20 = 80 marks).


    Unit- I
    Kautilya, Robert Peel, David H. Bailey, O.W. Wilson
    Unit- II
    Cesare Beccaria, Cesare Lombroso, Howard Abadinski, Michel Focault.
    Unit- III
    Robert K Merton, Edwin Sutherland, Howard Becker, Emile Durkheim.
    Unit- IV
    Sigmund Freud, Abraham Maslow, Rinses Likert, Herbert Simon.
    Essential Readings:
    1. Bailey, David, H. : The Police and Political Development in India,
    Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1969.
    2. Wilson. O.W and : Police Administration, McGraw Hill Book
    Mclaren Roy Company, New York, 1972.
    3. Dempsey, John S. & : An Introduction to Policing, Thomson- Wadsworth,
    Linda S. Forst CA, 2005.
    4. Simon, Herbert A. : Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision
    Making Process in Administrative Organisation,
    Macmillan, New York, 1976.
    5. Maheshwari, S. R. : Administrative Thinkers, MacMillan, New Delhi.
    6 Pugh, D. S. (ed.) : Organisation Theory, Penguin Books,
    Harmondsworth, 2nd Edition, 1984.
    7. Prasad, L. M. : Organisation Behaviour, Sultan Chand & Sons, New
    Delhi, 2007.
    Further Readings:
    1. Argyris, Chris : Personality and Organisation: The Conflict Between
    System and the Individual, Harper and Row, New
    York, 1957.
    2. Paranjpe, N.V. : Criminology and Penology, Central Law
    Publications, Allahabad, 2008.
    3. Abadinski, Howard : Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice, Prentice
    Hall Inc., New Jersey, 1997.
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    Paper II – Emerging Dimensions of Police Administration in India.
    Credits: 4 Marks: 100
    (A) Course Objectives:
    The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the emerging dimensions of
    police administration in India. In particular, the students would be taught the concept,
    significance, evolution of Police Administration and recent advances in police reforms.
    Further, the Citizen- Police interface including community policing and Police- media
    relations would also be deliberated upon. An effort would be made to discuss in detail the
    concepts of E- governance, Citizens Charter and right to information and their application
    to police administration. Toward the end gender sensitization of Police, weaker sections
    and police, human rights perspectives in police administration along with disaster
    preparedness of police administration would be explained.
    (B) Pedagogy of the Course Work:
    80 per cent of the Course Content would be delivered through Lecture Method and rest 20
    per cent would comprise of Term Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews, Thesis
    reviews and classroom participation.
    (C) Instructions for Paper Setters and Candidates:
    • The maximum marks for the paper will be 100. The question paper will be of 80
    marks and internal assessment of 20 marks.
    • Time allowed will be 3 hours.
    • There shall be 8 questions in all.
    • The paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions and the
    candidate shall attempt one question i.e. the candidate has to attempt four questions
    in all. Each question will carry 20 marks (4x20 = 80 marks).
    Unit- I
    Police: Concept and Significance
    Evolution of Police Administration
    Police Reforms since Independence
    Unit- II
    Citizen Police Interface: Concept and Significance
    Community Policing: Concept and Rationale; Community Policing in India
    Police Media relationship
    Unit- III
    E- Governance and its application in Police
    Citizen Charters: Concept, Rationale and its application in Police
    Right to Information: Initiative and Challenges
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    Unit- IV
    Gender sensitization of Police, weaker sections and Police
    Disaster preparedness and Role of Police
    Human Rights and Policing in India
    Essential Readings:
    1. Bailey, David, H. : The Police and Political Development in India,
    Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1969.
    2. Gupta, Anandswarup : The Police in British India: 1861-1947, Bureau
    of Police Research & Development, New Delhi,
    2007.
    3. Wilson. O.W and : Police Administration, McGraw Hill Book
    MacLaren Roy Company, New York, 1972.
    4. Sen, Shankar : Indian Police Today, Ashish Publishing
    House, New Delhi, 1994.
    5. Chaturvedi, J.C. : Police Administration and Investigation of Crime,
    Isha Books, Delhi, 2006.
    6. Dempsey, John S. & : An Introduction to Policing, Thomson- Wadsworth,
    Linda S. Forst CA, 2005.
    7. Srivastava, Aparna : Role of Police in a Changing Society, A.P.H.
    Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 1999.
    8. Ghosh, S.K. and : Encyclopaedia of Police in India, Volume I
    Rustamji, K.F. Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi, 1993.
    (C.R.P.F.), A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, New
    Delhi, 2004.
    Further Readings:
    1. Mayhall, Pamela D. et.al.: Police-Community Relations and the Administration
    of Justice, Prentice-Hall Inc., New Jersey, 1995.
    2. Das, Dilip K. (ed.) : World Police Encyclopedia, Routledge, Taylor
    and Francis Group, New York, 2006.
    3. Ruiz, Jim & : Handbook of Police Administration, CRC Press,
    Hummer, Don Taylor & Francis Group, New York, 2008.
    4. Padhi, N.K : Police and the Weaker Sections, A.P.H.
    Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2007.
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    Paper III – Laws Related with Police Administration.
    Credits: 4 Marks: 100
    (A) Course Objectives:
    State through constitution guarantees to protect the interests of the citizens of the country.
    Accordingly laws have been framed which are to be implemented in their true sense by the
    police. The first unit of this paper covers the acts dealing with hierarchy, role, powers and
    functions of the police while dealing with the common man- an accused, a victim or a
    culprit. The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1981, The protection of Human Rights
    Act, 1993, The Pre- Conception and Pre- National Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of
    Sex Selection) Act, 1954, and the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 will be taught
    in the second unit. In unit three the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985,
    the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, the Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955,
    SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 would be dealt with. In unit four, the
    students would be given inputs on Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, The Juvenile Justice Act,
    1986, Information Technology Act, 2000, and The Arms Act, 1959.
    (B) Pedagogy of the Course Work:
    80 per cent of the Course Content would be delivered through Lecture Method and rest 20
    per cent would comprise of Term Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews, Thesis
    reviews and classroom participation.
    (C) Instructions for Paper Setters and Candidates:
    • The maximum marks for the paper will be 100. The question paper will be of 80
    marks and internal assessment of 20 marks.
    • Time allowed will be 3 hours.
    • There shall be 8 questions in all.
    • The paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions and the
    candidate shall attempt one question i.e. the candidate has to attempt four questions
    in all. Each question will carry 20 marks (4x20 = 80 marks).
    Unit- I
    The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922.
    The Punjab Police Act 2007
    The Model Police Act 2006
    The Police Act 1861
    The Police- Forces Restriction of Rights Act 1966.
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    Unit- II
    The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1981
    The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
    The Pre- Conception and Pre- Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection)
    Act 1994
    The Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002
    Unit- III
    The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985
    The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967
    The Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955
    SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
    Unit- IV
    Dowry Prohibition Act 1961
    The Juvenile Justice Act, 1986
    Information Technology Act, 2000
    The Arms Act, 1959.
    Essential Readings:
    1. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 : Universal Law Publishing Co.
    Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2009.
    2. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection : Universal Law Publishing of
    Children) Act, 2000 Co. Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2009.
    3. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic : Universal Law Publishing Co.
    Substances Act, 1985 Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2009.
    4. The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 : Universal Law Publishing Co.
    Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2009.
    5. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 : Universal Law Publishing Co.
    Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2009.
    6. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 : Universal Law Publishing Co.
    Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2009.
    7. The Public Gambling Act, 1867 : Universal Law Publishing Co.
    Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2009.
    8. The Information Technology Act, 2000 : Universal Law Publishing Co.
    Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2009.
    Further Readings:
    1. Mishra S. N : Indian Penal Code, Central Law
    Publications, Allahabad, 2009.
    2. Bhattacharya T : The Indian Penal Code, Central
    Law Agency, Allahabad, 2004.
    3. Ratanlal & Dhirajlal : The Indian Penal Code, Lexis
    Nexis Butterworths wadhwa,
    Gurgaon, 2010.
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    Paper IV – Research Methodology in Police Administration.
    Credits: 3 Marks: 75
    (A) Course Objectives:
    Through this course, efforts will be made to impart knowledge to the students on how to
    conduct research systematically and the relevance of the Research Methodology for Police
    Administration. In particular, students would be familiarized with the rationale and
    approaches of interdisciplinary research in social sciences. In addition, they would be
    taught selection and formulation of the research problem, review of literature, formulation
    and testing of hypothesis, preparation of research design, sampling, triangulation, meta
    analysis, methods of data collection, role of computers in data processing and analysis and
    report writing.
    (B) Pedagogy of the Course Work:
    80 per cent of the Course Content would be delivered through Lecture Method and rest 20
    per cent would comprise of Term Paper/Assignment, Presentations, Book Reviews, Thesis
    reviews and classroom participation.
    (C) Instructions for Paper Setters and Candidates:
    • The maximum marks for the paper will be 75. The question paper will be of 60
    marks and internal assessment of 15 marks.
    • Time allowed will be 3 hours.
    • There shall be 8 questions in all.
    • The paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions and the
    candidate shall attempt one question i.e. the candidate has to attempt four questions
    in all. Each question will carry 15 marks (4x15= 60 marks).
    Unit- I
    Research- Meaning, nature and its significance for Police Administration,
    Interdisciplinary Research in Social Sciences: Rationale and Approaches
    Selection and Formulation of Research Problem.
    Unit – II
    Review of Literature: Purpose and design techniques
    Hypothesis: Definition, features, types and testing
    Research Design: Meaning and types.
    Unit – III
    Sampling: Concept, types, size and sampling error
    Triangulation: Concept, rationale and process
    Meta Analysis: Concept, rationale and process.
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    Unit – IV
    Data Collection: Documents, observation; questionnaire and Interviews.
    Data processing and analysis- Role of computers.
    Report writing.
    Essential Readings:
    1. Champion, Dean J. : Research Methods For Criminal Justice and
    Criminology, Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey,
    1993.
    2. Young, Pauline V. : Scientific Social Research and Surveys,
    Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 2000.
    3. Goode, William J. and : Methods in Social Research, Surjeet
    Paul K. Hatt Publications, New Delhi, 2006.
    4. Gupta, S.P. : Statistical Methods, Sultan Chand and Sons,
    New Delhi, 2001.
    5. Nachmias, David and Chava : Research Methods in the Social Sciences, St
    Nachmias Martin’s Press, New York, 1981.
    6. Kothari, C.R. : Research Methodology: Methods and
    Techniques, New Age International
    Publishers, New Delhi, 2008.
    7. Creswell John W. : Research Design Qualitative & Quantitative
    Approaches, Sage Publications, London,
    1994.
    Further Readings
    1. Moser, C. A. and G. Kalton : Survey Methods in Social Investigation,
    Hienemann Educational Books Ltd., London,
    1971.
    2. Bowley, Arthur L. : Elements of Statistics, Staples Press Limited,
    London, 1948.
    3. Spiegal, Murray R. : Theory and Problems of Statistics, McGraw-
    Hill, New York, 1961.
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    Semester II
    (All Papers are Compulsory)
    Paper I: Computer Applications and Police Administration
    Credits: 3 Marks: 75
    (A) Course Objectives:
    The basic objective of this course is to provide to the students the basic knowledge of the
    working of computers and its application for Police Administration. The students would be
    given inputs on operating system and application software such as windows and MS
    Office- Word, Excel and PowerPoint’s. They would be taught on topologies of networking,
    Intranet devices, LAN, WAN, Wi- fi, Security of network and prevention from virus and
    attacks. They would also be exposed to various kinds of cyber crimes along with DST
    guidelines on these.
    (B) Pedagogy of the Course Work:
    80 per cent of the Course Content would be delivered through Lecture Method and rest 20
    per cent would comprise of Term Paper/Assignment, presentations, book reviews, thesis
    reviews, practical and classroom participation.
    (C) Instructions for Paper Setters and Candidates:
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    • The maximum marks for the paper will be 75. The question paper will be of 60
    marks and internal assessment of 15 marks.
    • Time allowed will be 3 hours.
    • There shall be 8 questions in all.
    • The paper shall contain 4 units. Each unit shall have two questions and the
    candidate shall attempt one question i.e. the candidate has to attempt four questions
    in all. Each question will carry 15 marks (4x15 = 60 marks).

    Unit- I
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    Elements of Computer System: Basic parts of computer, CPU, Memory devices, RAM,
    ROM, Network Card, Processor, Representation of data, Binary numbers, I/O devices,
    Peripherals.
    Unit- II
    Operating System & Application Software: Windows and MS Office: Word, Excel and
    Power Point’s, MIS.
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    Unit- III
    Networking: Topologies of Networking, Intranet devices, LAN, WAN, Wi- fi, Security of
    network, Prevention from virus and attacks, Firewall.
    Unit- IV
    Cyber Crimes: Hacking, Phasing, Forgery, IPR Violations, Cyber Terrorism, Banking/
    Credit Card related crimes, E- Commerce frauds, Online gambling, Theft of internet laws,
    Confidentiality, Dot guidelines, Fake Email detection.
    Essential Readings:
    1. D. Milington : Systems Analysis and Designs for Computer
    Applications, New Delhi, Affiliated East- West
    Press, 1996.
    2. S. Basandra : Computer Today, Galgotia, New Delhi, 2005.
    3. Peter Norton : Introduction to Computers, Tata Mc Graw Hill
    Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 2001.
    4. Stultz : Learn MS Office 2000, BPB Publications, New
    Delhi.
    Further Readings:
    1. Robert H. Carver : Doing Data Analysis with SPSS version 14 (with
    & Jane G. Nash CD), Cengage Learning Inc., USA, 2006.
    2. Doyle Charles : Internet Gambling: Overview of Federal Criminal
    Law, Novinka Books, An Imprint of Nova Science
    Publishers, Inc., New York, 2006.
    Paper- II: Dissertation
    Credits: 6 Marks: 150
    Note:
    1. In Dissertation the division of marks shall be as under:
    (i) Research design preparation and presentation 10 marks
    (ii) Dissertation evaluation 120 marks
    (iii) Viva Voce Examination 20 marks
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