THE NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY BHOPAL

CRIMINOLOGY
FOURTH TRIMESTER
PROJECT SYNOPSIS
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KARAN SHARMA Prof. P.K. SHUKLA
2018 BA LLB (HONS) 17
INTRODUCTION:
In contemporary criminology, the proposal of a relationship between anomie and crime typically
is traced to the work of Emile Durkheim. Yet, despite the prominence of anomie theory in this
field, Durkheim’s theory of anomie and crime has not been carefully explicated and elaborated.
Durkheim did not provide an extensive discussion of how anomie affects crime rates, and he
certainly did not present anomie as the only cause of crime. Nonetheless, a careful examination
of his rather elusive concept of anomie, together with a few small inferences, yields a relatively
coherent theory of crime that differs from the popular inter- pretations of his work. The analysis
begins with an inquiry into five different conceptions of anomie that can be abstracted from
Durkheim’s writings. This is followed by an examination of what he implied regarding anomie
as a cause of property crime, violent crime, and “juvenile crime.” The final section explores the
effects of anomie on criminal law—that is, on decisions to define and treat various actions as
criminal. Unlike most contemporary anomie theories, Durkheim’s theory, as elaborated in this
article, integrates a theory of crime causation with an account of criminal law.

Durkheim’s largely implicit theory of anomie and crime. It begins with an exploration of his
wavering and somewhat elusive treatment of anomie, an essential but often neglected first step to
understanding and developing his theory. It then provides an examination of what Durkheim
suggested about the effects of anomie on property crime, violent crime, and ‘‘juvenile crime.”
The final section explores the noticeable absence and potential role of anomie in Durkheim’s
theory of criminal law. Here, it is suggested that the commonly hypothe- sized positive
relationship between anomie and official crime rates needs to be revised.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM:
To know about the how the Durkheim’s anomie theory is related to crime and what are other
crimes which are associated with anomie and how it effect the criminal law.

OBJECTIVES OF STUDY:
1. To clearly understand what is anomie.

2. To obtain a deep understanding of how the anomie is related to crime.

 3. To understand the various interpretive challenges of Durkheim’s.
4. To understand how anomie made an effect on criminal law.

METHOD OF STUDY:
This project is largely based on the doctrinal method of data collection.

REVIEW OF LITERATURE:

CHAPTERISATION:
1. Introduction
2. Durkheim’s anomie
3. Other interpretive challenges of Durkheim’s
4. Anomie as a cause of crime
4.1 Anomie and property crime
4.2 Anomie and violent crime
4.3 Anomie and ‘‘juvenile crime’’
5. The effect of anomie on criminal law

CONCLUSION:
BIBLIOGRAPHY: