Cyber space or technology is used to share data or information with unlimited audience. So, sophistication of cyber space has created a global network, where information can be shared or accessed wh ... Read More

Institutions play an important role in the development of a state as well as the state behavior. The Parliament of Pakistanis the highest forum of debating national issues that relate to both domest ... Read More

Women Trafficking is considered as one of the heinous crimes occurring across the globe. Academicians from different discipline particularly sociologists and criminologists tend to explore the proba ... Read More

Technique of corroboration plays a vital role in appreciation and evaluation of evidence in judicial proceedings. Its purpose is to ensure conviction of real culprits and to prevent wrongful punishm ... Read More

Although the study of criminology and criminal justice in Pakistan have not received much attention over the years, this article presents a „new‟ model of criminological and criminal justice inquiry ... Read More

International students serve as economic drivers and global (international) focal points in the academic institutions of the United States. Their rising numbers and significant economic contribution ... Read More

This editorial is divided in two parts. The first part dilates upon the potential and need for introducing community policing model in the newly merged tribal districts of Pakistan, and the second p ... Read More

The latest judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in case of Ghulam Hussain vs. the State1 is an attempt to interpret the codified definition of „terrorism‟ in Pakistan‟s anti-terrorism law. Before ... Read More

In order to carry out the Prime Minister’s vision of providing relief to the common man, reforms in police as in all branches of government are long overdue. Before looking outwards, there is a dire n ... Read More

Dealing with war studies, one wonders how to tackle with a variety of approaches involved during pre-historic period and in the modern globalized world. Regardless the fact that the world is packed ... Read More

This study was carried out in District Peshawar Central jail, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan to know about reasons behind committing crimes by sampled respondents. The study main aim was to enlist the ... Read More

Hudood ordinance of General Zia regime remain controversial among various segments of Pakistani society since its promulgation in 1979-80. Opposition to the Hudood Ordinance3 could not succeed as t ... Read More

Pakistani society faces several issues which affect the lives of its citizens significantly. All these issues not only affect the socio-economic life of an individual but his/her political and elect ... Read More

Police plays key role in community safety and maintenance of law and order and peace. However, police in Pakistan has always been criticized for nonresponsiveness to public complaints, especially rel ... Read More

A survey conducted to assess KPK’s understanding of risk in the education sector in relation to terrorist attacks against educational institutions. The impact of terrorism, the threat of insecurity, ... Read More

The study focused on the attitude of the jail staff with the well-being of the juvenile inmates in targeted prisons of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aimed to explore that how the jail staf ... Read More

Women are now seen more in spaces traditionally ascribed for men. There is similar trend in the domain of crime economy. This study problematizes the feminist understanding of women agency in such m ... Read More

The study aims to explore the role of association with respect to family members and peers in learning of violent extremist behavioral patterns. The differential association theory, proposed by Suth ... Read More

I recently visited China and Qatar to attend international conferences of equal importance as far as security, governance and criminology are concerned. Both events had support of the respective gov ... Read More

International students are vulnerable to many threats and harassment is among one of them. Malaysia as a Muslim country is currently centre of attraction for the students of other Muslim countries w ... Read More

The study aims at highlighting the relevance of Pakhtun Hujra (a sociocultural institute) with peacebuilding in Pakhtun tribal society of Pakistan. A qualitative study was conducted in District Bajau ... Read More

This paper is a comparative analysis of Baluchistan Child Protection Act, 2016 with child protection legislation enactment and implementation in three other jurisdictions of Pakistan, namely; Punjab ... Read More

This study examines the sociolinguistic construction of women‟s identity by solicitors in five murder trial arbitration at the magistrate courts located in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan of Punjab, Pak ... Read More

This study explores the efforts of Jama‟at-e-Islami to win new religiously popular support among the online population amidst the contesting voices from the progressive civil society of Pakistan. Th ... Read More

This research endeavor aims at systematically examining the newspapers‟ coverage of crimes incidents in Pakistan. A retrospective quantitative content analysis of Pakistani print media was conducted ... Read More

Terrorism is one of the biggest challenges of the world and it is difficult to specify its reasons and impacts. It is a fear inducer among masses, and victimize people physically (directly) and psycho ... Read More

Murderers have specific behaviors inclusive of developmental, psychological, and cognitive characteristics. The present research is based on a purposive sample (N = 170) of convicted murderers in di ... Read More

In 2015, women immigrants outnumbered immigrant men in the US, and there is a growing concern about the needs and resources required to assimilate them into American society. This study attempts to ... Read More

It is often argued that the guilty mind seems more absent among whitecollar criminals than street criminals. This article presents self-portraits of six white-collar criminals in their autobiographie ... Read More

It was the 29th senior Officers Seminar on crime prevention at UNAFEI, Japan in 2005. Dr. Fasihuddin had no clue that this night was going to change his entire outlook, and that he was about to emba ... Read More

Homicide, a primeval crime has been escalating globally with varying spatiotemporal fluctuations depending on level of development of countries, which has far reaching socio cultural and political inf ... Read More

The present study was designed to explore the tendency of sadistic impulsiveness and violent behavior in prisoners of Lahore, Pakistan. The study was initiated with the hypotheses that there will be a ... Read More

Corporal punishment is a common phenomenon in the lives of children in Pakistan due to religious, cultural and legal support. The association between corporal punishment and its psychological impact ... Read More

The Panama Leaks is a high-profile issue in the political landscape of Pakistan. The Court trail of Ex-Prime Minster (Muhammad Nawaz Sharif) and his family on Panama case were analyzed in this study c ... Read More

The present research focuses on exploring the etiology of female involvement in crimes and its effects on their family during imprisonment. Every crime adds in wretchedness to the world. The female cr ... Read More

The significance of police in any society to prevent crimes and its role in provision of services to citizens is very important. This paper highlights the institutional status of police public servi ... Read More

Honour killing can be traced in almost all parts of Pakistan. The present research has been carried out to develop and measure the attribution of responsibility of people towards honour killing. The ... Read More

Corruption acts as a national adversary which affects the economic apparatus of countries. It has a persistent effect on market economies, which abruptly cause mistrust between the citizens of the nat ... Read More

After an oil spill in the Gulf, British Petroleum had to compensate victims of the accident. The total compensation was $11 billion. As suggested by the theory of convenience, a financial motive, an ... Read More

The present paper aims to investigate the impact of poverty and unemployment on criminal behavior among adults and youths in Pakistan. A conceptual framework as developed on the basis of dependent and ... Read More

Policing is a challenging profession. Police officers are expected to have considerable knowledge of criminal justice system, its values and significance for law and order in a democratic society. T ... Read More


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