Abstract
Criminology as an academic discipline and as a profession doesn’t enjoy its deserved status in Pakistan. There is a general apathy on part of the academics and practitioners to promote the scientific study of criminology. Moreover, the criminal justice system in Pakistan is a colonial remnant and is unable to meet the challenges of the rising crime rate and the associated complexities involved in the dispensation of justice. This is a descriptive research study. It describes the status of criminology in Pakistan by putting it into the context of socio-economic situation. This paper consists of two parts: Part-I describes crime situation in Pakistan, academic status of criminology, criminological literature and the professional criminological organizations in Pakistan. Part-II specifically deals with the criminal justice system of Pakistan including brief statistics, and reforms on each of the components of criminal justice system.
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