UGC NET Criminology case studies

UGC NET Criminology · Put your knowledge to work in context.

UGC-NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which has been entrusted by the UGC with the task of determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for 'Assistant Professor' as well as 'Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor' in Indian universities and colleges. It is delivered as a Computer Based Test (CBT), a mode in use since December 2018. The UGC NET Criminology case studies are 5 cases and about 4,307 words.

The Fear-of-Crime Briefing: Ranking Wards on 214 Returns

A district administration commissions a fear-of-crime survey to justify renewing its community-policing budget. The adult population is about 240,000 across 12 wards.

992 words, about 5 min 2

The Two-Wheeler Theft Spike Around the Metro Terminus

Between January and July, reported two-wheeler theft in a city of 1.1 million rose from an average of 41 to 118 cases per month, while house-breaking and chain snatching stayed flat. Seventy-eight per cent of the stolen vehicles had been parked on the street overnight; 61% were models under three years old.

696 words, about 3 min 3

Sentencing a Nineteen-Year-Old Employee Who Stole from the Shop

A sessions court has convicted a 19-year-old man of stealing ₹22,000 in cash and a mobile phone from the shop where he worked as an assistant. He pleaded guilty at the first hearing.

965 words, about 5 min 4

The 27% Similarity Report and the Chair Who Is a Co-Author

A doctoral scholar submits a chapter. The institutional similarity report shows 27% overall: 11% from one journal article, 6% from the scholar’s own earlier conference paper, and 5% from a thesis held in another university’s repository, which she says she “only read for ideas”.

681 words, about 3 min 5

The Pharmacy Robbery: Photograph Array, Parade and Prior Conviction

a pharmacy is robbed by two men. One is unmasked for about twenty seconds while shouting at the 61-year-old pharmacist, who was not wearing glasses and stood roughly four metres away under a flickering tube light.

973 words, about 5 min