SOC 3750 - Criminology

Goals: This class addresses these basic questions: What is a crime? Why do people commit crime? Who commits crime? The goals are to acquire a theoretically- and empirically-based understanding of crime in American society.

Content: Crime statistics, theories about crime, specific forms of crime, such as murder, sexual assault, and consensual crime.

Taught: Annually, fall and spring terms.

Prerequisite: One of the following: SOC 1110, PSY 1330, CJFS 1120, or LGST 1110.

Credits: 4 credits

Department: Sociology sociology