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Apr 19, 2024
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SOC 3600 - Criminology
This course examines theories and research in criminal behavior and societal reaction to crime and deviance. It explores the what different methodological approaches and data sources inform us about the distribution of crime, and how social scientific understanding of crime is shaped by cultural, economic, organizational, social, and political forces. Consideration of the ethical responsibilities of criminology are also considered.
Requisites: SOC 2600
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: TAG course: OSS034 Criminology
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes: - Students will analyze crime patterns and trends.
- Students will compare and contrast the different ways to measure crime, including official, self-report, and victimization measures.
- Students will compare and contrast the major theoretical explanations of crime and discuss their implications.
- Students will know the history of criminology and its various forms (e.g. classical criminology).
- To critique anti-crime policies and the criminal justice response to crime.
- To gain an understanding of the manner in which social structure contributes to crime by producing and reproducing economic and political inequalities.
- To introduce students to the processes through which crime is defined, measured, and responded to through informal and formal channels of control and support.
- To sensitize students to the major theoretical perspectives and scientific research methods used to study crime.
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