CJA 200 - Introduction to Criminology |
An introductory, interdisciplinary survey of the study of crime, criminal behavior, and the application of theory to crime prevention and offender treatment. Topics include the development of criminological thought; social and legal definitions and classifications of crime; social, cultural, psychological, biological, political, and economic theories of criminal behavior; the uses and limitations of empirical research methods to the study of crime; and the influence of criminological theory on public policy. Recommended Prerequisite: completion of WR 121 4.000 Credit hours 40.000 TO 48.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science Division Social Science Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Social Science |