An analysis of crime, delinquency, and victimization within various demographic and ecological systems of society. The course will focus on characteristics of offenders and offenses. Course covers a large quantity of factual information about the nature and amount of transnational crime and about the agencies which study and seek to control transnational crime. This course considers the relationships among race, ethnicity, and crime in the justice system. The effect of social policy on racial and ethnic inequality is studied, and theories of ethnic and racial justice are presented in terms of their effect on crime and criminal justice.
Course considers the impact of gendered relations on crime and justice.
Theories of gender and society are presented and the special relationship between gender and crime is studied. A basic introduction for graduate students to statistics and research methods as they are used in criminology. It is intended for students who have not had undergraduate courses in methods or statistics. Research design for criminological studies with an emphasis on data collection methods and measurement of validity and reliability. Course focuses on the use of statistical techniques in criminology.