This course will emphasize explanations of criminal behavior, consequences of crime for victims and for society, types of juvenile and adult crime, and societal responses to crime. The strengths and limitations of the criminal justice system will be examined, and various approaches to corrections and to crime prevention will be considered. Special attention will be given to the problem of criminal violence, the reasons for it and responses to it. Emphasis also will be given to how different groups such as the police, the victims, and the criminals themselves view criminal conduct. Staff Individual research selected by the student in consultation with the coordinator.
Proposals are to be submitted prior to pre-registration.
Staff Students desiring to register for this course should contact the department coordinator and file an internship proposal prior to pre-registration.