Course Description
Principal theories of criminality and the criminal justice system and the application of these theories to the prevention and control of crime.
Course Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Student Learning Outcomes
- Explain what is meant by the term criminology
- Outline the development of criminal law
- Identify different theories currently applied to the field of criminology
- Compare and contrast the most widely used forms of crime data collection
- Describe the gender and racial patterns in crime
- Analyze the victim’s role in the criminal process
- Categorize the elements of general deterrence