CJ& 112 — Intro to Criminology (5 cr)
This course will introduce students to the field of criminology, providing an overview of the study of criminal behavior with an emphasis on theories of crime causation. The course will analyze society’s formal response to crime through the criminal justice system: policing, courts/law, and corrections, and the impact of factors such as race, class, and gender. This course also covers methods of how crime data is collected and how that data is used in the criminal justice system to change policing tactics, create crime prevention programs, and administer correctional programming. Prerequisite: CJ& 105 and CJ& 106. (SCC)
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