SOCI 301: Criminology
SOCI 301-DL1: Criminology
(Fall 2023)
Online
Section Information for Fall 2023
Criminology is the interdisciplinary study of the causes and correlates of crime. Criminological theories offer explanations of criminal behavior, crime and criminal acts, crime rates, and the criminal justice process. In this course we will review the major orientations and theoretical underpinnings of criminology with a focus on developing criminological thinking. Criminological thinking refers to how people understand crime and explain it using classical and contemporary theories. By the end of this course you will be familiar with key criminological theories, including their historical, social, and intellectual origins, key assumptions and ideas, scope of phenomena they seek to explain, evidence base they draw upon, and how they are used to address problems of policy and practice.
SOCI 301-DL1 is an online asynchronous section.
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Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
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