SOC-211 Introduction to Criminology

GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Introduction to the field of criminology. Topics include the criminological enterprise, measuring criminal behavior; victims and criminals–profiles; theories of crime causation–biological, psychological, and sociological; crime typologies–violent and property. Police, courts and corrections will also be briefly discussed. 4 credits.