Criminology
Related Programs
- Criminal Justice Studies (Minor)
Related Courses
- Case Studies in Violence (CJS320)
- Criminal Law and Procedure (CJS330)
- Forensic Anthropology (ANTH332)
- Forensic Anthropology (CJS332)
- Gender and the Law (CJS340)
- Gender and the Law (WGS340)
- Introduction to Criminal Justice Studies (CJS101)
- Perspectives on U.S. Policing (CJS310)
- Research Methods for Criminal Justice Studies (CJS300)
- Studies in Criminal Justice (CJS390)
CJS240
An overview of the field of criminology. The areas considered range from the definitions, origins, and extent of crime and law, to causal theories of criminal behavior, to types of crimes and victims. Particularly stressed is an analysis of the relationship between law and society and social structure to crime. Prerequisite: CJS 101 or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.