CRJ 5330 Nature of Crime

This course will examine the nature of crime and its place within the social system. Students will discuss crime as a social interaction that is shaped by social processes, how crime connects to the larger world and how social realities shape criminal opportunity. The focus of this course will be on studying how crime happens rather than why it happens. Students will come to appreciate the meaning of crime in the larger culture and the way that our society understands crime.

Credits

3

Distribution

Criminal Justice & Legal Studies