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Criminology

SOCY1-DC7255
Credit: The Paul McGhee Division

This course examines the creation of criminal laws and their enforcement by police, the courts, prisons, probation and parole boards, and other agencies. Also discussed are criminal behavior systems, theories of crime and delinquency causation, victimization, the presentation of crime in the media, and the policy questions these issues raise.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: Introduction to Sociology

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