Overview
Description
Comprehensive interdisciplinary examination of theories of criminal etiology from neurological, biochemical, genetic, psychological, psychiatric, social, economic and political perspectives.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Major in Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice (Pre-Law)
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Major in Criminal Justice or Criminal Justice (Pre-Law).
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Restrictions
Major in Criminal Justice or Criminal Justice (Pre-Law).
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify the primary criminal justice theories used to control adult criminality.
- articulate the impact specific historical eras had on the creation of the criminological theories of that same period.
- describe the strengths and weakness of each of the theories of criminality presented over the course of the class.
- apply each of the main criminological theories to a specific crime problem.
- articulate the process by which older theories are displaced by newer theories, how paradigms shift, and the factors which contribute to these shifts.