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CRJ 740

Theories of Crime and Criminal Justice

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

An overview of theories of crime and criminal justice, including how theories changed across history and how they are applied in current research.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify the primary criminological and criminal justice theories.
  • articulate the impact specific historical eras had on the creation of crime research leading to the criminological theories of that same period.
  • articulate, through both presentations and papers, an understanding of classic and contemporary research pieces.
  • articulate and defend a position on a topic of interest to the field of Criminal Justice.
  • apply each of the main criminological theories to a specific crime problem, and articulate, through presentations and papers, appropriate policies to address that crime problem.