HOMICIDE: VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS

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An elective course for majors and minors. An examination of lethal violence in American society and in other parts of the world. An analysis of the structure of interpersonal violence in relation to a range of individual, cultural, and social contingencies. Discussions include the topics of violent offenders, victims of violence, and social policies controlling the expression of violence. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisites: SOC 1300 and CRIM 2300. Summer, on demand.