Criminological Theory.

Catalog description

This course intends to help students to gain an intellectual perspective on the nature of criminal behavior through which a comprehensive understanding regarding the existing and potential practices of the criminal justice system can be developed. This course examines positivist and classical perspectives of criminological theory regarding why people are committing crimes. More specifically, it explores legal, biological, social, and psychological correlates of criminal behavior. Prerequisite: CJ 201 .