Criminal Violence

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the causes, patterns, and interventions related to violent crimes, including: homicide, robbery, assaults, rape, hate crimes, terrorism, and in different contexts and settings, such as gangs, the family, the workplace, and schools. Attention is also given to measuring and comparing different forms of violence, theoretical perspectives, challenges in studying violence, current events, and future implications for punishment and prevention. Credit will be earned once between CJ 316 and CRIM 316. Requisite: Junior standing or higher. Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CJ 201, Grade of C or higher. Offered: Fall, Spring.