Sociology of Murder

Catalog description

Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or CJ 2660 or consent of the instructor. This course provides an analytical study of murder and violence in the United States. As such, course topics include: different types of homicide, offender characteristics, victim characteristics, etiological considerations of becoming an offender or victim, the role of social profiling in the investigation of various types of murder, theoretical approaches to the study of murder, and patterns and sources of violence. Taking into account the grisly topic, students who are disturbed by particularly heinous crimes should avoid enrolling in this course.