Graduate Catalog 2022-2023

CJUS 5055 Criminology

Historical analysis of the scientific and interactive development of criminology and the creation of the formal and informal norms to take care of deviated and criminal behavior. Emphasis on the nature of the crime, the trends and the possible explanations of criminality from a biological, sociological, psychological and economic perspective. Review of social reactions to the social problem of criminality.

Credits

3