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CRIMINOLOGY & CRIME POLICY

Course Code:
CJA 634
Course Group(s):
Criminal Justice Elective
Active Term:
Spring
/ Odd
Course Description:
The seminar incorporates an academic review of prevailing criminological theories and a critique of crime policies. Conceptual and ideological perspectives are used to examine assumptions and objectives of public policy responses to crime. Seminar themes include the use of empirical information in policy decision-making the social construction of crime, and the limits of crime policy.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
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