CRJU 3390 Criminology

This course content includes a study of crimes, criminals, and criminal behavior and provides a good foundation for students planning professional careers in the criminal justice field. This course will examine various psychological, sociological, and biological theories related to the causation of crime in society.

Credits

3

Typically Offered

Athens Campus: fall day/night - Demorest Campus: fall day

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Define criminology and what criminologists do.
2. Apply ethics to the practice of criminology.
3. Differentiate between the primary sources of crime data.
4. Analyze and differentiate between theories of victimization.
5. Apply rational choice theory to crime scenarios.
6. Identify and apply the concept of situational crime prevention to crime scenarios.
7. Differentiate between the various trait theories and apply them appropriately to crime scenarios.
8. Analyze the various social structure theories and apply them to crime scenarios.
9. Analyze the various social process theories and apply them to crime scenarios.
10. Differentiate between varying critical criminological theories.
11. Define what is meant by restorative justice.
12. Analyze life course theories and apply them to crime scenarios.
13. Formulate crime typologies for all of the following crimes: IPV, political crime, terrorism, property crime, enterprise crime, white-collar crime, organized crime, public order crime, and cybercrime.