Theories in Criminology

This course provides a brief history of the various paradigms in Criminology. Both classical and contemporary approaches to crime and deviance will be explored, including, but not limited to, the school of positivism, biological and psychological theories of crime and conflict theory of Karl Marx. PREREQ: SOCI 1015 or permission of the instructor. (lec 3) Cr. 3.

Course code: SOCI-2816EL

Department: Liberal Arts

Credits: 3.00

Course Type: UG