SOC 325 - Sociology of Crime

Institution:

California State University-Bakersfield

Subject:

Description:

An analysis of the sociological approaches in the study of crime at the local, regional, national, and global levels. It includes discussion of how new definitions of crime have emerged across time, the theories sociologists have advanced to explain crime, and the social and demographic distribution of crime. Attention is also given to how societies have responded to crime and criminal behavior: the police, the judiciary, and the penal system. The effectiveness of these responses to crime will also be considered.

Credits:

5.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csub.edu

Phone Number:

(661) 654-2782

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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