CRJU 2200 - Criminal Justice:Social Science and the American Crime Problem

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Georgia Highlands College

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Description:

Prerequisites: Satisfactory placement scores/READ 0099 and ENGL 0099 This course provides students with a broad theoretical and empirical overview of the American crime problem. The course is designed to explore the problem of crime in the United States from a social science perspective to develop a survey understanding of how the patterned influence of social institutions (family, government, schools), subcultures and the social psychology of everyday life come together to shape how society defines, organizes and responds to crime.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.highlands.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 332-2406

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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