SOC 20 - Introduction to Criminology

Institution:

Riverside City College

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Description:

UC, CSU Prerequisite: None. An introduction to the fundamentals of criminology. Including surveys of the theories of crime, statistical procedures and research methodology, types of crimes, criminal etiology, the origins and features of criminal law, the police, courts, and corrections. An analysis of the interrelations between social organization, the perceptions of social harm, and the dynamics of social control. 54 hours lecture.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rcc.edu/riverside/

Phone Number:

(951) 222-8000 ext 8979

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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