SOC 201 - Criminology

Institution:

Widener University-Delaware Campus

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Description:

The place of crime in society; its origins and relationships to other institutions are considered both historically and in the context of contemporary U.S. society. The following theoretical perspectives are explored: biological, psychological, social disorganization, differential association, strain, social structural, cultural and subcultural, functional, Marxist and other conflict, and labeling. Special topics include organized crime, white collar and corporate crime, and victimless crime. Prerequisite: SOC 105.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(302) 477-2100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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