SOC 304G - Sociology of Crime and Deviance

Institution:

Bethel University - Minnesota

Subject:

Description:

Cross-cultural and comparative analysis of theories and data used by social scientists to understand and explain criminal behavior and deviance in advanced industrial societies and non-Western societies, especially countries of the Global South. Study of ways in which the media and crime-control agencies shape our understanding of crime. Introduction to comparative criminal justice systems and the roles and functions of the police, the courts, and correction institutions in developed and developing societies.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

[GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course; World Cultures (U) course] or [GES246; World Cultures (U) course].

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.bethel.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 638-6400

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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