CJ 4050 - Sports and Crime

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Criminal Justice

Description:

This course will offer students the opportunity to critically review, analyze, and evaluate the field of sports using a criminological perspective. This course is specifically designed to explore crime, controversy, and conflict in the realm of sports in our society. Students will critically examine the role of crime and sports, including NCAA violation, cheating, drugs, criminal athletes, sports organizational crime, and gambling. Students should attain an in-depth and critical understanding of the various economic, individual, social, and organizational harms that occur at the intersection of sports and crime. ** COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) ** At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Outline the major criminological theories that have been developed to describe the root causes of criminality. 2. Develop a criminological perspective on sport by applying criminological theories, concepts and research methods. 3. Apply the basic criminological concepts and theories to analyze the role of sports in our everyday social lives. 4. Develop critical thinking skills. Prerequisites: CJ 3270 (Grade C- or higher).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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