CRIM 105 — Introduction to Criminology
3 Lecture Hours, 3 Credits Prerequisites: SOCI 101 or 102; SOCI 201 or 202 This course offers a scientific study of crime and criminals; analysis of the nature and extent of crime in the U.S.; causes of crime and criminality; the development of law and our criminal justice system; characteristics and treatment of criminals; patterns of criminal behavior; the impact of crime in our society; an overview of early criminological theories and contemporary sociological, psychological, and psychiatric approaches to explaining criminal behavior.