Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Introduction to Criminological Theory

CRJS 2086  Introduction to Criminological Theory

Prerequisites:

SOCI 1016

Antirequisites:

SOCI 2086

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This is a course in the study of the causes of crime with a main emphasis on crime in Canada. The Criminal Code is studied and crime is defined. Types of crime are described and their quantity estimated. Then, after considering causal explanations generally, the several theories of crime are analyzed and evaluated. This course may be credited towards Sociology.