Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Advanced Criminological Theories

CRJS 4467  Advanced Criminological Theories

Prerequisites:

CRJS 2086 and CRJS 1087

Antirequisites:

CRJS 4347, SOCI 4467

Hours:

Three hours of seminar per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students in this advanced seminar class will build on the introductory material covered in CRJS 2086. The major criminological theories are reviewed, and the underlying assumptions and empirical evidence of each theory are critically evaluated and discussed. Students will examine how the dominant criminological theories have developed and changed over time, and ends by examining contemporary trends in criminological theorizing.