CJUS 510 - Seminar in Criminology

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): Students must be enrolled in the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program

This course is a seminar in theories of crime and deviance. The course focuses on the development of criminological theory in a historical context. Early explanations of deviance will be analyzed and discussed in their application to modern society, and contemporary theories of crime will be discussed in relation to earlier theories of deviant behavior and current research. The focus of this course is understanding how and why crime may occur, using researched-based theory to recognize the motivations and experiences that lead to deviance.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Analyze the main theories of crime and deviant behavior from a historical perspective.
Interpret the relationship between criminological theories and criminal justice policies.
Analyze research data to address significant theoretical issues facing the criminal justice field.
Create potential solutions to issues in the modern criminal justice system based on criminological theory.