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Criminology

Meta-Major

Agriculture, Business and Industries

Session Cycle

FS

Credits

3

Allow Pass/No Pass

Yes

Lecture Hours

54

CalGETC Areas

Area 4 - Social & Behavioral Sciences

Transfer Status

UC and CSU

C-ID

SOCI 160

Course Description

Sociological analysis of crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system. Explores the history and social construction of crime and criminality and examines the definition of crime and its violations as well as the laws and methods used to control criminal behavior. Discuss measurements of crime and basic theoretical explanations of criminal behavior.