Criminology
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of crime and criminals. The task is not an easy one. Crime is a controversial and multi-faceted topic and criminologists are faced with many difficult questions, including: How do we measure crime? Who commits crime, why and where? What can we do to prevent crime? In this course, we will explore these questions as well as others related to public opinion about crime, and the ways in which our knowledge of crime shapes current crime control policy.