Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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SOC 2261 - Introduction to Crime and Criminology


Credits: 3

This course provides an overview and analysis of crime and its relationship to societal institutions such as the criminal justice system. Topics covered will focus on measurements of crime (crime data), the social implications and consequences of criminal law, theories of criminal motivation, theories of crime control, evaluation of crime control policy, victimology, and social justice movements related to the criminal justice system. Other special topics may include traditional street crime, white/blue/green-collar crime, juvenile crime, law enforcement conduct, and the relationship between the criminal justice system and other societal institutions.

Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): SOC 1111  or permission of instructor
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: College level reading and writing

MnTC Goal(s): Goals 5B and 9



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