Introduction to Criminology
Primary Number: SOC 20732
ConStudies Number: CNST 20403
ConStudies CRN: 24085
Primary CRN: 21632
Instructor: Thomas, Mim
Day/Time: MW 5:05pm-6:20pm
Attributes: SOSC - old Core Social Science (SOSC) WKSS - new Core Social Science (WKSS)
Location: DeBartolo Hall 129
Introduction to Criminology provides students with an overview of the sociological study of law making, law breaking and the resulting social responses. In this class we not only look at a variety of crimes, but we also discuss the varying methods sociologists use to collect, interpret and evaluate data, as well as how we theorize about crime and punishment. We address questions such as "Why are some people or groups labeled as criminal, while others are not?" "Do laws in both their construction and enforcement serve everyone's interests equally?" "How can the communities in which people are embedded be considered as criminogenic?" "How are poverty, race, gender and other social factors related to crime?"