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SOC250

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Criminology

Social SciencesSchool of Humanities/Social Sciences

Learning Objectives

Course Objective

Collegewide Student Competency

1.      Explain and critique the socio-political process through which some but not all types of harmful behavior are defined and punished as crimes;

Think Critically

2.      Identify biological, interpersonal, and social structural factors that affect violent and/or impulsive behaviors and discuss the connections between those factors;

Think Critically

3.      Describe and evaluate the ways in which class, race, and gender affect one’s experience of the criminal justice system in the United States;

Analyze Human Diversity

4.      Use scientific research to evaluate selected policies, practices, or institutions of the U.S. criminal justice system.

Apply information literacy skills