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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Jan 16, 2026
 
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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ADMJ 0600 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of the study of the causes and social responses to crime. It examines legal definitions and elements of crime; surveys major categories of crime, i.e., Predatory and non-predatory acts; reviews major measures of crime; identifies major correlates and theories of crime; differentiates types of offenders and evaluates the working of the criminal justice system.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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