SOC 3225 - Criminal Deviance

Credits: 4
This course will explore the social construction of law and deviance as well as the socialization process underlying criminal acts and their classification. The course will consider the interplay among offender, victim and situational elements surrounding crime as they elucidate violent crime, white collar crime, stalking, child molestation, rape, cults, group crimes and drug crimes. Issues surrounding competence, criminal responsibility and sentencing will also be examined.
Prerequisites SOC 1103 or SOC 1104 or FYS 1104