CGPS 568 - Criminology for Human Service/Counseling Practice

This course provides and advanced survey of the causes of crime and victimization from an interdisciplinary perspective, with the goal of preparing students who plan to work with offenders and victims. The central focus will be the major theories of crime causation that have developed over the past two hundred years, with an emphasis on policies as they relate to rehabilitating offenders and aiding victims of crime. 3 credits