犯罪学文学士

犯罪学侧重于犯罪行为和刑事司法系统运作的社会根源和含义。您将学习运用社会学的理论和方法论工具来理解现代社会中的犯罪和社会控制，同时从各种课程主题中进行选择。其中包括：少年犯罪，街头犯罪和帮派，公司犯罪和白领犯罪，仇恨犯罪，恐怖主义，吸毒和滥用毒品，媒体和犯罪，警察工作和惩罚文化以及社会控制。它的犯罪学社会学方法将犯罪学与刑事司法的相关领域区分开来，后者强调了刑事司法机构的程序性活动。犯罪学将犯罪视为复杂的社会力量的产物，试图理解为什么首先制定法律，如何以及为什么违反这些法律以及当法律被违反时社会如何做出反
Criminology focuses on the social roots and implications of criminal behavior and the operation of the criminal justice system. You will learn to apply the theoretical and methodological tools of sociology to make sense of crime and social control in modern society, while selecting from a variety of course topics. These include: juvenile delinquency, street crime and gangs, corporate and white collar crime, hate crime, terrorism, drug use and abuse, media and crime, the culture of police work and punishment and social control. Its sociological approach to crime distinguishes criminology from the related field of criminal justice, which emphasizes the procedural activities of criminal justice agencies. Criminology treats crime as the product of complex social forces, seeking to understand why laws are made in the first place, how and why these laws are violated and how society responds when laws are broken. This holistic societal perspective prepares you to pursue a broad range of careers or graduate study/professional training.