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Status: Active
SUNY ID: 121977
Full Title: CRIMINOLOGY
Level: Lower Division (UG)
CIP: 3017 Behavioral Sciences

BHS 142
CRIMINOLOGY

3 credits

study of crime and society's response to crime, the rehabilitation of the criminal offender and the prevention of crime. Various theories concerning the causes of crime are studied. Current social problems and their relevance to crime causation are discussed. Prerequisite: BHS 103 or permission of the department