The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an awareness of the multi-faceted nature of crime in contemporary culture, and to provide insight into how the criminal justice system, with citizen cooperation, is dealing with illegal behavior. This course surveys the volume and scope of crime; considers a variety of theories developed to explain the causation of crime and criminality.

Entry Level Competencies: There are no prerequisites for entry into this course.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

1. Differentiate between the different types of crime (such as organized crime, white collar crime, juvenile crime and property crime).
2. Show the impact of crime on victims, private business, and government institutions.
3. Describe role of the criminal justice agencies and the citizenry in combating the crime threat.
4. Demonstrate the understanding of the psychological profiling of individuals commit who certain types of deviant behaviors within our society.

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass both exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are two (2) online, closed-book exams in this course.

Last Updated: November 4, 2015