Criminology school training courses in Bellevue, NE (public, in-house or online)

Surveys the study of crime, causation, and criminals. Topics include types and characteristics of offenders and criminal behaviors, recidivism, environmental influences, diagnostic methods, prediction, prevention, and social policy.

Theories concerning the nature, cause, control, treatment, and prevention of crime. Topics include current trends in U.S. crime rates; media coverage of crimes; patterns of victimization; characteristics of property crimes, violent crimes, corporate crimes, political crimes and victimless crimes. Critical examination of current law enforcement and correctional policies and practices is included.

Introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in the study of criminology and criminal justice.

Criminology is an introductory course in the study of crime and criminal behavior, focusing on the various theories of crime causation. This course highlights the causes of crime, criminal behavior systems, societal reaction to crime, and criminological methods of inquiry.
Topics and Objectives
What Is Criminology?
Define crime and deviance and explain the relationship between deviance and criminality.
Explain the purpose of criminology and the functions of criminologists.
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Survey of legal definitions, types of criminal behavior, trends and patterns, recidivism, characteristics of offenders, environmental influences, diagnostic methods, prediction, theories of crime and delinquency prevention, social policy.