CJ 411 Families and Crime

Examines contemporary families and their links to crime from a theoretical and scientific approach. Explores interactions between family life and anti-social behavior, evaluates societal structures in place for dealing with juvenile and adult crime and how that contributes to intergenerational and other crimes. Other important concepts to be explored will include gender, race, socioeconomic status and violence within families as contributors to crime outcomes.
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CJ 213 and CJ 451 or consent of instructor

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