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May 02, 2024
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2018-2019 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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CJS 258 - A History of Criminology Credits 3 Lecture / 3 hours per week Requirements: Prerequisite: CJS 205 or SOC 200 The history of criminology through a study of the theorists who comprise the field’s three dominant schools of thought: Classical Criminology, Positivism and Critical Criminology. Students will be introduced to critical deconstructions of each paradigm through a fourth school of thought: Anti-Colonial Criminology. The historical and political contexts of each theory and theorist will be emphasized to highlight the impact criminology has on policy, society and human relations. Cross-listed with SOC 358 Graded
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