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Sociology of Deviance

Course Course Title Class Lab/ Shop Clinical/ Co-op Credit
SOC 242 Sociology of Deviance 3 0 0 3
Prerequisites: DRE 098
Corequisites: None
Effective Term: Summer 1997

This course provides an overview of deviant behavior and the processes involved in its definition, causation, prevention, control, and treatment. Topics include theories of causation, social control, delinquency, victimization, criminality, the criminal justice system, punishment, rehabilitation, and restitution. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and analyze issues surrounding the nature and development of social responses to deviance. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement.

2014FA - Revised Local Prereq from RED 090 to DRE 098