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CJ 273 Criminal Minds, Criminal Roles

This course investigates the use of structural, cultural and social psychological theory in explaining criminal behavior. One focus of the course is examining criminal behavior from a life-course perspective to examine why much violent crime is committed during adolescence, why some people become career criminals while others “age out” of crime, and the manner by which race, class and gender affect criminality, given this manner by which suburban American culture impacts youth delinquency.