This course delves into the nature and extent of crime in the United States, as well as criminal delinquent behavior and theories of causation. The study includes criminal personalities, principles of prevention, control and treatment.
This course examines the causes of delinquency. It also reviews programs of prevention and control of juvenile delinquency, as well as the role of the courts.
This course examines the social and cultural aspects, influences, incidences, and characteristics of current social problems in light of sociological theory and research.
The course is a study of family structures and families in a modern society. It covers preparation for marriage, as well as sociological, psychological, biological, and financial factors relevant to success in marriage and family life.
This course provides students with opportunities to have “hands-on” experience with research methods used in the behavioral sciences or to complete directed readings under faculty supervision.