This course will consider historical and contemporary explanations of crime and criminal behavior. Theories covered include strain, control, cultural, labeling, conflict, as well as more recent attempts at theoretical integration and multidisciplinary integration. Pre-requisite: None

CILO-1: Summarize historical and contemporary explanations of crime and criminal behavior. CILO-2: Locate, evaluate, and paraphrase key concepts and arguments of major criminological theories including strain theory, control theory, cultural theory, labeling theory, conflict theory. CILO-3: Discuss recent attempts at theoretical integration and multidisciplinary integration.