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2016-2017 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRIM 230 - Deviant Behavior


This course addresses how deviant categories are created and evolve with respect to       institutional practices.  There is a critical examination of theories and empirical studies
of social deviance, particularly the formulation and application of deviant labels, organizations relating to deviance, and deviant behavioral patterns.  The primary
focus of the course is on criminal deviance.

Credits: 3