UT Dallas 2014 Undergraduate Catalog

CRIM4323 - Communities and Crime

CRIM 4323 Communities and Crime (3 semester credit hours) Analyzes the sources, consequences, and control of crime within communities. The emphasis is on social and ecological theories of crime, and on population instability, family structure, and the concentration of poverty as causes of crime. Community crime prevention efforts are also discussed. Prerequisite: CRIM 3302. (3-0) T