This course is a two-credit unit course for all students of Criminology
and Security Studies. The course is suitable for beginners as a
foundation
... [Show More] course on the subject matter of knowing the relationship
between crime and society; treatment of offenders and prevention and
control of crimes.
This course guide gives you an overview of the course. It also provides
you with information on the organisation and requirements of the
course. In other words, it enables you to know what the course is all
about, what you ought to know in each unit, what course material one
needs to use and how you can work your way through this course.
COURSE AIM
The basic aim of CSS133: Introduction to Criminology 1 is to expose
the learner to the rudiments of criminal explanations. This broad aim
will be consummated through the:
(i) dimensions of criminology
(ii) classical and contemporary theories of criminology
(iii) constitutional factors that cause crimes
(iv) reason some people commit crime and others do not
(v) treatment of offenders and victims of crime and measurement of
crimes.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
In each of the units, we have specific objectives. It is advisable for
students to go through these objectives before reading through the unit.
In doing this, you are sure that you have covered the prerequisites of that
unit.
To achieve the aims set out in CSS 133: Introduction to Criminology 1,
the objectives for the course as a whole would be emphasised. On
successful completion of the course, the learner should be able to:
a. define criminology
b. establish the dimensions of criminology
c. distinguish the different schools of thought
• discuss the classical schools
• explain the positivist ideology
CSS133 COURSE GUIDE
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• explain the critical school of thought
• discuss the sociological model of reasoning and
• explain the new criminology
(d) state the theoretical explanation of crimes
(e) define the relevant terms
(f) identify the etiology of crimes
(g) outline the elements and classifications of crime
(h) discuss crime as a societal phenomenon
(i) distinguish between conformity and deviance; and the impact of
labeling
(j) evaluate the measurement of crimes
(k) critique the juridical approach to crimes, and the treatment of
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