CRIM 490: Special Topics

CRIM 490-005: Interventions for Offenders
(Fall 2015)

01:30 PM to 04:10 PM M

Music Theater Building 1008

Section Information for Fall 2015

This course is about the science of offending and rehabilitation as it applies to interventions that are designed to improve offender outcomes. The goals of this course are: (1) to provide students with a sense of how scientific methods are applied to the study of crime and offender rehabilitation, (2) to explore what is currently known about intervention science and how to apply it to offender rehabilitation programs, (3) to become aware of the limitations of our current knowledge about offender programs, (4) to consider the implications of research findings for correctional practices and public policy more general, (5) to understand how key individual level factors (commonly referred to as criminogenic needs) can be addressed programmatically; and (6) to develop skills in writing persuasively about theories, evidence, and policy in this domain.

This course is approved to apply toward the following concentration(s):

  • Criminal Justice

CRIM 490 005 enrollment is controlled. Enrollment requires the department's approval. Student should contact their CLS advisor for approval to register.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 1-3

Recent developments in the field. Notes: Topics vary. May be used to fulfill requirements for different concentrations in the BS in criminology, law, and society depending on the topic. May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 15 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: CRIM 100
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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