This course will be a survey course of classical theories in criminology. Classical theories will include the influences of work by early criminologists such as Bentham, Beccaria, Lombroso, Tarnowsky, Gall, Durkheim, Marx, Guerry, Tarde, Quetelet, Pinel and Rush in the development of theories of crime and punishment. This course will build on the historical roots of crime and criminological theory in pre-20th century criminological theory (1700s - 1910). Prerequisites: CRIM 1013 and 1023.
Dr. Pidwysocky