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Sophia's Criminology course explores the study of crime patterns, behaviors, and institutional practices in addressing crime.

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This is a pass/fail course. You must complete 12 Challenges (formative assessments), 4 Milestones (summative assessments), and 2 Touchstones (project-based or written assessments) with an overall score of 70% or better.

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Learning outcomes

<p>By the end of the course, you will be able to:&nbsp;</p> <ul><li>Explore the concepts of crime, criminology, crime typologies, and the theoretical basis of criminology.</li><li>Interpret the elements of the sociological theories, strain theories, and social process theories in criminology.</li><li>Interpret the elements of the biological theories, psychological theories, and critical theories in criminology.</li><li>Assess victimology, the critiques of existing theories, and future models of criminology.</li></ul>
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