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A program that focuses on the systematic study of crime as a sociopathological phenomenon, the behavior of criminals, and the social institutions evolved to respond to crime. Includes instruction in the theory of crime, psychological and social bases of criminal behavior, social value systems and the theory of punishment, criminal law and criminal justice systems, penology, rehabilitation and recidivism, studies of specific types of crime, social attitudes and policy, and applications to specific issues in law enforcement administration and policy.
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| A major in Criminology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Criminology among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD | 489
(8.0%) |  |  |
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| | University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA | 366
(7.0%) |  | |
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| | University of South Florida
Tampa, FL | 360
(5.4%) | | |
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| | California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA | 236
(7.0%) | | |
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| | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL | 211
(2.5%) | | |
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| | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA | 192
(8.3%) |  | |
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| | The Ohio State University - Columbus Campus
Columbus, OH | 190
(2.2%) | | |
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| | Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA | 172
(6.2%) | | |
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| | The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Pomona, NJ | 156
(9.4%) | |  |
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| | University of Delaware
Newark, DE | 134
(3.9%) | | |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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