Recent SemestersSpring 2026, Winter 2026Class SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteENG 051 with a grade of "C" or better Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · CSU GE Area D0DescriptionTotal Lecture Hours: 54 Thiscourseexaminesthehistoricaldevelopmentofcriminology and the application of contemporary thought to the problems of crimeintheUnitedStates.Topicsincludetheoriesofcriminalbehavior causes;thenature,extent,control,andpreventionofcrimes;individual and group criminal activity; criminal behavior systems; recidivism; crime categories; crime prevention theory; aspects of victimology; and police behavioral responses. 