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CSS352:Theory of crime and crime control

Welcome to CSS 352: THEORY OF CRIME AND CRIME CONTROL This course is a three-credit unit course for undergraduate students in the arts and social sciences. The materials have been developed with the Nigerian context in view. This Course Guide gives you an overview of the course. It also provides you with information on the organization and requirements of the course.

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Teacher Of Course
Dr. Mahmoud Tanimu
Tutor
Information Of Course
Category
Social Sciences
Duration Time
One Semester
Level
300 Level
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On successful completion of the course, you should be able to:

  • define what crime is
  • appreciate the place of crime in the society
  • list the attributes of the criminal justice system
  • explain some theories of crime and crime control
  • identify sources of crime and their consequences
  • differentiate between different types of crime
  • apply crime theories to reality
  • know the crime preventive methods used in Nigeria and abroad
  • differentiate between psychological and sociological theories of crime
  • discuss the shortcomings of crime theorising
  • discuss the future of crime theorizing
  • explain the crime control methods in Nigeria and abroad.
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Core
Course Department
Criminology and Security Studies

Course Features

Lessons Of Course

Define crime 08:30
History of Crime 10:14
type of crime 04:28
Criminal behaviour 04:53
impact of crime 05:45
criminology 06:26
criminalisation 05:34
criminology and criminal justice system 05:25
sociology of punishment 04:41
crime and theory 04:24

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