(CSUSM) Criminology Degree, Program Information at California State University

Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
Campus Location: Large City
Tenure System: Has Tenure System
Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential

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. Find Colleges Offering Criminology Degree.

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Sociologists
Job Description
Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.
Salary and Wages
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
- Total Employment: 250
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 3,702
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 4,072
- Percent Job Growth: 9.98%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity