Summer 2016
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Course No: CRIM.6510-061; SIS Class Nbr: 3343; SIS Term: 2540
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
A survey of the nature and extent of criminal homicide. There will be five main components: statutory definitions of homicide; theories of homicide; homicide rates over time and across jurisdictions; trends and patterns in homicide characteristics; and cross-cultural comparisons. Homicide is an important topic in criminology for three reasons: (1) it is the crime of greatest severity in any penal code; (2) it is a fairly reliable barometer of all violent crime; and (3) at a national level, no other crime is measured as accurately, precisely, and comprehensively.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Core Codes: SS
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Paul Tracy
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2016 Summer: May 16 to Jul 23
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1710
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Prevention, Graduate Certificate in Forensic Criminology, M.A. in Criminal Justice, Graduate Certificate in Victim Studies
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