Criminal Homicide

Spring 2023 > Humanities & Social Sciences > CRIM.6510 > 061

Course No: CRIM.6510-061; SIS Class Nbr: 1234; SIS Term: 3230
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: Sheldon Zhang
• UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

• Online Course
• 2023 Spring: Jan 17 to Apr 02
• Course Level: Graduate
• Tuition: $1755
• 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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