CCJS454

Contemporary Criminological Theory

Prerequisite: CCJS300 and CCJS105. Examination of the main theoretical accounts that explain the underlying causes of criminal behaviors. Explore how individual choices, socialization experiences, biological factors and social structure affect criminal behaviors.

Spring 2026

Maria Velez

7 reviews
Average rating: 2.71

Winter 2026

Dixin Li

1 review
Average rating: 2.00

Fall 2025

Maria Velez

7 reviews
Average rating: 2.71

Summer 2025

Dixin Li

1 review
Average rating: 2.00

Spring 2025

Maria Velez

7 reviews
Average rating: 2.71

Past Semesters

Maria Velez

7 reviews
Average rating: 2.71

Maria Velez

7 reviews
Average rating: 2.71

Kathryn Kozey

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Wade Jacobsen

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Kathryn Kozey

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Wade Jacobsen

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Maria Velez

7 reviews
Average rating: 2.71

Kathryn Kozey

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Wade Jacobsen

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Wade Jacobsen

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Kathryn Kozey

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Maria Velez

7 reviews
Average rating: 2.71

David Maimon

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Wendy Stickle

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Miranda Galvin

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Stephen McGuinn

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Melissa Rorie

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Sarah Boonstoppel

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.76 between 1,213 students*

A-: 10.22%

A: 12.86%

A+: 7.34%

B-: 8.33%

B: 15.83%

B+: 9.98%

C-: 5.61%

C: 8.74%

C+: 8.16%

D-: 0.41%

D: 2.47%

D+: 2.39%

F: 3.79%

W: 2.8%

other: 1.07%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.