2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRJC 325 - Drugs and Crime


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

This survey course will address the phenomenon of drugs and crime. Topics to be examined include the nature of drugs, drug use, and addiction; past and present-day trends and patterns in drug availability and use; theories of drug use and addiction; the theoretical and empirical relationship between drugs and crime; drug prevention and treatment programs and their effectiveness; and a review of drug control policies in the United States and selected other countries.
Prerequisite: CRJC 200