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White Collar Crime
Investigate the ins and outs of white collar crime, including the potential causes of organizational crimes, occupational crimes, consumer fraud, and more.
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Hate Crimes
Learn about the manifestations of hate crimes, and what efforts are being enacted to curb it.
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Reading Seminar in Social Science: Race, Crime, and Citizenship in American Law
This course surveys the relationship between race and crime in the United States, with a special emphasis on the role this relationship has played in the development of American ideas about citizenship and nationhood.
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Crime and the Law
Early Modern England: Politics, Religion, and Society under the Tudors and Stuarts (HIST 251) In this lecture Professor Wrightson examines the problem of order in early modern society, focusing on crimes of violence and upon property crime. In examining violence, he notes the existence of special cases geographically (the borderlands) and socially (aristocratic violence) before […]
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Online Associate in Psychology
General psychology provides valuable insight into the workings of the human mind, and psychologists play integral roles in a wide range of professional fields. Law enforcement agencies work with criminal psychologists to investigate crime scenes and narrow down suspects. School districts rely on trained psychologists to evaluate the mental health of students and assist them […]
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Online Ph.D in Criminal Justice
Criminal justice involves the process of enforcing laws as well as assigning and carrying out penalties for those who break the law. While undergraduate degrees examine the logistical and procedural side of the criminal justice system, graduate programs examine issues of crime and justice from a theoretical and methodological perspective. A Ph.D, in particular, explores […]
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Online Master’s in Forensic Psychology
Scientific investigators are sought to help solve crimes, provide counseling, and offer professional testimony during legal proceedings. These individuals rely heavily on the evidence obtained from crime scenes and from individuals with knowledge pertaining to the crime. As evidence is often highly detailed and can be subjective, public safety institutions, legal practices, and various types […]
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Online Bachelor’s in Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychology is a complex field that studies the relationship between the human mind and our criminal justice system, as well as general psychology. Professionals in this field are trained in crime analysis and prevention. They work closely with law enforcement, social service and legal agencies. Undergraduates who decide to pursue the forensic psychology major […]
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Public Policy and Presidential Politics continued
In this lecture, Professor Holloway discusses the connections between media and high politics during the late 1980s and 1990s and reveals the ways that race was replaced by a series of keywords–such as crime, drugs, and welfare–that acted as racial signifiers in our national discourse. An examination of the political rhetoric from the George H.W. […]
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Aggression III
(May 14, 2010) Robert Sapolsky continues his neurobiological exploration of human aggression. He discusses correlations between neurotransmitter prevalence and aggression levels, aggressive activity differences from genetic variance, societal factors and application, amplification from alcohol, and crime and punishment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtVfoIkVSu8