| CRM 1001 - Introduction to Criminology | ||||
| This course presents an overview of the criminal justice system. It focuses on the nature, operation and critical issues of law enforcement, the courts and corrections. | ||||
| Section 001 | MWF 11:30 am to 12:20 pm | Remster | CRN: 23663 | |
| Section 002 | MWF 10:30 am to 11:20 am | Remster | CRN: 23664 | |
| Attributes: Core Social Science | ||||
| Closed to students who have completed Criminology (CRJ 3000) | ||||
| CRM 3001 - Justice and Society | ||||
| This course presents an overvew of the criminal justice system. It focuses on the nature, operation and critical issues of law enforcement, the courts and corrections. | ||||
| Section 001 | MWF 8:30 am to 9:20 am | Jacobs | CRN: 23665 | |
| Section 002 | MWF 9:30 am to 10:20 am | Jacobs | CRN: 23666 | |
| Attributes: ETPL; Core Social Science | ||||
| Closed to students who have completed Intro. to Criminal Justice (CRJ 1000) | ||||
| CRM 3200 - Police & Society | ||||
| Police are the gatekeepers of the criminal justice system - their decisions and actions can have enormous consequences for people's lives. But these decisions are not made mechanically by a simple application of criminal statutes. Rather police are empowered with discretion. The course will examine the police role in contemporary society, the nature of police discretion, and how discretion is exercised in the handling of individual cases. | ||||
| Section 001 | MWF 10:30 am to 11:20 | Payne | CRN: 23667 | |
| Attributes: Core Social Science; Ethics, Politics, Law Elective | ||||
| CRM 3300 - Criminal Courts | ||||
| Comprehensive introduction to the U.S. criminal court system. It provides an overview of the stages of the criminal process. It examines critical issues surrounding each stage and the roles of the prosecutor, defense attorney and judge. | ||||
| Section 001 | MWF 11:30 am to 12:20 pm | Jacobs | CRN: 23668 | |
| Section 002 | MWF 12:30 pm to 1:20 pm | Jacobs | CRN: 23669 | |
| Attributes: Core Social Science; Ethics, Politics, Law Elective | ||||
| CRM 3330 - Sociology of Law | ||||
| This is a comprehensive introduction to the U.S. criminal court system. It provides an overview of the stages of the criminal process. It examines critical issues surrounding each stage and the roles of the prosecutor, defense attorney and judge. | ||||
| Section 001 | TR 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm | McCorkel | CRN: 23670 | |
| Attributes: Core Social Science; Ethics, Politics, Law Elective | ||||
| CRM 3350 - The Supreme Court | ||||
| This course examines the factors which influence the decision to charge a person with a crime, public policy considerations relating to restraints on law enforcement and the property and wisdom of some established rules of law. Supreme Court decisions affecting the criminal process will be discussed. | ||||
| Section 001 | R 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Donato | CRN: 23671 | |
| Attributes: Core Social Science; Ethics, Politics, Law Elective | ||||
| CRM 3400 - Punishment and Society | ||||
| Survey of the historical and contemporary treatment of convicted offenders; analysis of the prison social system; analysis of the theory, practice and function of correctional programs. | ||||
| Section 001 | TR 11:30 am to 12:45 pm | McCorkel | CRN: 23672 | |
| Attributes: Core Social Science, Service Learning, Writing Enriched Requirement | ||||
| CRM 4000 - TOP: Social Justice | ||||
| This course investigates special topics or emerging issues within criminology. Topics are selected for their importance or the expertise of the instructor. | ||||
| Section 001 | TR 2:30 pm to 3:45 | Welch | CRN: 23673 | |
| CRM 4000 - TOP: Comparative Criminology | ||||
| This course investigates special topics or emerging issues within criminology. Topics are selected for their importance or the expertise of the instructor. | ||||
| Section 002 | MW 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm | Gur | CRN: 23674 | |
| CRM 4000 - TOP: Gender and Crime | ||||
| This course investigates special topics or emerging issues within criminology. Topics are selected for their importance or the expertise of the instructor. | ||||
| Section 003 | TR 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm | Farina | CRN: 23675 | |
| CRM 5100 - Criminological Theory | ||||
| The nature of criminological theory and the major theoretical developments that have shaped criminology. | ||||
| Section 001 | MW 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm | Hannon | CRN: 23676 | |
| Attributes: Core Social Science, Writing Intensive Requirement | ||||
| Restricted to CRM Majors | ||||
| Prerequisites: CRM 1001 or CRJ 3000 | ||||
| CRM 5200 - Criminology Res & Statistics | ||||
| Section 001 | TR 10:00 am to 11:15 am | Arvanites | CRN: 23677 | |
| Attributes: Core Social Science, A&S Research Requirement, Writing Intensive Requirement | ||||
| Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Criminal Justice, Criminology, or Sociology | ||||
| CRM 6500 - Senior Seminar | ||||
| Section 001 | TR 1:00 pm to 02:15 pm | Welch | CRN: 23678 | |
| Attributes: Writing Intensive Requirement | ||||
| Restricted to CRM Majors | ||||
| Prerequisities: (CRM 5100 or CRJ 5100) and (CRM 5200 or CRJ 5200 or SOC 5300 or SOC 5400) | ||||
Contact Information
Department of Sociology & Criminology
Villanova University
Saint Augustine Center, Room 204
800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085
Phone: 610.519.4740
Fax: 610.519.6319
Robert DeFina, Ph.D., Department Chair 610.519.4482
Mary Ann Hostler, Administrative Assistant for the Sociology Undergraduate Program 610.519.4742
Sarah Spencer, Administrative Assistant for the Criminology Undergraduate Program 610.519.4786
Mariana Pardes, Research Associate 610.519.7275
