犯罪学

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Through 犯罪学 at Wilkes, you’ll examine the causes, effects and prevention of crime to prepare for a variety of careers in law enforcement, probation, parole, counseling or the legal profession.

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项目类型	格式	学分
大,小	在校园	120 (18 for minor)

Why Study 犯罪学 at Wilkes?

At Wilkes, you’ll be part of the most innovative criminology program in the region. Take courses in a variety of disciplines — sociology, psychology, economics, and political science — so you can face future professional challenges from a variety of perspectives.

As a criminology major, you’ll have the chance to develop your own research project. This provides a significant advantage after graduation should you continue your study 犯罪的.

With upper-level, cross-disciplinary work and hands-on experience, you’ll be well-prepared for graduate school, law school or a career in criminology.

What Will You Learn as a 犯罪学 Major?

Learn how to translate theoretical concepts into actionable policy ideas.
Explore the history of the criminal justice system and related policies.
Develop solutions to multiple justice issues and present complicated material to elected officials in easily accessible ways.
Interact with local organizations and work toward real change in the campus community.

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Program Highlights

犯罪学 Capstone

Our rigorous three-semester capstone sequence allows you to develop research, writing and statistical skills while working with specialized software and numerous data sets on crime and delinquency.

Real-World Experience

We encourage our criminology majors to put classroom learning to work in an internship 设置. Our students have interned with local service agencies, the district attorney’s 美国国务院和美国国务院.S. 特勤处.

Cocurricular Activities

You can learn while having fun serving the campus and local community through organizations like the 犯罪学 and Sociology Club and the Pre-Law Society. You can raise funds, raise awareness and bond with your classmates.

Being a criminology major at Wilkes has provided me the tools to develop profound critical-thinking and writing skills while opening my eyes to new passions for the law and the criminal justice system.
Karlie Gorall '22 ——犯罪学

行为社会科学

教师关注的焦点

Dr. 安德鲁Wilczak

教授

安德鲁.wilczak@ngskmc-eis.net

Dr. Andy Wilczak is a specialist in adolescent violence and victimization and has recently branched out into historical criminology and the sociology of revolutions. He completed his PhD in sociology at Bowling Green State University in 2011. 他的第一个书, Gender, Crime, and Justice: Exploring the Dynamics is an accessible text that aims to make criminological theory more student-friendly. In addition to this, Dr. Wilczak has also worked extensively in public scholarship, organizing multiple online conferences and running a public scholarship podcast, Untenured Tracks, highlighting the scholarship of junior faculty and graduate students from 世界各地.

布莱恩·史蒂文森 Talks Racial Advocacy and Criminal Justice Reform

While at Wilkes, you’ll have the opportunity to meet world-renowned guests like 布莱恩·史蒂文森. Stevenson, an attorney, human rights activist and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, visited campus in the spring of 2019.

The author of the memoir “Just Mercy,” was a guest of the annual Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. He spoke on his advocacy work and personal experiences and participated in a Q&A.

The Rosenn Lectures are open to the public, but as a Wilkes student, you’ll have exclusive access to small group sessions. Past guests have included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Deavere Smith.