CRJ 209 - Vice and Drug Control

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course examines the topic of vice and vicious activities (drugs, prostitution and gambling), the reasons why society attempts to control it, and the means by which control is gained. Individual elements of vicious activity, control methods, related criminological concepts and theories are defined and examined from historical, contemporary and futuristic perspectives. Success of current vice control efforts and enforcement methods are investigated and alternative policies are considered.

Prerequisite(s): CRJ 100 or instructor’s permission
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of basic concepts concerning vice.
Understand vice control from various theoretical perspectives.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the relationship between criminological concepts/theories and vice.
Apply relevant reasoning perspectives to vice issues.
Assess the relative success of current vice control methods.