A program that focuses on the systematic study of crime as a sociopathological phenomenon, the behavior of criminals, and the social institutions evolved to respond to crime. Includes instruction in the theory of crime, psychological and social bases of criminal behavior, social value systems and the theory of punishment, criminal law and criminal justice systems, penology, rehabilitation and recidivism, studies of specific types of crime, social attitudes and policy, and applications to specific issues in law enforcement administration and policy.
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Top 4
New York
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Criminology among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | CUNY John Jay College Criminal Justice
New York, NY | 108
(6.3%) |  |  | |
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| | SUNY College at Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY | 36
(5.7%) |  | | |
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| | Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY | 19
(3.6%) |  |  | |
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| | SUNY College at Cortland
Cortland, NY | 33
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